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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.
For tho in some Places of the Scripture, Christ is said to plead for his, with Men, and that by terrible Arguments, as by Fire, and Sword, and Famine, and Pestilence; yet this is not that which is intended by this Text, for the Apostle here saith, he is an Advocate with the Father, or before the Father, to plead for those, that there, or that to the Fathers Face shall be accused for their Transgressions. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. So then this is the employ of Jesus Christ, as he is for us an Advocate. He has undertaken to stand up for his People at God's Bar, and before that great Court, there to plead by the Law and Justice of Heaven, for their Deliverance; when, for their Faults, they are accused, indicted, or impleaded by their Adversary.
For tho in some Places of the Scripture, Christ is said to plead for his, with Men, and that by terrible Arguments, as by Fire, and Sword, and Famine, and Pestilence; yet this is not that which is intended by this Text, for the Apostle here saith, he is an Advocate with the Father, or before the Father, to plead for those, that there, or that to the Fathers Face shall be accused for their Transgressions. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. So then this is the imploy of Jesus Christ, as he is for us an Advocate. He has undertaken to stand up for his People at God's Bar, and before that great Court, there to plead by the Law and Justice of Heaven, for their Deliverance; when, for their Faults, they are accused, indicted, or impleaded by their Adversary.
2. And now to treat of the Order or Place that this Office of Christ hath, among the rest of his Offices, which he doth execute for us, while we are here in a State of Imperfection: And I think it is an Office that is to come behind, as a Reserve, or for an Help at last, when all other Means shall seem to fail. Men do not use to go to Law, upon every Occasion; or, if they do, the Wisdom of the Judge, the Jury, and the Court, will not admit that every Brangle and foolish Quarrel ⟨p. 20⟩