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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 Christ performed the righteousness of the Law for us: it was performed on our account, that we might be justified thereby.
1. The active Obedience of Christ was performed upon our account, whatever was done that way, was done by him as our Mediator and Representative, Rom 5.14. by the obedience of one many are made righteous; and Christs Righteousness as distinct from his sufferings is spoken of as a ground of faith, 1 John 2.1.2. we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who also is the propitiation for our sins: so in Dan. 9.24. the bringing in of everlasting righteousness, is spoken of as a distinct thing from finishing transgression, and making an end of sin: which are benefits to come by the Messiah: neither does it any ways prejudice this truth, that Christ owed Obedience unto God as he was man, it being essential to man to owe obedience to his creator: for Adams Obedience was a natural debt, yet if he had obeyed, all his posterity would have lived: and tho Christ himself were rewarded for his obedience and sufferings, as is held forth, Phil. 2.7, 8, 9, 10. that hinders not its usefulness for us: the primary design of it was to accomplish our salvation: which hinders not but that God might give some signal testimony of his acceptance of the love and service of Christ, by recompensing him for the same.
1. The active Obedience of Christ was performed upon our account, whatever was done that way, was done by him as our Mediator and Representative, Rom 5.14. by the obedience of one many are made righteous; and Christs Righteousness as distinct from his sufferings is spoken of as a ground of faith, 1 John 2.1.2. we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who also is the propitiation for our sins: so in