Book U. c H R I s T AN A D V 0 c A T E. 393 AD V 0 CAT E. how far it will prevail if wdl ma– p.aged. PARALLEL. naged; he knows who will carry the Caufe, and who willlofe it: He that relies upon him alone by a lively Faith, in a way of Holinefs and new Obedience, is certain of the Caufc, when all others are like to miicarry: He that be– /ieveth and is baptized, Jhall be Javed; but he that believeth not, jha/1 be dami!ed, Mark xvi. 16. VIII. An upright and juO: Ad– vocate is faithful to his Client, and will not betray his Caufe to his Adverfary. VIII. Jefus ChriO: being J uO:ice itfelf, will be faithful in all Caufes wherein he is entrufted ; he is not only called Jefus Chrift the •·ighteous, 1 J ohn ii. r. but he did as a due Proof thereof, refufe the Tender or Offer of the whole World, for the fake of Sinners, rather than he would betray his TruO:, or yield up the Caufe of Mens Souls into the Hand of their cruel Adverfary the Devil, Matt. iv. 8. IX. An Advocate gives CounIX. Jefus ChriO: the wonderful Counfellor, he fel and Advice, puts into a Way fets his People in a hopeful Way and Method to and Method, how to improve a improve a Caufe, when carried againO: an Adver– Caufe, when carried. fary, Ifa. ix. 6. Go thy fVay and fin no more, left X. An Advocate is tied up to CuO:oms and Rules ofCourt,which he always obferves, that he may pleafe and nor oftend. a worfe 'l'hing come unto thee, &c. John v. 14. X. ChriO: did nothing of himfelf, but what he received from the Father; he is a ilrict Obferver of all Rules of Righteoufnefs, fo as to lead t!t all 'l'imes in the Ways thereof, a11d in the Midft of the Paths of Judgment, Prov. viii. 20. and that he might appeafe the great Judge in all Things, he came up to the Demands of J ull:ice, and anfwered the Law, and now pleads the Merits of his own Blood in the Court of Heaven for us. XI. An Advocate ufually fpeaks XI. Jefus ChriO: our-does all Advocates under Comfort to his Client, efpecially if Heaven in all Things, for he fpeaks fo as never the Caufe will bear it. Man fpake like him, John vii. 46. He bids them ajk what they will, and he will do it for them, John xiv. q. Ajk, atzd it jha/1 be done, that your Joy may be full, John xvi. 24. . XII. An Advocate can ufe FreeXII. ChriO: moO: fully anfwers to this, where dom of Speech, and fpeeks boldly he faith, Father, I will that thofe whom thou haft to the Judge. given me, be with me, where I am, that the)' may behold my Glory, &c. John xvii. 24XIII. An Advocate knows the XIII. The Lord Jefus knows the fitteO: Times fitteft Time to manage Bufinefs, and everyThing is beautiful in its Seafon. to manage Bufinefs, on the behalf of Souls, there is an acceptable Time for him to be heard and to do his Work; when Satan tempts, when he defires to fift, when he accufes to God, as in the cafe ofJob, when Provocation is given and the En'emy lays fiege againO: the Soul ; then is a fit Time for our Advocate to work; this Chrift is well acquainted with, Simon, Simon, Satan bath defired to have thee, tbat he may jift thee like Wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy Faith fail not, &c. Luke xxii. 32. XIV. An Advocate hath the XIV. Chrill: hath the Ear of the heavenly Judge's Ear more than thofe that Judge, becaufe he always fpeaks to the very Lite are but Standers-by, that may be of the Caufe. He was heard in all Things, and fomewhar concerned in a Caufe; at all Times: I know that thou heareft me alwa)'S, but the Judge littens to him, beJohn xi. 42. He only is authorized to plead for caufe he expeCts him to fpeak to poor Sinners. the Purpofe, who hath Authority fo to do. . .XV. An Advocate gives freeAc– cefs, and is ready ro be fpoken with by all Perfons that have any bufi– nefs with him. \ XVI. An Advocate undertakes igh and defperate Caufes, he re– fufeth not to fpeak for Men greatly XV. Jefus ChriO: invites all that arewea~y and heavy laden, to come to him for ReO:, Matt. xi. 28. with a ·Promife of free Accefs, Whofoe·vet· come.< to me, I will in no wife caft out, John vi. 36. XVI. The Lord J efus, this wile and able Advo– cate hath undertaken defperateCaufes,fuch as that of Mary Magdalm a great Offender, Peter a greot 5 H Backllider,
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