The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…

I know that a bad Man may have a good Cause depending before the Judge, and so also good Men have, Job 31. but then they are bold in their own Cause and fear not to make mention of it, and in Christ to plead their Innocency before the God of Heaven, as well as before Men, Psal. 71.3, 4, 5. 2 Cor. 1.23. Gal. 1.20. Phil. 1.8. But we have in the Text a Cause that all Men are afraid of, a Cause that the Apostle concludes so bad, that none but Jesus Christ himself can save the Christian from it. It is not only sinful, but Sin it self. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father.

Wherefore there is in this Place handled by the Apostle one of the greatest Mysteries under Heaven. To wit, That an innocent and holy Jesus, should take in hand to plead for one before a just and righteous God, that has defiled himself with Sin. Yea, that he should take in Hand to plead for such an one against the fallen Angels; and that he should also by his Plea effectually rescue, and bring them off from the Crimes and Curse whereof they were verily guilty, by the Verdict of the Law and Approbation of the Judge.

This I say is a great Mystery, and deserves to be pried into by all the godly, both because much of the Wisdom of Heaven is discovered in it, and because the best Saint is, ⟨p. 27⟩or may be concerned with it.