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The work of Jesus Christ as an advocate clearly explained and largely improved for…
The work of Jesus Christ as an advocate clearly explained and largely improved for the benefit of all believers ... / by John Bunyan, author of The pilgrims progress.
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.
Cunning Men will, if they can, entertain such an one to be their Advocate, who has a particular Quarrel against their Adversary: For thus, think they, he that is such, will not only plead for me, but for himself, and to right his own Wrongs also, and, since (if it be so, and it is so here) my Concerns and my Advocate's are interwoven, I am like to fare much the better, for the Anger that is conceived in his Heart against him. And this, I say, is the Children's Case; their Advocate, counteth their Accuser his greatest Enemy, a•d waiteth for a time to take Vengeance, and he usually then takes the opportunity, when he has ought to do for his People against him. Hence he says, The D•y of Vengeance is in my Heart and the Year of my redeemed is come, Isa 63.3, 4.
Cunning Men will, if they can, entertain such an one to be their Advocate, who has a particular Quarrel against their Adversary: For thus, think they, he that is such, will not only plead for me, but for himself, and to right his own Wrongs also, and, since (if it be so, and it is so here) my Concerns and my Advocate's are interwoven, I am like to fare much the better, for the Anger that is conceived in his Heart against him. And this, I say, is the Childrens Case; their Advocate, counteth their Accuser his greatest Enemy, a•d waiteth for a time to take Vengeance, and he usually then takes the opportunity, when he has ought to do for his People against him. Hence he says, The D•y of Vengeance is in my Heart and the Year of my redeemed is come, Isa 63.3, 4.
I do not say that this Revenge of Christ, is, as oft times is a Mans, of Spite, Prejudice, or other irregular lettings out of Passions; but it ariseth from Righteousness and Truth. Nor can it be, but that Jesus must have a Desire to take Vengeance on his Enemy and ours, since Holiness is in him, to the utmost bounds of Perfection. And I say again, that in all his Pleading, as an Advocate, as well as in his offering as a Priest, he has a hot and slamming Desire and Design to •ight himself upon his F and ours. Hence he triumphed over