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

I come now to the Sixth & last thing,¹ which is, to show you, what Necessity there is that Christ should be our Advocate.

I come now to the Sixth & last thing,¹ which is, to shew you, what Necessity there is that Christ should be our Advocate.

1. 1The Necessity of Christ's being an Advocate.

That Christ should be a Priest to offer Sacrifice, a King to rule, and a Prophet to teach, All seeing Men acknowledge, is of Necessity; but, that he should be an Advocate, a Pleader for his People, few see the Reason of it. But he is an Advocate, and as an Advocate, has a Work and Employ distinct from his Priestly, Kingly, of prophetical Office: John says, he is our Advocate, and signifieth also the Nature of his Work as such, in that very Place, where he asserteth his Office. As also I have showed you in that which goes before: But, having already showed you ⟨p. 125⟩the Nature, I will now show you the Necessity of this Office.

That Christ should be a Priest to offer Sacrifice, a King to rule, and a Prophet to teach, All seeing Men acknowledge, is of Necessity; but, that he should be an Advocate, a Pleader for his People, few see the Reason of it. But he is an Advocate, and as an Advocate, has a Work and Imploy distinct from his Priestly, Kingly, of prophetical Office: John says, he is our Advocate, and signifieth also the Nature of his Work as such, in that very Place, where he asserteth his Office. As also I have shew'd you in that which goes before: But, having already shewed you ⟨p. 125⟩