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

Hence he says, Sin shall not have Dominion over you, for you are not under the Law. If the Child was under the Law, Satan's Charge would be good, because it would have a substantial Ground of Support, but since the Child is dead to the Law, Gal. 2.16. and that also dead to him; for both are true, as to Condemnation, Rom. 7.6. how can it be that Satan should have a sufficient Ground for his Charge, tho he should have Matter of Fact, sufficient Matter of Fact, that is Sin? for by his change of Relation, he is put out of the reach of that Law. There is a Woman, a Widow, that oweth a ⟨p. 105⟩Sum of Money, and she is threatened to be sued for the Debt; now what doth she, but marrieth; so, when the Action is commenced against her as a Widow, the Law finds her a married Woman; what now can be done? No•hing to her, she is not who she was, she is delivered from that State by her Marriage. If any thing be done, it must be done to her Husband. But, if Satan will sue Christ, for my Debt, he oweth him nothing: And, as for what the Law can claim of me, while I was under it, Christ has delivered me by Redemption, from that Curse, being made a Curse for me, Gal. 3.13.

Hence he says, Sin shall not have Dominion over you, for you are not under the Law. If the Child was under the Law, Satan's Charge would be good, because it would have a substantial Ground of Support, but since the Child is dead to the Law, Gal. 2.16. and that also dead to him; for both are true, as to Condemnation, Rom. 7.6. how can it be that Satan should have a sufficient Ground for his Charge, tho he should have Matter of Fact, sufficient Matter of Fact, that is Sin? for by his change of Relation, he is put out of the reach of that Law. There is a Woman, a Widow, that oweth a ⟨p. 105⟩Sum of Money, and she is threatned to be sued for the Debt; now what doth she, but marrieth; so, when the Action is commenced against her as a Widow, the Law finds her a married Woman; what now can be done? Nohing to her, she is not who she was, she is delivered from that State by her Marriage. If any thing be done, it must be done to her Husband. But, if Satan will sue Christ, for my Debt, he oweth him nothing: And, as for what the Law can claim of me, while I was under it, Christ has delivered me by Redemption, from that Curse, being made a Curse for me,