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

A Mention of the Judges Son, goes far with Country-men, and great striving there is, with them, who have great Enemies and bad Causes, to get the Judges Son to plead; promising themselves that the Judge is as ⟨p. 112⟩like to hear him, and to yield a Verdict to his Plea, as to any other Lawyer. But what now shall we say concerning our Judge's Son, who takes part, not only with his Children, but with him, and with Law and Justice, in pleading against our Accuser? Yea, what shall we say when both Judge, and Advocate and Law are all bent to make our Persons stand and escape, whatever, and how truly soever the Charge and Accusation is, by which we are assaulted of the Devil. And yet, all this is true, wherefore here is another Privilege of them that have Jesus for their Advocate.

Priv. 7. Seventhly, Another Privilege that they have, who have Jesus Christ for their Advocate, is, That he is undaunted and of a good Courage, as to the Cause which he undertakes: For that's a requisite Qualification for a Lawyer, to be bold and undaunted in a Man's Cause: Such an one is coveted, especially by him that knows he has a brazen-faced Antagonist. Wherefore he saith that he will set his Face like a Flint, Isa. 50.5, 6, 7. when he stands up to plead the Cause of his People. Lawyers, of all Men, need this Courage, and to be above others Men of hard Fore-heads, because of the Affronts that sometimes they meet with, be their Cause never so good, in the Face, sometimes, of the chief of a Kingdom. ⟨p. 113⟩Now Christ is our Lawyer and stands up to plead, not only sometimes, but always for his People, before the God of Gods, and that not in a Corner, but while all the Host of Heaven stands by both on the right Hand and on the Left. Nor is it to be doubted, but that our Accuser brings many a sore Charge against us, into the Court: But, however, we have an Advocate that is valiant and courageous: One that will not fail nor be discouraged till he has brought Judgment into Victory. Hence John inserts his Name, saying, If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ.