B10086:637
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 10
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Answer, 1. Some persons have these qualifications that fear they have not; some men think they are not a thirst, because they don't find longing desire after Christ: their hearts are dead and senseless: they don't find any love unto Christ: but souls may be said to be a thirst, when they are in want of refreshing, when their souls are parched under the sense of Gods anger, their hearts are ready to fail for want of comfort: so they think they are not heavy laden, because sin is not such a burden to them as it should be; because they have not an heart to mourn for sin: but there is no man can mourn for sin aright, until ⟨p. 301⟩he has closed with Christ: but you are heavy laden if the anger of God, and your danger do load you: and you can't find any means in your selves to ease you of your burden, Act. 16.30. What must I do to be save 2. The invitation is not confined to men that have these qualifications, but only particularly applied unto them; such are under special temptation, and have special need of support, it is one thing to apply the call to one particular sort of men, another to limit it, and confine it to them; it may be applied particularly to young ones yet that does not exclude the Ancient, to poor ones, yet that does not exclude the wealthy, to afflicted ones, and that does not exclude men that are in prosperity, unto the Jews, but that does not exclude the Gentiles, Rev. 22.22. Whoever will let him come and take the water of life freely.
Answer, 1. Some persons have these qualifications that fear they have not; some men think they are not a thirst, because they don't find longing desire after Christ: their hearts are dead and senseless: they don't find any love unto Christ: but souls may be said to be a thirst, when they are in want of refreshing, when their souls are parched under the sense of Gods anger, their hearts are ready to fail for want of comfort: so they think they are not heavy laden, because sin is not such a burden to them as it should be; because they have not an heart to mourn for sin: but there is no man can mourn for sin aright, until ⟨p. 301⟩he has closed with Christ: but you are heavy laden if the anger of God, and your danger do load you: and you can't find any means in your selves to ease you of your burden,