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

2 Hence they think their own righteousness does make amends for their miscarriages: that they have made are atonement for themselves for their former sins: they think their repentance makes up that breach that sin had made, and that out of a respect unto that God forgets what they have done amiss: they imagine that there is a reconciling virtue in their reformations and good services, that they satisfy God for what has been past.

2 Hence they think their own righteousness does make amends for their miscarriages: that they have made are atonement for themselves for their former sins: they think their repentance makes up that breach that sin had made, and that out of a respect unto that God forgets what they have done amiss: they imagine that there is a reconciling vertue in their reformations and good services, that they satisfie God for what has been past.

And herein they attribute more to their own obedience than we ought to do to the active obedience of Christ: Christs active obedience was not sufficient to satisfy for sin: it purchased the blessings of the covenant, but it did not deliver us from the curse: active obedience to the Law has merit in it, if it be perfect, but it has not any satisfying virtue: it is something of another kind that God requires for satisfaction: the Law threatens death for sin, Rom. 6.23, The wages of sin is death: so that Christs active obedience could not satisfy for sins: if he undertake to satisfy for sins, he must bear the punishment of death.

And herein they attribute more to their own obedience than we ought to do to the active obedience of Christ: Christs active obedience was not sufficient to satisfie for sin: it purchased the blessings of the covenant, but it did not deliver us from the curse: active obedience to the Law has merit in it, if it be perfect, but it has not any satisfying vertue: it is something of another kind that God requires for satisfaction: the Law threatens death for sin,