The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

some have objected against the necessity of Christs active obedience to our Justification; that by his sufferings he satisfied for our sins of omission as well as of commission; and if our sins of omission be satisfied for it is all one as if we had performed the duty: but that is a mistake, we can't he justified except obedience be performed: Gal. 3.12. The man that doth them shall live in them; suffering is the fulfilling of the threatening, not of the command: mere suffering has satisfaction but no merit in it: suffering for sins of omission only removes the guilt contracted by the omission, suffering for sins of omission, puts us into such a condition as if the duty had not been omitted: but not into such a condition, as if it had been performed: into such a condition as Adam was in; not such as Believers are in: in a sin of omission there are two things to be observed; a neglect of duty towards God, which is to be punished; and a neglect of the condition of life; which condition must be attended before life be bestowed: the forgiving of an omission may be, where the duty is still expected: if a man fail of paying Money at the day, his omission may be forgiven, and yet the money may be expected.

some have objected against the necessity of Christs active obedience to our Justification; that by his sufferings he satisfied for our sins of omission as well as of commission; and if our sins of omission be satisfied for it is all one as if we had performed the duty: but that is a mistake, we can't he justified except obedience be performed: Gal. 3.12. The man that doth them shall live in them; suffering is the fulfilling of the threatning, not of the command: meer suffering has satisfaction but no merit in it: suffering for sins of omission only removes the guilt contracted by the omission, suffering for sins of omission, puts us into such a condition as if the duty had not been omitted: but not into such a condition, as if it had been performed: into such a condition as Adam was in; not such as Believers are in: in a sin of omission there are two things to be observed; a neglect of duty towards God, which is to be punished; and a neglect of the condition of life; which condition must be attended before life be bestowed: the forgiving of an omission may be, where the duty is still expected: if a man fail of paying Money at the day, his omission may be forgiven, and yet the money may be expected.