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

repent therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out: and the reason why God promises forgiveness upon conversion is, because Faith which is the condition of the covenant is included in conversion: converted persons have Faith in Christ Jesus. 3. Sometimes when forgiveness is promised unto particular acts of Obedience, the meaning is that those acts of obedience are a sign that a man is in a justified condition: so that is to be understood, Mat. 6.14. for if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive you: and that 1 John 1.9. if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins: these things are not the condition of forgiveness, much less the meritorious cause of forgiveness: but they are a sign that a man is such an one, to whom the promise of forgiveness does belong: so any one upright act of obedience is a sign that a ⟨p. 155⟩mans sins are forgiven and shall be forgiven in the day of Judgment: because they are things that do accompany Faith in Christ, though they have no influence unto justification.

2. To the second part of the Objection that promises of Salvation are made to Obedience:

I Answer, 1. That the promises of eternal life are not made unto obedience as that which does merit eternal life: and therefore the best of Gods servants do acknowledge themselves unworthy of any good, Gen. 32.10. They shall walk with me in white for they are worthy,