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

Thirdly, Add to these how unconcerned, oft-times those are with themselves and their own desolate Condition, for whom Christ as an Advocate laboureth in Heaven with God. Alas the Soul is as far off of knowing what the Devil is doing against it at God's Bar, as David was when Saul was threatening to have his Blood, while he was hid in the Field, 1 Sam. 20.26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. But O true Jonathan! How didst thou plead for David? Only here thou hadst the Advantage of our Advocate, thou hadst a good Cause to plead, for when Saul thy Father said David shall surely die: Thy Reply was, wherefore shall he be slain? What evil hath he done? But Christ cannot say thus, when he pleadeth for us at God's Bar, nor is our present Senselessness and unconcernedness about his pleading, but an Aggravation to our Sin. Perhaps David was praying while Jonathan was playing the Advocate for him before the King his Father: But perhaps the Saint is sleeping, yea, sinning more, while Christ ⟨p. 182⟩is pleading for him in Heaven! Oh! This should greatly affect us, this should make us wonder; this should be so considered by us as to heighten our Souls to Admiration of the Grace and Kindness of Christ.

Thirdly, Add to these how unconcerned, oft-times those are with themselves and their own desolate Condition, for whom Christ as an Advocate laboureth in Heaven with God. Alas the Soul is as far off of knowing what the Devil is doing against it at God's Bar, as David was when Saul was threatning to have his Blood, while he was hid in the Field, 1 Sam. 20.26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. But O true Jonathan! How didst thou plead for David? Only here thou hadst the Advantage of our Advocate, thou hadst a good Cause to plead, for when Saul thy Father said David shall surely die: Thy Reply was, wherefore shall he be sl•in? What evil hath he done? But Christ cannot say thus, when he pleadeth for us at God's Bar, nor is our present Senselessness and unconcernedness about his pleading, but an Aggravation to our Sin. Perhaps David was praying while Jonathan was playing the Advocate for him before the King his Father: But perhaps the Saint is sleeping, yea, sinning more, while Christ ⟨p. 182⟩