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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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Fourthly, This righteousness of Christ will answer to all the fears, doubts, and objections of your souls. How shall I look up to God? the Answer is, in the righteousness of Christ. How shall I have any communion with a holy God in this world? the Answer is, in the righteousness of Christ? How shall I find acceptance with God? the Answer is, in the righteousness of Christ. How shall I dye? the Answer is, in the righteousness of Christ? How shall I stand before a Judgment-seat? the Answer is, in the righteousness of Christ. Your sure and only way under all temptations, fears, conflicts, doubts and disputes, is by faith to remember Christ,1 and the sufferings of Christ, as your Mediator and Surety; and say, O Christ, thou art my sin in being made sin for me, and thou art my curse in being made a curse for ⟨p. 363⟩me; or rather I am thy sin, and thou art my righteousness, I am thy curse, and thou art my blessing, I am thy death and thou art my life; I am the wrath of God to thee, and thou art the love of God to me, I am thy hell, and thou art my heaven. O Sirs! if you think of your sins and of God's wrath, if you think of your guiltiness and of God's justice, your hearts will fail you and sink into despair; if you don't think of Christ, if you don't rest and stay your souls upon the Mediatory righteousness of Christ. But,
- 1That was a rare speech of Luther, Ips• videret ubi anima mea mansura sit, qui pro ea sic solicitus fuit ut vitam pro ea posuerit, let him see to it where my soul shall rest, who took so much care for it, as that he laid down his life for it.
Fifthly and lastly, The righteousness of Christ is the best §5title that you have to show for a Kingdom that shakes not,