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

Objection 2.

God has made many promises of forgiveness of sins unto Obedience, and so also of Salvation, whereby it seems that it is not safe relying upon Christs righteousness, but upon our own: there be many promises of forgiveness, Isai. 1.16, 17, 18. Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings, &c. come and let us reason together, saith the Lord, though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow, though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Mat. 6.14. for if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 1 John 3.9. if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins: Isai. 55.7 let the wicked forsake his way and the righteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon: So there are many promises of Salvation made unto Obedience, Rom. 8.13. if ye by the spirit do mortify the deeds of the flesh ye shall live, Mat. 5.8. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God: and to ⟨p. 153⟩like purpose eternal life in spoken of as the reward of Obedience: Hebr. 11.1, 26. He had respect to the recompense of reward, Col. 3.24. knowing that of the Lord, ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.