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

Answer, 1. Persons that are not humbled are called to come to Christ: their next work indeed is not to come to Christ, but to come out of themselves, and so come to Christ: to forsake all other confidences, and build on Christ, to throw away other hopes, and flee to this hope that is set before them: to throw away their crutches, and lean upon Christ: self-righteous persons are invited, Rev. 3.17, 18. they that said they were rich, are invited to come to Christ for gold tried in the fire. ⟨p. 302⟩2. If persons are so far humbled as to be willing to take Christ on his own terms: that is enough, there needs no humiliation before faith, but upon this account that persons may be so shiftless, that they may be willing to take Christ as a free gift of God: men need so much, that they may not make lies their refuge, but may be prepared to take the free offer of the Gospel; so much as is necessary in order to a dependence on Christ and free-grace is needful, and no more.

Answer, 1. Persons that are not humbled are called to come to Christ: their next work indeed is not to come to Christ, but to come out of themselves, and so come to Christ: to forsake all other confidences, and build on Christ, to throw away other hopes, and flee to this hope that is set before them: to throw away their crutches, and lean upon Christ: self-righteous persons are invited, Rev. 3.17, 18. they that said they were rich, are invited to come to Christ for gold tried in the fire. ⟨p. 302⟩2. If persons are so far humbled as to be willing to take Christ on his own terms: that is enough, there needs no humiliation before faith, but upon this account that persons may be so shiftless, that they may be willing to take Christ as a free gift of God: men need so much, that they may not make lies their refuge, but may be prepared to take the free offer of the Gospel; so much as is necessary in order to a dependance on Christ and free-grace is needful, and no more.