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

This I thought good to hint at,because the times are corrupt and because Ignorance and Superstition always waits for a Countenance with u• and these things have a natural tendency, as to darken all truth, so especially this, which bringeth to Jesus Christ so much Glory, and yieldeth to the Godly so much Help and Relief.

Secondly, As Jesus Christ alone is Advocate, so God's Bar, and that alone, is that before which he pleads. For God is Judge himself, Deut. 32, 36. Heb. 13.23. Nor can the Cause which now he is to plead be removed ⟨p. 30⟩into any other Court, either by appeals, or otherwise.

Could Satan remove us from Heaven to another Court he would certainly be too hard for us, because there we should want our Jesus, our Advocate to plead our Cause. Indeed sometimes he impleads us before Men, and they are glad of the Occasion, for they and he are often one; but then we have Leave to remove our Cause, and to pray for a Trial in the highest Court: Saying, Let my Sentence come forth from thy Presence, and let thine eyes behold the things that are Equal, Psal. 17.2. This wicked World doth sentence us for our good Deeds, but how then would they sentence us for our bad ones? But we will never appeal from Heaven to Earth for Right: For here we have no Advocate; our Advocate is with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous.

Could Satan remove us from Heaven to a•other Court he would certainly be too hard for us, because there we should want our Jesus, our Advocate to plead our Cause. Indeed sometimes he impleads us before Men, and they are glad of the Occasion, for they and he are often one; but then we have Leave to remove our Cause, and to pray for a Tryal in the highest Court: Saying, Let my Sentence comeforth from thy Presence, and let thine eyes behold the things that are Equal,