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

Priv. 8. Eighthly, Another Privilege that they have, who have Jesus Christ to be their Advocate, is this; He is always ready, always in Court, always with the Judge, then and there to oppose, if our Accuser comes, and to plead against him what is pleadable for his Children. And this the Text implies, where it saith, we have an Advocate with the Father: Always with the Father. Some Lawyers, tho they are otherwise able and shrewd, yet not being always in Court, and ready, do suffer their poor Clients to be baffled and nonsuited by their Adversary; yea it so comes to pass, because of this Neglect, that a Judgment is got out against them, for whom they have undertaken to plead, to their great Perplexity and Damage. But no such opportunity can Satan have of our Advocate, for he is with the Father, always with the Father; as to be a Priest, so to be an Advocate: We have an Advocate with the Father. It is said of the Priests, they wait at the Altar, and that they give Attendance there, 1 Cor. 9.13. also of the Magistrate, that, as to his Office, he should attend continually on this very thing. And as these, so Christ, as to his Office of an Advocate, attends continually upon that Office with his Father, Rom. 13.6. we have an Advocate with the Father; always with the Father. And truly such an Advocate becomes ⟨p. 117⟩the Children of God, because of the Vigilancy of their Enemy: For 'tis said of him, that he accuseth us Day and Night, Rev. 12.10. So unweariedly doth he both seek and pursue our Destruction. But behold, how we are provided for him, we have an Advocate with the Father. If he comes a-Days, our Advocate is with the Father; if he comes a-Nights, our Advocate is with the Father. Thus then is our Advocate ready to put check to Satan, come he when he will, or can, to accuse us to the Father. Wherefore these two Texts are greatly to be minded; one of them for that it shows us the Restlessness of our Enemy, the other for that it shows us the Diligence of our Advocate.

Priv. 8. Eightly, Another Privilege that they have, who have Jesus Christ to be their Advocate, is this; He is always ready, always in Court, always with the Judge, then and there to oppose, if our Accuser comes, and to plead against him what is pleadable for his Children. And this the Text implies, where it saith, we have an Advocate with the Father: Always with the Father. Some Lawyers, tho they are otherwise able and shrewd, yet not being always in Court, and ready, do suffer their poor Clients to be baffled and nonsuited by their Advesary; yea it so comes to pass, because of this Neglect, that a Judgment is got out against them, for whom they have undertaken to plead, to their great Perplexity and Damage. But no such opportunity can Satan have of our Advocate, for he is with the Father, always with the Father; as to be a Priest, so to be an Advocate: We have an Advocate with the Father. It is said of the Priests, they wait at the Altar, and that they give Attendance there,