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A28172 Fellowship with God, or, XXVIII sermons on the I Epistle of John, chap. 1 and 2 wherein the true ground and foundation of attaining, the spiritual way of intertaining fellowship with the Father and the Son, and the blessed condition of such as attain to it, are most succinctly and dilucidly explained / by ... Hugh Binning. Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653. 1671 (1671) Wing B2930; ESTC R14103 146,932 280

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there_o be_v a_o twofold_a advocate_n give_v we_o one_o in_o the_o earth_n in_o our_o conscience_n another_o in_o the_o heaven_n with_o god_n christ_n be_v go_v up_o to_o the_o high_a tribunal_n where_o the_o cause_n receive_v a_o definitive_a sentence_n and_o there_o he_o manage_v it_o above_o so_o that_o though_o satan_n shall_v obtrude_v upon_o a_o poor_a soul_n a_o wrong_a sentence_n in_o its_o own_o conscience_n an●_n bring_v down_o a_o false_a and_o sergeant_a act_n as_o it_o be_v extract_v out_o of_o the_o register_n of_o h●●ven_n whereby_o to_o deceive_v the_o poor_a soul_n ●nd_v con●emn_v it_o in_o itself_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o hazard_n above_o he_o dare_v not_o appear_v there_o be●ore_o the_o high_a court_n for_o he_o have_v already_o succumb_v on_o 〈◊〉_d when_o christ_n be_v here_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o worl●_n be_v judge_v and_o cast_v out_o and_o so_o he_o will_v never_o once_o put_v in_o a_o accusation_n into_o heaven_n because_o he_o know_v our_o faithful_a advocate_n 〈…〉_z n●thing_n can_v pass_v without_o hi●_n knowledge_n and_o consent_n and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a com●o●t_n that_o all_o inferior_a sentence_n in_o thy_o perplex_a conscience_n which_o satan_n through_o violence_n have_v impose_v upon_o thou_o be_v rescind_v above_o in_o the_o highe●●_n court_n and_o shall_v no●_n stand_v to_o thy_o prejudice_n whoever_o th●●●e_v that_o desire_n to_o forsake_v sin_n and_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ._n but_o how_o do_v ch●ist_n plead_v can_v he_o plead_v we_o not_o guilty_a can_v he_o excuse_v or_o de●end_v our_o sin_n no_o that_o be_v not_o the_o way_n that_o accusation_n of_o the_o word_n and_o law_n against_o we_o be_v confess_v be_v prove_v all_o be_v undeniable_o clear_a but_o he_o plead_v satisfy_v though_o guilty_a he_o present_v his_o satisfactory_a sacrifice_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o that_o perfume_v heaven_n and_o pacifi_v all_o he_o show_v god_n bond_n and_o discharge_v of_o the_o recept_n of_o the_o sum_n of_o our_o debt_n and_o thus_o be_v he_o clear_v and_o we_o absolve_v therefore_o i_o desire_v you_o whoever_o you_o be_v that_o be_v challenge_v fo●_n sin_n and_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n if_o you_o will_v have_v a_o solid_a way_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o peace_n to_o your_o conscience_n take_v with_o your_o guiltiness_n plead_v no●_n not_o guilty_a do_v no●_n excuse_v or_o extenuat_fw-la but_o aggravat_fw-la your_o guilt_n nay_o in_o this_o you_o may_v help_v satan_n accuse_v yourselves_o and_o say_v that_o you_o know_v more_o evil_a in_o yourselves_o than_o he_o do_v and_o open_a that_o up_o before_o god_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n consider_v how_o it_o be_v manage_v above_o plead_v thou_o also_o satisfy_v in_o christ_n though_o guilty_a and_o so_o thou_o may_v say_v to_o thy_o accuser_n if_o thou_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o object_n against_o i_o w●y_o i_o may_v not_o be_v save_v though_o a_o sinner_n thou_o must_v go_v up_o to_o the_o high_a tribunal_n to_o propone_v it_o thou_o must_v come_v before_o my_o judge_n and_o advocate_n above_o but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o do_v not_o appear_v there_o it_o be_v but_o a_o lie_n and_o a_o murder_a lie_n now_o this_o be_v the_o way_n that_o the_o spirit_n advocat_n for_o we_o in_o our_o conscience_n john_n 14_o and_o 15.26_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v render_v here_o advocate_n the●e_n comforter_n both_o suit_n well_o and_o may_v be_v conjoin_v in_o one_o and_o give_v to_o both_o for_o both_o a●e_n comfortable_a advocat_n christ_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o spirit_n with_o we_o christ_n be_v go_v above_o for_o it_o and_o he_o send_v the_o spirit_n in_o his_o stead_n as_o god_n have_v ●_o deputy-judge_n in_o man_n that_o be_v m●n●_n conscience_n so_o the_o son_n our_o advocate_n with_o god_n have_v ●_o deputy-advocate_n to_o plead_v the_o cause_n