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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
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The Safety of Appearing in the Righteousness of Jesus Christ. › Chapter 4 › Argument 3: Argument 3.
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2. It was great love for God to send his son to dye for us, when we had grievously offended him: for we were looked upon under that consideration, when God sent his Son to dye for our salvation: 'tis true' that at that time some of the Elect were in heaven' wholly saved from the guilt and pollution of sin: others of them were not then born, and so were uncapable of being actual offenders at that time, but we were looked upon in that action as offenders, for the sins of the Elect that were in heaven were not at that time satisfied for, their debt was not paid.
And God certainly knew that the Elect that were ⟨p. 76⟩to be born, would be Offenders; Christ when he died, died for Transgressors, Isa. 53.6. all we like she? have gone astray, and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all: for God to take such care of the salvation of man that had abused him, and provoked him, is a great manifestation of love: had we never angered him, nor given him any occasion against us, much more had we done much for him, it would not have been so strange to see him laying out himself to the utmost for our salvation: but to see him in such a wonderful way working about the salvation of those that had greatly offended him, and given cause of trouble, with whom he was grievously, incensed, must make us to say, hence is unparalleled love: those for whom God has done this, have been great Offenders: This appears by these three things.
And God certainly knew that the Elect that were ⟨p. 76⟩to be born, would be Offenders; Christ when he died, died for Transgressors, Isa. 53.6. all we like shee? have gone astray, and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all: for God to take such care of the salvation of man that had abused him, and provoked him, is a great manifestation of love: had we never angred him, nor given him any occasion against us, much more had we done much for him, it would not have been so strange to see him laying out himself to the utmost for our salvation: but to see him in such a wonderful way working about the salvation of those that had greatly offended him, and given cause of trouble, with whom he was grievously, incensed, must make us to say, hence is unparalled love: those for whom God has done this, have been great Offenders: This appears by these three things.