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The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…
The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. By this a sinner is righteous before the judgement seat of God: what man that hath awakenings of conscience, but trembles exceedingly when he considers of the judgement seat of God, and of his strict account there? but by this we can look upon the face of the Judge himself with boldness. ⟨p. 266⟩It is God that justifies, who shall condemn? Rom. 8.32. can Christ condemn? he is our Advocate. Can sin condemn? why did Christ dye and was made sin then? can Satan condemn, if God himself justify us? if the Judge acquit us, what can the Jailer do? can the Law condemn? no, the Lord Christ hath fulfilled it for us, to the utmost; Oh the stings that many have, saying, what shall I do when I dye and go down to the dust? may not the Lord have something against me at the day of reckoning that I never saw, nor got cancelled? oh poor creatures! is Christ now before God without spot? hath he cleared all reckonings? verily as he is before him, so are you, through that righteousness which is in him for you.
2. By this a sinner is righteous before the judgement seat of God: what man that hath awakenings of conscience, but trembles exceedingly when hee considers of the judgement seat of God, and of his strict account there? but by this wee can look upon the face of the Judge himselfe with boldnesse. ⟨p. 266⟩It is God that justifies, who shall condemne? Rom. 8.32. can Christ condemne? hee is our Advocate. Can sin condemn? why did Christ dye and was made sin then? can Satan condemne, if God himselfe justifie us? if the Judge acquit us, what can the Jaylor doe? can the Law condemne? no, the Lord Christ hath fulfilled it for us, to the utmost; Oh the stings that many have, saying, what shall I doe when I dye and goe down to the dust? may not the Lord have something against me at the day of reckoning that I never saw, nor got cancelled? oh poore creatures! is Christ now before God without spot? hath he cleared all reckonings? verily as he is before him, so are you, through that righteousnesse which is in him for you.