B10086:265
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 6 › Argument 7: Argument 7.
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there are some less Objections which arise for want of distinct knowledge, and from a mis-understanding of some places of Scripture, which though they prove temptations, yet don't wholly hinder the workings of Faith: but the main Objections of the heart were that God could not find in his heart to pardon such sins as they have been guilty of, and that the Law threatens them with ruin: but the spirit discovers unto the soul the excellency of God in Christ, the riches of Gods grace, and the preciousness of the righteousness of Christ, and then those Objections fall, Psal. 36.7. How excellent is thy loving-kindness O Lord, therefore the sons of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings, Joh. 17.3. This is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
there are some less Objections which arise for want of distinct knowledg, and from a mis-understanding of some places of Scripture, which though they prove temptations, yet don't wholly hinder the workings of Faith: but the main Objections of the heart were that God could not find in his heart to pardon such sins as they have been guilty of, and that the Law threatens them with ruine: but the spirit discovers unto the soul the excellency of God in Christ, the riches of Gods grace, and the preciousness of the righteousness of Christ, and then those Objections fall, Psal. 36.7. How excellent is thy loving-kindness O Lord, therefore the sons of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings, Joh. 17.3. This is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
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