The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

2. By revealing of Christ and gospel-grace unto the soul. God does not only at first conversion, but many times after, make a discovery of Christ, to the soul, the Lord shows the soul the safety of this way of salvation; Saints long for this: Phil. 3.10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection: and God is at times gratifying them: Christ is opening this mystery of the Gospel unto them; the Lord draws nigh and holds forth the Sceptre of mercy, the acceptableness of his sacrifice, the freeness of his grace, the wonderfulness of his love, the certainty of salvation in a way of believing: and these discoveries that the Lord makes of the Gospel, do answer all the objections of the heart, that though the soul was before in an unbelieving frame, he has power to resist no longer: these discoveries make Christ very precious, he esteems him as one that ⟨p. 137⟩does indeed save from sin and wrath: these discoveries make the soul contented with Christ: he sees he needs nothing but this righteousness to carry before God: he has done looking out else-where for help, yea he takes delight in this way of salvation, it is a way that pleases, he counts it glorious, 1 Tim. 1.11.

2. By revealing of Christ and gospel-grace unto the soul. God does not only at first conversion, but many times after, make a discovery of Christ, to the soul, the Lord shews the soul the safety of this way of salvation; Saints long for this: Phil. 3.10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection: and God is at times gratifying them: Christ is opening this mystery of the Gospel unto them; the Lord draws nigh and holds forth the Scepter of mercy, the acceptableness of his sacrifice, the freeness of his grace, the wonderfulness of his love, the certainty of salvation in a way of believing: and these discoveries that the Lord makes of the Gospel, doe answer all the objections of the heart, that though the soul was before in an unbelieving frame, he has power to resist no longer: these discoveries make Christ very precious, he esteems him as one that ⟨p. 137⟩