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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669
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Surely shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength. It was a very sweet and golden expression of one, when he thought himself to be at the point of death; I confess, said he, I am not worthy, I have no merits of mine own to obtain heaven by; 1but my Lord had a double right thereunto, an hereditary right as a son, and a meritorious right as a sacrifice; he was contented with the one right himself, the other right he hath given unto me, by the virtue of which gift I do rightly lay claim unto it, and am not confounded. A sincere Christian looks upon the righteousness of Christ as that which renders him most splendid and glorious in the eyes of God, Phil. 3.9. And •e found in him not having mine own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the faith of Christ the righteousness which is of God by faith. The Church, saith Marlorat, which puts on Christ and his righteousness, is m re illustrious than the Air is by the Sun. A sincere Christian looks upon the righteousness of Christ as his only security against wrath to come;2 wrath to come is the greatest wrath, wrath to come is the purest wrath, wrath to come is infinite wrath, wrath to come is everlasting wrath: Now the sincere Christian he knows no way under heaven to secure himself from wrath to come, but by putting on the robe of Christ's righteousness. The story tells us (if we may believe it) that Pilate being called to Rome to give an account unto the Emperor for some misgovernment and male-administration,3 he put on the seamless coat of Christ, and all the time he had •hat coat upon his back, Caesar's fury was abated. There is nothing that can abate the wrath and fury of a sin-revenging God, but the seamless coat of Christ's righteousness. Well, for a close remember this, There is never an hypocrite in the world that is more pleased, satisfied, delighted and contented with the righteousness of Christ, than with his own, &c. Though an hypocrite may be much in duties, yet he never lives above his duties; he works for life, and he rests in his work, and this proves his mortal wound. But,