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

that he might put the thing without doubt he has given you his word, that he will save you: you conclude that if you continue in this condition wherein you are you shall be damned, because God threatens you so: and may you not with as good ground conclude, that if you believe you shall be saved, because God promised you so: he has not only promised eternal life to those that are already believers, but he has promised it unto you upon condition, that you will believe, Act. 10.43. whoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins: God has given you the assurance of his Word, his actions do speak this to be his design; but by his word he has engaged his faithfulness to you: the holiness and fidelity of God, and the care he has for his own honour stand security for your salvation if you come to Christ: in this promise you may see the condescending grace of God how willing he is to satisfy you; and the firm ground ⟨p. 283⟩you have to go upon, in coming to Christ for salvation, you have the Word of God to bear you out. 5. God has many ways confirmed and strengthened his promise: not but that his bare word is security enough, but because men have distrustful hearts and are full of surmises and jealousies he has given abundant security to us of the stability of his promise he has given it us under his hand, we have his word to show for it: he has made a firm indenture, subscribed and recorded it: he has not only spoken it by word of mouth, but has made a firm deed, and published it under his hand, and millions of men can witness to it, that he has bound himself to save those that come to Christ, 1 Joh. 5.11. this is the record, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son: he has also established his promise by sealing to it: circumcision was the seal of the righteousness of faith: Rom. 4.11. men seal indentures, to show the reality of their purpose, and to make their promise legally more firm: so God has by many Sacraments in the Old Testament, and by Baptism and the Lords Supper in the New Testament sealed to the covenant: and ratified the same by holy Ordinances, that would be profaned if the covenant should fail; God has also sworn to the covenant of grace: it had been unreasonable for us to have desired such a confirmation from God; but God voluntarily condescended to it to gain our belief, Heh. 6.17, 18.