The only deliverer from wrath to come

It is clear that whoever do expect to be saved from wrath to come, it must not be by their own righteousness, but by another's righteousness, namely the righteousness of Christ; If you would attain an interest in Christ, you must be sensible of your need of him and his righteousness upon this account.

It is clear that whoever do expect to be saved from wrath to come, it must not be by their own righteousness, but by anothers righteousness, namely the righteousness of Christ; If you would attain an interest in Christ, you must be sensible of your need of him and his righteousness upon this account.

2. Labour for a thorough acquaintance with the nature, intendment, and efficacy of the righteousness of Christ; The Apostle saith of the Jews, Rom. 10. 2, 3, 4. I bear them record, they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, for they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God, for Christ is the end of the Law ⟨p. 34⟩for righteousness unto every one that believeth. And as it was with the Jews of Old, so it is with many nominal Christians now, who may be led only by a blind zeal, to work out their own Salvation in a way of doing, and it is through their ignorance of the righteousness of Christ, (called here the righteousness of God either, because it is the righteousness alone which God, will accept, or which God hath found out and provided for men, which sense it must have, Rom. 3. 21. 22. But now the righteousness of God without the Law is manifest, even the righteousness of God, which is by Faith in Jesus Christ, &c. That is the righteousness which God doth accept, and hath appointed for our justification; or it is called the righteousness of God, because it is the righteousness of Christ, who is God-man, no other righteousness than of such a person, being sufficient for man in his fallen estate;) I say through the ignorance of this righteousness of Christ, many Christians seeking after a righteousness in order to their Salvation, they go about to establish their own righteousness, that is a personal righteousness, and endeavour the gaining of Heaven in a way of doing, and so do not submit themselves to the righteousness of God; It is through Pride (so natural unto every one) that they are loth to be beholding wholly unto another, and therefore they would have something of their own to commend them unto God, and therefore they do not submit unto the righteousness of Christ, which God hath provided for them.