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

They think they shall bring their hearts to it after a while: and are conceited that their services are very pleasing and acceptable to God, they think there is worthiness in them, that they deserve to be accepted: they think they carry it better than others; pride makes men to admire their own excellency: to fall in love with their own beauty, they extol the services that they do, because they are their own: Luke 18.12. I fast twice in the week, and give tithes of all that I possess.

2. Another temptation is that God in the Scripture does manifest and testify his great approbation, of holiness and obedience, prayer and repentance. God gives great encouragement unto men to walk in ways of holiness.

2. Another temptation is that God in the Scripture does manifest and testifie his great approbation, of holiness and obedience, prayer and repentance. God gives great encouragement unto men to walk in ways of holiness.

He bears witness often to his acceptance of the obedience of his people: God is all along in the Scripture witnessing the regard that he has unto holiness; sometimes he tells us that he does delight in it, Psal. 15.8. The prayer of the upright is his delight: that he loves it, Psal, 11.7. the Righteous Lord loveth Righteousness: that he loveth the Righteous, Psa 146 8. The Lord loveth the Righteous; that he is reconciled to such as do amend their ways, Isai. 55.7. let ⟨p. 176⟩him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy on him: and God makes promises of all sorts of blessings unto holiness: of outward blessings peace and plenty, and honour and long life; and of spiritual mercies, of the manifestation of himself, and communion with them: and of eternal life; you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life,