A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

But doth he thus intercede for every sinner? no, he doth not say every man hath an Advocate, but we have, he did not intercede for all when he was upon the Earth, I pray not for the World, Joh. 17.9.20. for if Christ should have prayed for all men, God would have heard him for all men, and then his death had been effectual for all men, for he saith thou hearest me always, Joh. 11.42. Christ is not an Advocate for all, but only for the Children of God.

But doth he thus intercede for every sinner? no, he doth not say every man hath an Advocate, but we have, he did not intercede for all when he was upon the Earth, I pray not for the World, Joh. 17.9.20. for if Christ should have prayed for all men, God would have heard him for all men, and then his death had been effectuall for all men, for he saith thou hearest me alwayes, Joh. 11.42. Christ is not an Advocate for all, but only for the Children of God.

Use 1 Of direction to a Christian that doth sin, what course to take for his ⟨p. 52⟩peace and pardon, to look up to Heaven for an Advocate that may stand to plead for him, when sin, and when Satan and the Law, and conscience plead against him; many a poor soul hath his conscience pleading horror against him, that he is proud and unclean, and Hypocritical, &c. why, look up to Heaven now for an Advocate to plead for rhee; first, get into the estate of the children of God, My little Children, if we sin, we have an Advocate; it is not any man, but we that are as little children, lay down all pride, and emulation, and labour to frame our selves to holy obedience, If we sin, we have an Advocate, &c. therefore labour to become little children, begotten to God by the Ministers of his Word,