Book IL CHRIST THE WONDERFUL, COUNSELLOR. 441 C 0 U N SELL0 R. VI. Counfellors at Law have great Refpe<'l amonglt Men, e(pe– cially t.hofe who dG moll need them, and make ufe of them. l' A RA L LE L. VI. Jefus Chrilt hatb great RefpeCl: amongft Men; the Turks owA him for a great Propher, the Papilts for the Son of God, but his own lJif– ciples, that fee an Excellency in him, and an ab– folme Neceffity of him, make ufe of him, own l1im to be their Savior.-Tea, and doubtlefs I count all Things but Lofs,for theExcellency, of the Knowledge of Jefus Chrift my Lord, &c. Pbil. iii. M.-1-Ie is the Chiefejt a;nong .ten 'fboufand, Cant. v. to. Vll. A Counfellor at Law puts VII. The Lord Jefus puts an end to Conuoan end to ControverGes, by Nonverfies, by Non-fuiring, or Overthrowing the De– f<liting, or Overthrowing tl<e Party vil and all other Adverfaries <Jf the Soul in their which is on the Adver.faries Side. owR Plea :-Ihave prayed for thee, that thy Faith fail not, Luke xxii. 3 2 .-Mj Grace is fufficient for thee,-&c. 2 Cor. xii. 9.-.And the Dragon, and bis .Angelswerethrown out of Heaven, &c. Rev. xii. g.-To this End was the So1t of God manifefted, that he might dejtroy the Works of the Devil, I John iii. 8. VIII. A Counfellor at Law makes 'Con tracts in great and weighty Cafes between Parties. VIIL So Chrilt makes Contracts between the great God and his People, in that weighty Cafe that concerns tl1eir .Salvation; and mediates and feals the Covenant between them ; for whicn Caufe he is called, '!'he }dediator of the New Covmant, Heb. xii. 24. See Mediator. IX. ACounfellor at Law difcoIX. Chrilt hath dofcovered Flaws in Evidences, vers Haws in Evidences, to uncleto undeceive thofe that have been mifhken ceive the Over-credu.Jol!.s. ab<>ut their Riglu to the heavenly Inheritance. Thou fayejt I am rich, and increafed in Goods, and have need of nothing, and knowejt not that thou art wretched, and poor, and blind, and miferable, and naked, Rev. iii. 17. Except a Man be bom -again he cannot fee the Kingdom of God. John i1i. 3· ' X. A Counlellor at Law is of geX. So Chrilt is of general Ufe to Men, fince the <1eral Ufe toMen, fince their TemNature of Mortals hath been fo generally corrupt– pers have been corrupted, their ed by the Fall, by which Means there is a Necei– Manners vitiated, and a Necoffity fity of him not only as a Priefi: to ofFer Sacrifice of multiplying Laws tG correCt for us, but alfo as a Prophet or Counfellor, toex– them, &c. pound the Obligations to Holinefs, and the Spirituality of tbe Laws of God to us; for want of which many go on in their Errors, until rhey forfeit all Privileges, fall under the Strokes and Penalties of the Law, aMd become miferabk for ever through Ignorance, Unbe– 'lief, and Difobedience. X I. A CounfeHor at Law is a XL Jefus Chrifl: is a Pleader 0f Caufes, whiclt Pleader of Caufes, which is none of IS none of the ]eafl: Part 0f hiS 'Nork: For whtch the leafi: Part of his Work. fee .Advocate opened. There are many Difparities; Chri(l excells all other Counfellors in many Refpects. See .Advocate. I N F E R E N C E ~ L SINNERS may learn from hence whither to go in all doubtful Cafes for Counfel, in all Cafes relating to their ]pi ritual Condition. II. If thou dolt not know the Way tO Heaven, go to Chrill by Prayer, and take the Directions of his Word. Ill. If thou dofl: not know how Matters ltand between God and thy Soul, go toChrifl:, read his Word, that will inform thee whether tny Condition be good or bad: If any Sin is lodged in thee or beloved, and fpared by thee, he tells thee thou wilt mifcarry for ever. IV. If thou refufefi: to take his Couafel, but rather followeft the Counfel of thine ow11 Heart, or the Counfel of wicked Relations, Neighbours or great Ones of the Eanh. · who labor to draw thy Heart from God, from f<>llowing the Counfel of Chrifr, thou art undone. _ V. Take heed when thou knowelt what Chrill's Counfd is, thou doll: not reject it J.ike the Pharijees, who refuted to be baptized with the B.tptifm of John. 5 U VI. Happy
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