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say_v first_o will_v thou_o know_v whether_o christ_n be_v thy_o advocate_n or_o no_o i_o ask_v have_v thou_o entertain_v he_o so_o to_o be_v when_o man_n have_v suit_n of_o law_n depend_v in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n above_o they_o entertain_v their_o attorney_n or_o advocate_n to_o plead_v their_o cause_n and_o so_o he_o plead_v for_o they_o i_o say_v have_v thou_o entertain_v jesus_n christ_n for_o thy_o lawyer_n to_o plead_v thy_o cause_n plead_v my_o cause_n o_o god_n say_v david_n psal._n 35.1_o and_o again_o lord_n plead_v thou_o my_o cause_n psal._n 43.1_o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o i_o will_v propound_v to_o thou_o have_v thou_o with_o david_n entertain_v he_o for_o thy_o lawyer_n or_o with_o good_a hezekiah_n cry_v out_o o_o lord_n i_o be_o oppress_v undertake_v for_o i_o isa._n 38.14_o what_o say_v thou_o soul_n have_v thou_o be_v with_o he_o and_o pray_v he_o to_o plead_v thy_o cause_n and_o cry_v unto_o he_o to_o undertake_v for_o thou_o 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sanction_n and_o this_o christ_n plead_v against_o satan_n as_o a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n for_o we_o by_o which_o he_o vindicate_v his_o father_n justice_n holdeth_z tâ—e_v child_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o his_o sin_n in_o a_o state_n of_o justification_n and_o utter_o overthrow_v and_o confound_v the_o devil_n for_o christ_n in_o plead_v thus_o appeal_v to_o the_o law_n itself_o if_o he_o have_v not_o do_v it_o justice_n say_v most_o mighty_a law_n what_o command_v of_o thou_o have_v i_o not_o fulfil_v what_o demand_v of_o thou_o have_v i_o not_o full_o answer_v where_o be_v that_o jot_n or_o tittle_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v able_a to_o object_n against_o my_o do_n for_o want_v of_o satisfaction_n here_o the_o law_n be_v mute_a it_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n by_o way_n of_o the_o least_o complaint_n but_o rather_o testify_v of_o this_o righteousness_n that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o holy_a rom._n 3.22_o 23_o rom._n 5.15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o now_o then_o since_o 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and_o to_o keep_v we_o humble_a so_o we_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o encourage_v to_o perseverance_n that_o be_v to_o hold_v on_o to_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n for_o for_o all_o those_o cause_n the_o apostle_n set_v christ_n before_o we_o as_o a_o advocate_n there_o be_v nothing_o do_v more_o discourage_v the_o true_o godly_a thaâ—_n the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o infirmity_n as_o haâ—_n be_v hint_v at_o all_o along_o consequent_o nâ—thing_n can_v more_o encourage_v they_o to_o go_v on_o than_o to_o think_v that_o christ_n be_v a_o advocate_n foâ—_n they_o the_o service_n also_o that_o christ_n haâ—_n for_o we_o to_o do_v in_o this_o world_n be_v full_a of_o difficulty_n and_o so_o apt_a discourage_n but_o wheâ—_n a_o christian_a shall_v come_v to_o understand_v that_o iâ—_n we_o do_v what_o we_o can_v it_o be_v not_o a_o fail_a either_o in_o matter_n or_o manner_n that_o shall_v render_v it_o whole_o unserviceable_a or_o give_v the_o devil_n that_o advantage_n as_o to_o plead_v thereby_o to_o prevail_v foâ—_n our_o condemnation_n and_o rejection_n but_o thaâ—_n christ_n by_o be_v our_o advocate_n save_v we_o froâ—_n our_o fall_a short_a and_o also_o from_o the_o rage_n 〈◊〉_d hell_n this_o will_v encourage_v we_o to_o hold_v oâ—_n though_o we_o do_v but_o hobble_v in_o all_o our_o go_n anâ—_n fumble_v in_o all_o our_o do_n for_o we_o have_v chriâ—â—_n for_o a_o advocate_n in_o case_n we_o sin_n in_o the_o management_n of_o any_o duty_n if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a let_v we_o therefore_o go_v on_o in_o all_o god_n way_n as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v for_o our_o heart_n and_o when_o our_o foot_n slip_v let_v we_o tell_v god_n of_o it_o and_o his_o mercy_n in_o christ_n shall_v hold_v we_o up_o psal._n 84.18_o darkness_n and_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o prison_n be_v also_o a_o great_a discouragement_n to_o we_o but_o our_o advocate_n be_v for_o give_v we_o light_n and_o 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