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

He is Lord of all, and made Head over all things to the Church, Eph. 1.22, and is our Advocate with the Father. O the Exaltation of Jesus Christ! Let Christians therefore in the first: Place consider this. Nor can it but be profitable to them if withal they consider that all this Trust, and Honour is put, and ⟨p. 164⟩conferred upon him in Relation to the Advantage and Advancement of Christians. If Christians do but consider the nearness that is 'twixt Christ and them, and withal consider how he is exalted, it must needs be matter of Comfort to them. He is my Flesh and my Bone that is exalted, it is my Friend and Brother that is thus set up and preferred. 'Twas something to the Jews when Mordecai was exalted to Honour, they had thereby Ground to rejoice and be glad, for that one of themselves was made the Lord Chief by the King, and the great Governor of the Land, for the good of his Kindred. True, when a Man thinks of Christ, as severed from him, he sees but little to his Comfort in Christ's Exaltation, but when he looks upon Christ and can say my Saviour, my Priest, or the chief Bishop of my Soul, then he will see much in his being thus promoted to Honour. Consider then of the Glories to which God has exalted our Saviour in that he hath made him so high. 'Tis comely also when thou speakest of him, that thou name his Name with some additional Title, thereby to call thy Mind to the Remembrance, and so to the greater Reverence of the Person of thy Jesus. As, our Lord Jesus; our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession Christ Jesus, 2 Pet. 2. ⟨p. 165⟩20. Heb. 3.1, &c. Men write themselves by their Titles; As John, Earl of such a Place; Anthony, Earl of such a Place; and Thomas Lord, &c. 'Tis common also to call Men in great Places by their Titles rather than by their Names, yea it also pleases such great ones well: As my Lord High Chancellor of England, my Lord Privy-Seal, my Lord high Admiral, &c. And thus should Christians make mention of Jesus Christ our Lord, adding to his Name some of his Titles of Honour, specially since all Places of Trust and Titles of Honour conferred on him are of special Favour to us. I did use to be much taken with one Sect of Christians, for that it was usually their way, when they made mention of the Name of Jesus, to call him, The blessed King of Glory. Christians should do thus; 'twould do them good.