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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.
It is the most disingenuous thing in the World not to care how chargeable we are to that Friend that bestows all upon us gratis. When Mephibosheth had an Opportunity to be yet more chargeable to David, he would not, because he had his Life and his All from the mere Grace of the King, 2 Sam. 19.24, 25, 26, 27, 28. also David thought it too much for all his Household to go to Absalom's Feast because 'twas made of free-cost. Why, Christ is our Advocate of free-cost, we pay him neither Fee nor In-come for what he doth, nor doth he desire ought of us, but to accept of his free doing for us thankfully. Wherefore let us put him upon this Work as little as may be, and by so doing we shall show our selves Christians of the right make and stamp. We count him but a Fellow of a very gross Spirit, that will therefore be lavishing of what is his Friends, because 'tis prepared of mere Kindness for him. Esau himself was loth to do this, and shall Christians be disingenuous?
It is the most disingenious thing in the World not to care how chargeable we are to that Friend that bestows all upon us gratis. When Mephibosheth had an Opportunity to be yet more chargeable to David, he would not, because he had his Life and his All from the meer Grace of the King, 2 Sam. 19.24, 25, 26, 27, 28. also David thought it too much for all his Houshold to go to Absalom's Feast because 'twas made of free-cost. Why, Christ is our Advocate of free-cost, we pay him neither Fee nor In-come for what he doth, nor doth he desire ought of us, but to accept of his free doing for us thankfully. Wherefore let us put him upon this Work as little as may be, and by so doing we shall show our selves Christians of the right make and stamp. We count him but a Fellow of a very gross Spirit, that will therefore be lavishing of what is his Friends, because 'tis prepared of meer Kindness for him. Esau himself was loth to do this, and shall Christians be disingenious?
I dare say, if Christians were sober, watchful and of a more self-denying Temper, they ⟨p. 196⟩