An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written

CHAP. XII. That we may be throughly persuaded of free justification we must lift up our minds unto the tribunal seat of God.

CHAP. XII. That we may be throughlie perswaded of free iustification we must lift vp our mindes vnto the tribunall seat of God.

1 BUT we speak not of the righteousness of mans court, but of the heavenly judgement seat. We must lift up our minds thither, if we will inquire after true righteousness with fruit: how we may make answer to the heavenly judge when he shall call us to an account:¹ with whose brightness the stars are darkened: with whose strength the mountains are molten, whose justice the very angels cannot endure*.² Let him sit to examine mens works: and who can appear assured before his throne*? Yea if any man should fulfil the law he could not so stand to the examination of the righteousness of God which surmounteth all our senses.

1 BVT wee speake not of the righteousnesse of mans court, but of the heauenlie iudgement seat. We must lift vp our mindes thither, if we wil inquire after true righteousnesse with fruite: how wee may make answere to the heauenly iudge when hee shall call vs to an account:¹ with whose brightnesse the starres are darkened: with whose strength the mountaines are molten, whose iustice the verie angels cannot endure*.² Let him sit to examine mens workes: and who can appeare assured before his throne*? Yea if anie man shoulde fulfill the law hee could not so stand to the examination of the righteousnesse of God which surmounteth all our senses.