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Thirdly, This righteousness of Christ presents us perfectly righteous in the sight of God. It is that pure, fine, white linen garment, whereby our nakedness is covered before the face of God. And to her was granted (that is to the Lambs wife) that she should be arrayed in fine linen, ¹clean and white; for the fine linen is the righteousness of Saints, or the righteousnesses or justifications of Saints;² for the Greek is plural. Some by righteousnesses understand the righteousness of Christ imputed, and the righteousness of Christ imparted; but I rather close with those who say it is an Hebraism, the plural righteousnesses, noting that most perfect, complete, absolute righteousness which Christ is pleased to put upon his people. Upon the account of this righteousness of Christ, the Church is said to be without spot or wrinkle,³ and to be all fair. Thou art all fair my love, ⁴there is no spot in thee. And to be complete. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality •nd power. ⁵And to be without fault. They are without fault before the throne of God. And so Col. 1.21. And to present us holy, and unblamable, and unreprovable in the sight of God. But,

Thirdly, This righteousness of Christ presents us perfectly righteous in the sight of God. It is that pure, fine, white linnen garment, whereby our nakedness is covered before the face of God. And to her was granted (that is to the Lambs wife) that she should be arrayed in fine linnen, ¹clean and white; for the fine linnen is the righteousness of Saints, or the righteousnesses or justifications of Saints;²