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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 4: Argument 4.
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Conscience sees in the resurrection of Christ, the satisfactoriness of his sufferings, and has peace on that account that the debt is paid; and upon the same account it is that Paul attributes power to the resurrection of Christ, Phil. 3.10. that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, when God sets this consideration home upon the heart, it has a mighty comforting power: this will raise up a drooping spirit: when a man is distressed indeed with the guilt of sin, the world has no power to comfort him, his ⟨p. 90⟩privilege cannot, his duties cannot, but this thing set home, has power to ease his heart, refresh his soul, silence his conscience: the sense of this brings great comfort to a christian, and the Apostle mentions this consideration as the security of christians against condemnation; and as that which adds further encouragement to that which rises from his death, Rom. 8.34, Who is he that condemneth, it is Christ that dyed, yea rather is risen again.
Conscience sees in the resurrection of Christ, the satisfactoriness of his sufferings, and has peace on that account that the debt is paid; and upon the same account it is that Paul attributes power to the refurrection of Christ, Phil. 3.10. that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, when God sets this consideration home upon the heart, it has a mighty comforting power: this will raise up a drooping spirit: when a man is distressed indeed with the guilt of sia, the world has no power to comfort him, his ⟨p. 90⟩priviledge cannot, his duties cannot, but this thing set home, has power to ease his heart, resiesh his soul, silence his conscience: the sence of this brings great comfort to a christian, and the Apostle mentions this consideration as the security of christians against condemnation; and as that which adds further encouragement to that which rises from his death, Rom. 8.34, Who is he that condemneth, it is Christ thao dyed, yea rather is risen again.