A30121:370
The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…
The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of all believers by John Bunyan ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1688
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fourthly, Study The Faithfulness of Christ in his Execution of this Office: For he will not fail nor forsake them that have entertained him for their Advocate. He will thoroughly plead their Cause, Jer. 50.34. Faithful and true, is one of his Titles, and you shall faithfully be served by him. You may boldly commit your Cause unto him, nor shall the badness ⟨p. 175⟩of it, make him fail or discourage him in his work, for it is not the badness of a Cause that can hinder him from prevailing, because he hath wherewith to answer for all thy Sins, and a new Law to plead by, through which he will make thee a Conqueror. He is also for sticking to a Man to the End if he once engages for him, Joh. 13.1, 2. He will threaten, and love; he will chastise, and love; he will kill, and love; and thou shalt find it so And he will make this appear at the last, and Satan knows it is so now, for he finds the Power of his Repulses while he pleadeth for us at the Bar against him. And all this is in very Faithfulness.
Fourthly, Study The Faithfulness of Ch•ist in his Execution of this Office: For he will not fail nor forsake them that have entertained him for their Advocate. He will thorowly plead their Cause, Jer. 50.34. Faithful and true, is one of his Titles, and you shall faithfully be served by him. You may boldly commit your Cause unto him, nor shall the badness ⟨p. 175⟩of it, make him fail or discourage him in his work, for it is not the badness of a Cause that can hinder him from prevailing, because he hath wherewith to answer for all thy Sins, and a new Law to plead by, through which he will make thee a Conqueror. He is also for sticking to a Man to the End if he once engages for him, Joh. 13.1, 2. He will threaten, and love; he will chastise, and love; he will kill, and love; and thou shalt find it so And he will make this appear at the last, and Satan knows it is so now, for he finds the Power of his Repulses while he pleadeth for us at the Bar against him. And all this is in very Faithfulness.