3o 7be great Gofpel-Myitery oftbe Saints confers and bolinej: dirt, and Tome filthabout him: 0Lord, ValesChrift) al- though that Yofbua be clothed with filthy garments, Twill take away thofe filthygarments: verfc the 4. He anfwered and 'take unto thofe that flood before him faying, Take_ army the filthygarments from him: andunto hint be fazd, Behold, I have caufed thine iniquity to page from thee, and I wall clothe thee with change of raiment. This can be none but Chrift. Thus Chrift takes off the accufation that was brought againa yoflona by Satan, for hisfilthy garments. And fodoes:the Lord Chrift now : Ifa poor foul fall intoany fin, dale his garments : Satan, he comesin, and takes the right hand of him, hands at the right hand andaccufes, by reafonof this filthy garment : but our Lord Jefus Chrift, our great High-Prieft, he being at the right hand ofthe Father, takes up the caufe, and anfwers to the accufation : True Lord, this poor foul, indeed bath filthy garments ; but he is but as a fire brand pluck't newly out of the burning : He was in hisnatural, and finful condition the other day, in his burning, and he is but newly changed, and therefore he mull needs have come dirt, and fome filth upon him, as a fire brand pluck't out of theburning ; and therefore confi- der him in that refpeEt, and though he have filthy gar- ments now upon him ; yet I will give bint changeof raj- -talents, and take away his filthy garments. Thus the Lord Chrift Reps in to God the Father, andanfwers to all tholeaccufations tbat are brought again fi him to God the Father. This is the Third thing that he does by way of his Interceffion. Again, He doth not, only plead our Caufe, and take offacculations that are brought againft us : Eut he does alto, call for Abfolation, and for Pardon of poor fanners, at the hand of God the Father, in awayof juftice and e 01.11, quity : And therefore he is called, our sldvoeate: If any 7 manfin, we have an Advocate with theFather,7efris Cbrifi the righteote. The work of an Advocate, differs from the work ofa Petitioner c an Advocate does not Petition the Judge, but an Advocate, he tels the Judge milat .is Law, what 2,2.
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