B10086:384
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ: opened and applied. By Solomon Stoddard ...
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Phillips, 1687
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The Safety of Appearing in the Righteousness of Jesus Christ. › Chapter 8
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3. The difficulties that they go through in serving of God, which raises the price of their services, and makes them more available: they mind that they take a great deal of pains in serving God, in reading and praying, and taking spiritual opportunities, they don't gratify a slothful spirit, but are laborious in religion, and they hope God takes notice of that: so they are at considerable expense, they spend of their Estates in works of piety and charity: and on that account value their duties highly, so they are much in fasting. and in that way afflict their bodies, so they upon the account of Religion, have displeased friends, incurred the anger of men, been reproached, born Persecution: and upon this account they count their services excellent, they think it is no small matter to do what they have done, and are ready to please themselves that they have merited highly hereby: Luke 18.12. I fast twice in the week, and give tithes of all that I possess.
3. The difficulties that they go through in serving of God, which raises the price of their services, and makes them more available: they mind that they take a great deal of pains in serving God, in reading and praying, and taking spiritual opportunities, they dont gratifie a slothful spirit, but are laborious in religion, and they hope God takes notice of that: so they are at considerable expense, they spend of their Estates in works of piety and charity: and on that account value their duties highly, so they are much in fasting. and in that way afflict their bodies, so they upon the account of Religion, have displeased friends, incurred the anger of men, been reproached, born Persecution: and upon this account they count their services excellent, they think it is no small matter to do what they have done, and are ready to please themselves that they have merited highly hereby: Luke 18.12. I fast twice in the week, and give tithes of all that I possess.
4. The serviceableness of their carriages.