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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 6 › Argument 8: Argument 8.
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And this sanctification which the people of God have, they have in a way of believing: some take sanctification so largely, as to comprehend the work of regeneration: and count regeneration also an effect of closing with Christ: but I will not now discuss that controversy; though there is no doubt but regeneration is the fruit of Christs purchase: but I take sanctification for that work of Gods spirit, whereby he does more and more purge away the remainders of sin, and carry on the work of holiness in the hearts of his people, and this is the fruit of faith in Christ, Acts 26.18. they are sanctified by faith that is in me, Gal. 2.20. I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me; and this sanctification comes from Christs purchase, he has by his death redeemed us from the power of sin, Tit. 2 4. who gave himself for us, that he might ⟨p. 132⟩redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works so John 17.1 Pet. 1.18, 19. Heb. 9, 14.
And this fanctification which the people of God have, they have in a way of believing: some take sanctification so largely, as to comprehend the work of regeneration: and count regeneration also an effect of closing with Christ: but I will not now discuss that controversy; though there is no doubt but regeneration is the fruit of Christs purchase: but I take sanctification for that work of Gods spirit, whereby he does more and more purge away the remainders of sin, and carry on the work of holiness in the hearts of his people, and this is the fruit of faith in Christ, Acts 26.18. they are sanctified by faith that is in me, Gal. 2.20. I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me; and this sanctification comes from Christs purchase, he has by his death redemed us from the power of sin,