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

1. Hence they think their own righteousness does draw the heart of God unto them, they think that their holiness does attract the affection and good will of God unto them; they imagine that their holiness does work them into Gods love: that the beauty of their holiness does captivate the affections of God, and their cries and carriages do work upon divine compassions, and make God willing to bestow salvation upon them: and indeed a self-righteous man doth attribute more to his own righteousness, than a Saint does to the righteousness of Christ: a godly man neither does nor ought, to make the righteousness of Christ the foundation of Gods sove. Christ has purchased the favour of God and reconciliation with him: but he did not purchase the good will and love of God there was no need of purchasing that.

God could love sinners freely, there was no possibility of purchasing that, that was too great a thing to be […]

God could love sinners freely, there was no possibility of purchasing that, that was too great a thing to be 〈…〉

Christ procured the effects of Gods love, but not the love it self. Gods love was the cause of Christs coming, not the effect thereof: but the self-righteous man imagines a virtue in his own righteousness to draw the heart of God to him; and engage the love of God.

Christ procured the effects of Gods love, but not the love it self. Gods love was the cause of Christs coming, not the effect thereof: but the self-righteous man imagines a vertue in his own righteousness to draw the heart of God to him; and engage the love of God.