The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…

Obj. O but I am but one, and a very sorry one too: And what's one, specially such an one ⟨p. 102⟩as I am? Can there be a miss of the Loss of such an one?

Answ. One and one makes two, and so ad infinitum. Christ cannot lose one, but as he may lose more, and so, in Conclusion, lose all. But of all that God has given him he will lose nothing, Joh. 6.38, 39. Besides, to lose one, would encourage Satan, disparage his own Wisdom, make him uncapable of giving in, at the Day of Account, the whole tale to God, of those that he has given him. Further, this would dishearten Sinners and make them afraid of venturing their Cause, and their Souls in his Hand; and would, as I said before, either prove his Propitiation, in some Sense, ineffectual, or else himself defective in his pleading of it. But, none of these things must be supposed. He will throughly plead the Cause of his People, Mic. 7. execute Judgment for them, bring them out to the Light, and cause them to behold his Righteousness.

Priv. 3. Thirdly, The Plea of Satan is groundless; and that's another Privilege. For, albeit thou hast sinned, yet, since Christ before has paid thy Debt, and also paid for more; since thou hast not yet run beyond the Price of thy Redemption; it must be concluded, That Satan wants a good bottom to ground his Plea upon, and therefore must, in Conclusion, ⟨p. 103⟩fail of his Design. True, there is Sin committed, there is a Law transgressed; but there is also a Satisfaction for this Transgression, and that which super-abounds. So tho there be Sin, yet there wants a Foundation for a Plea. Joshua was clothed with filthy Garments, but Christ had other Garments prepared for him; Change of Raiment: Wherefore Iniquity, as to the Charge of Satan, vanishes. And the Angel answered and said, Take away the filthy Garments from him, [This intimates that there was no Ground, no sufficient Ground for Satan's Charge;] and to him, he said, behold, I have caused thine Iniquity to pass from thee, and will clothe thee with Change of Raiment,