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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.
9. He is unwearied in his pleading for us, why should we faint and be dismayed while we plead for him?
My Brethren, is it not reasonable that we should stand up for him in this World? Yea, is it not Reason that in all things we should study his Exaltation here since he in all things contrives our Honour, and Glory in Heaven? A Child of God should study in every of his Relations to serve the Lord Christ in this World, because Christ by the Execution of every one of his Offices seeks our Promotion hereafter.
If these be not sufficient Arguments to bow us to yield up our Members, our selves, our whole selves to God, that we may be Servants of Righteousness unto him: Yea if by these and such like we are not made willing to stand up for him before Men; 'tis a Sign that there's but little, if any of the Grace of God in our Hearts.
Yea, further that we should have now, at last, in Reserve, Christ as authorized to be our Advocate to plead for us, for this is the last of his Offices for us while we are here: And is to be put in practice for us when there are ⟨p. 194⟩