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

Men, when they plead before a Judge, use to plead matter of Law. Now, suppose there is an old Law in the Realm by which Men deserve to be condemned to Death; and there ⟨p. 107⟩is a new Law in this Realm, that secureth Men from that Condemnation, which belongs to them by the old; and suppose also that I am completely comprehended by all the Provisos of the new Law, and not, by any tittle thereof, excluded from a share therein: And suppose again, that I have a brangling Adversary that pursues me by the old Law, which yet cannot in Right touch me, because I am Interested in the New; my Advocate also is one that pleads by the new Law, where only there is a Ground of Plea: Shall not now mine Adversary feel the Power of his Plea to the delivering of me, and the putting of him to Shame? Yes verily, specially since the Plea is good, the Judge just; nor can the Enemy find any Ground for a Demur to be put in against my present Discharge in open Court, and that by Proclamation: Specially since my Advocate has also, by his Blood, fully satisfied the old Law, that he might establish the New, Heb. 10 9, 10, 11, 12.

Men, when they plead before a Judge, use to plead matter of Law. Now, suppose there is an old Law in the Realm by which Men deserve to be condemned to Death; and there ⟨p. 107⟩is a new Law in this Realm, that secureth Men from that Condemnation, which belongs to them by the old; and suppose also that I am compleatly comprehended by all the Provisoes of the new Law, and not, by any tittle thereof, excluded from a share therein: And suppose again, that I have a brangling Adversary that pursues me by the old Law, which yet cannot in Right touch me, because I am Interested in the New; my Advocate also is one that pleads by the new Law, where only there is a Ground of Plea: Shall not now mine Adversary feel the Power of his Plea to the delivering of me, and the putting of him to Shame? Yes verily, specially since the Plea is good, the Judge just; nor can the Enemy find any Ground for a Demurr to be put in against my present Discharge in open Court, and that by Proclamation: Specially since my Advocate has also, by his Blood, fully satisfied the old Law, that he might establish the New,