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

Satan now also hath an opportunity to plead against us, and to help forward the Affliction, as his Servants did of old, when God was but a little angry, Zech 1.15. But Jesus Christ our Advocate is ready to appear against him, and to send us from Heaven our old Evidences again, or to signify to us that they are yet good and Authentic, and that cannot be gainsaid. Gabriel, saith he, make this Man understand the Vision, Dan. 8.16. And again saith he to another, Run, speak to this young Man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as Towns without Walls. Jerusalem had been in Captivity, had lost many Evidences of God's Favour and Love by Reason of her Sin, and her Enemy stepped in to augment her Sin and Sorrow. But there was a Man among the Myrtle trees that were in the bottom, that did prevail with her God to say ⟨p. 149⟩I am returned to Jerusalem with Mercies: And then commands it to be proclaimed That his Cities through Prosperity should yet be spread abroad, Zech. 1.11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Thus by Virtue of our Advocate we are either made to receive our old Evidences for Heaven again, or else are made to understand that they yet are good and stand valid in the Court of Heaven; nor can they be made ineffectual, but shall abide the test at last because our Advocate is also concerned in the Inheritance of the Saints in Light. Christians know what it is to lose their Evidences for Heaven, and to receive them again, or to hear that they hold their Title by them: But perhaps they know not how they come at this Privilege. Therefore the Apostle tells them, they have an Advocate. And that by him as Advocate they enjoy all these Advantages, is manifest, because his Advocates Office is appointed for our Help when we sin; that is, commit Sins that are great and heinous. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate.

Satan now also hath an opportunity to plead against us, and to help forward the Affliction, as his Servants did of old, when God was but a little angry, Zech 1.15. But Jesus Christ our Advocate is ready to appear against him, and to send us from Heaven our old Evidences again, or to signifie to us that they are yet good and Authentick, and that cannot be gainsaid. Gabriel, saith he, make this Man understand the Vision,