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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 Pastor to the church of North-Hampton in New-England. ; [Nine lines from Philippians]The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ: opened and applied. By Solomon Stoddard Pastor to the church of North-Hampton in New-England. ; [Nine lines from Phillipians]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Phillips, 1687
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That Jesus Christ has fulfilled the righteousness of the Law. He has answered all the demands and challenges of the Law: what the Law could challenge from us has been accomplished by and upon Christ.
That Jesus Christ has fulfilled the righteousness of the Law. He has answered all the demands and challenges of the Law: what the Law could chalenge from us has been accomplished by and upon Christ.
First, Christ has fulfilled Obedience unto the commands of the Law: Jesus Christ lived a life of spotless holiness and integrity: obedient in all things unto the command of God, Joh. 17 4. I have glorified thee i• Earth, I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do, 1 Pet. 2.22. Who did no sin▪ neither was guile found in his ••uth: he lived in a perfect and absolute conformity to the Law of God all the days of his life: and therefore he is said to know no sin. 2 Cor. •.21. concerning this active obedience of Christ, I shall here only observe these two things:
First, Christ has fulfilled Obedience unto the commands of the Law: Iesus Christ lived a life of spotless holiness and integrit•: obedient in all things unto the command of God, Joh. 17 4. I have glorified thee i• Earth, I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do, 1 Pet. 2.22. Who did no sin▪ neither was guil found in his ••uth: he lived in a perfect and absolute conformity to the Law of God all the dayes of his life: and therefore he is said to know no sin. 2 Cor. .21. concerning this active obdience of Christ, I shall here only observe these two things: