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

That also in the Hebrews shows us the Carefulness of our Advocate, where it saith, He is gone into Heaven, Now to appear in the Presence of God for us, Heb. 9.24. Now, just the time present. Now, the time always present: Now, let Satan come when he will. Nor is it to be omitted, that this Word, that thus specifies the time, the present time, doth also conclude it to be that time in which we are imperfect in Grace, in which we have many failings, in which we are tempted and accused of the Devil to God: This is the time, and in it, and every whit of it, he now appeareth in the Presence of ⟨p. 118⟩God for us. O the Diligence of our Enemy! O the Diligence of our Friend, the one against us, the other for us, and that continually. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. This then, that Jesus Christ is always an Advocate with the Father for us, and so continually ready to put a check to every Accusation that Satan brings into the Presence of God against us, is another of the Privileges that they have, who have Jesus Christ for their Advocate.

That also in the Hebrews shews us the Carefulness of our Advocate, where it saith, He is gone into Heaven, Now to appear in the Presence of God for us, Heb. 9.24. Now, just the time present. Now, the time always present: Now, let Satan come when he will. Nor is it to be omitted, that this Word, that thus specifies the time, the present time, doth also conclude it to be that time in which we are imperfect in Grace, in which we have many failings, in which we are tempted and accused of the Devil to God: This is the time, and in it, and every whit of it, he now appeareth in the Presence of ⟨p. 118⟩God for us. O the Diligence of our Enemy! O the Diligence of our Friend, the one against us, the other for us, and that continually. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. This then, that Jesus Christ is always an Advocate with the Father for us, and so continually ready to put a check to every Accusation that Satan brings into the Presence of God against us, is another of the Privileges that they have, who have Jesus Christ for their Advocate.