The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

If thou say, thou confessest thou art in thy self, in these several respects, altogether unrighteous; but thou hopest the righteousness ⟨p. 222⟩of Christ, will be sufficient to answer for all.

No doubt Christs Righteousness is abundantly available to all the ends for which it was intended by the Father and Him; but it shall never answer all the ends that a foolish wicked heart will fondly imagine to it self.

In short, it serves to excuse thy non performance of, and stands instead of thy perfect sinless obedience to the Law of works; but it serves not instead of thy performance of what is required of thee, as the condition of the Gospel Covenant. That is, It shall never supply the room of Faith, Repentance, Regeneration, Holiness, the loving of Christ above all, and God in him; so as to render these unnecessary, or salvation possible without them. There is not one iota, or tittle in the Bible, that so much as intimates, an unregenerate person, an unbeliever, an impenitent, or unholy person, shall be saved by Christs righteousness; but enough to the contrary, every one knows, that hath the least acquaintance with the Scriptures.