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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 9 › Argument 4: Argument 4.
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7. Rejoicing in Christ Jesus: the believer finds a great deal of joy in Christ: he solaces himself in the thoughts of the righteousness of Christ: while others are rejoicing in the sparks that they have kindled, he sits under the shadow of Christ with great delight; his heart is many times raised with the discoveries of Christ; sometimes his soul is filled with joy and peace in believing, Rom. 15.13. believing ⟨p. 239⟩he rejoices with joy unspeakable and sult of glory, 1 Pet. 1 8. sometimes he can triumph in Christ over all the enemies of his soul; while others are boasting in themselves, what duties they have done, what frames they have attained, what service they have done to the cause of God: but the believer is making of his boast of Christ, glorying in his righteousness: the soul can triumph in that, notwithstanding all matter of discouragement, Rom. 8.34. who is he that condemneth, it is Christ that died, 1 Cor. 15.55.6, 7. O Death where is thy sting O Grave where is thy victory, the sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law, but thanks be to God that giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
7. Rejoycing in Christ Jesus: the believer finds a great deal of joy in Christ: he solaces himself in the thoughts of the righteousness of Christ: while others are rejoycing in the sparks that they have kindled, he sits under the shadow of Christ with great delight; his heart is many times raised with the discoveries of Christ; sometimes his soul is filled with joy and peace in believing, Rom. 15.13. believing ⟨p. 239⟩he rejoices with joy unspeakable and sult of glory, 1 Pet. 1 8. sometimes he can triumph in Christ over all the enemies of his soul; while others are boasting in themselves, what duties they have done, what frames they have attained, what service they have done to the cause of God: but the believer is making of his boast of Christ, glorying in his righteousness: the soul can triumph in that, notwithstanding all matter of discouragement,