B10086:131
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ: opened and applied. By Solomon Stoddard ...
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Phillips, 1687
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
The reason of this everlasting efficacy of Christs Righteousness, is from Gods acceptance: God might accept it as well before it was wrought out as after: and it was as easy for Christ to redeem millions of men as one: Christ being a Surety the same righteousness that will serve for one will serve for all: as it is with the sin of Adam: it is as sufficient to condemn millions as one: and if Christ had been to redeem many more, he needed not to have done or suffered any thing more: what is done by the representative is reckoned to all them whom he represents.
The reason of this everlasting efficacy of Christs Righteousness, is from Gods acceptance: God might accept it as well before it was wrought out as after: and it was as easie for Christ to redeem millions of men as one: Christ being a Surety the same righteousness that will serve for one will serve for all: as it is with the sin of Adam: it is as sufficient to condemn millions as one: and if Christ had been to redeem many more, he needed not to have done or suffered any thing more: what is done by the representative is reckoned to all them whom he represents.
The last Proposition for the cleaning of the Argument, is,
That Christ has so purchased Salvation, that the Elect cannot fail of it: and herein lies one great difference between the first Adam and the second: though the first Adam made us Heirs of death, yet there is a possibility of our escaping destruction: but the second Adam has so made us Heirs of life as that it is impossible that we should miss thereof: that is intended, Rom. 5:17. If by one mans offence death reigned by one, much more they that receive abundance of Grace, and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ: Christs purchase gives us such a title to Salvation as that there can be no failure of it,