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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.
1. Consider the Disparity of Persons, to plead, it will seem far more reasonable. He stands up to plead with God, we stand up to plead with Men. The Dread of God is great▪ yea greater than the Dread of Men.
2. If we consider the Persons pleaded for▪ He pleads for Sinners, for the inconsiderable, vile, and base: We plead for Jesus, for the Great, Holy, and Honourable. 'Tis an Honour for the Poor to stand up for the Great and Mighty: But what Honour is it for the Great to plead for t•e base? Reason therefore requireth that we stand up to plead for him, tho there can be but little rendere• why he should stand up to plead for us.
3. He standeth up to plead for us in th• most Holy Place, tho we are vile: An• why should we not stand up for him in thi• vile World, since he is holy?