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

Priv. 9. Ninthly, Another Privilege that they have, who have Jesus Christ to be their Advocate, is this, He is such an one that will not by Bribes, by Flattery nor fair Pretences, be turned aside from pursuing of his Clients Business. This was the Fault of Lawyers in old time, that they would wrest Judgment for a Bribe: Hence the holy one complained, That a Bribe did use to blind the Eyes of the Wise, and pervert the Judgment of the Righteous, 1 Sam. 12.3. Amos 5.12. Deut. 16.19. There are three things in Judgment, that a Lawyer must take heed of: One is the Nature of the Offence, the other is the meaning, and intendment of the Law-makers, and a third is to plead for them in Danger without Respect to Affliction or Reward. And this is the Excellency of our Advocate, he will not, cannot be biassed to turn aside from doing Judgment. And ⟨p. 119⟩this the Apostle intendeth when he calleth our Advocate, Jesus Christ the righteous. We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Or as another Prophet calls him, to wit, The Just Lord, one that will do no Iniquity, that is, no Unrighteousness, in Judgment, Zeph. 3.5. He will not be provoked to do it, neither by the continual Solicitations of thine Enemy, nor by thy continual Provocations, wherewith, by Reason of thy infirm Condition, thou dost often tempt him to do it. And remember, that thy Advocate pleads by the new Covenant, and thine Adversary accuses by the Old; and again remember that the new Covenant is better and more richly provided with Grounds of pleading for our Pardon and Salvation, than the old can be with Grounds for a Charge to be brought in by the Devil against us, suppose our Sin be never so heinous. 'Tis a better Covenant, established upon better Promises.

Priv. 9. Ninthly, Another Privilege that they have, who have Jesus Christ to be their Advocate, is this, He is such an one that will not by Bribes, by Flattery nor fair Pretences, be turned aside from pursuing of his Clients Business. This was the Fault of Lawyers in old time, that they would wrest Judgment for a Bribe: Hence the holy one complained, That a Bribe did use to blind the Eyes of the Wise, and pervert the Judgment of the Righteous,