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

Yes, says Satan, if the Inheritance be divided.

Yes, says Satan, if the Inheritance be devided.

O but, says Christ, The Land is undivided, no Man has his part set out, and turned over to himself. Besides my Brethren yet are under Age, and I am made their Guardian: They have not Power to sell the Land forever, the Land is mine, also my Father has made me Feoffee in tr•st for my Brethren, that they may have what is allotted them when they are all come to a perfect Man, to the ⟨p. 146⟩Measure of the Stature of the Fullness of Christ, Eph. 4.12, 13. and not before, and I will reserve it for them till then, and thus to do is the Will of my Father, the Law of the Judge, and also my unchangeable Resolution. And what can Satan say against this Plea? Can he prove that Christ has no Interest in the Saints Inheritance? Can he prove that we are at Age, or that our several Parts of the Heavenly House, is already delivered into our own Hands and is in our own Power? And if he goes about to do this is not the Law of the Land against him: Doth it not say that our Advocate is Lord of all, Acts 10.36. that the Kingdom is Christ's, that it is laid up in Heaven for us, Eph. 5.5. Col. 1.5. Y•a that the Inheritance which is incorruptible undefiled, and that fadeth not away, is reserved in Heaven for us who are kept by the Power of God through Faith unto Salvation, 1 Pet. 1.3, 4, 5. Thus therefore is our old Title to our Heavenly Inheritance made good by our Advocate, against the thwartings and branglings of the Devil, nor can our new Sins make it invalid, but it abideth safe to us at last, notwithstanding our Weaknesses. Tho if we sin, we may have but little Comfort of it, or but little of its present Profits while we live in this World. A Spend-thrift tho he loses not his Title, may yet lose the present Benefit.