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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.
Fifthly, As we should improve this Doctrine for the Improvement and Encouragement of these Graces: So we should improve it to the Driving of Difficulties down before us, to the getting of Ground upon the Enemy. Resist the Devil, drive him back; this is it for which thy Lord Jesus is an Advocate with God in Heaven, and this is it for the Sake of which thou art made a Believer, on ⟨p. 191⟩Earth, 1 Pet. 5.9. Heb. 12.4. wherefore •as God put this Sword [we have an Advocate] into thy Hand, but to fight thy way through the World. Fight the good Fight of Faith, lay hold on eternal Life: And say I will go in the Strength of the Lord God: And since I have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous, I will not despair tho the Iniquity of mine Heels should compass me about, Psal. 49.5.
Fifthly, As we should improve this Doctrine for the Improvement and Encouragement of these Graces: So we should improve it to the Driving of Difficulties down before us, to the getting of Ground upon the Enemy. Resist the Devil, drive him back; this is it for which thy Lord Jesus is an Advocate with God in Heaven, and this is it for the Sake of which thou art made a Believer, on ⟨p. 191⟩Earth, 1 Pet. 5.9. Heb. 12.4. wherefore •as God put this Sword [we have an Advo•ate] into thy Hand, but to fight thy way •hrough the World. Fight the good Fight of Faith, lay hold on eternal Life: And say I will go in the Strength of the Lord God: And since I have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous, I will not despair tho the Iniquity of mine Heels should compass me about,