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

His Righteousness was efficacious for the ages before his coming: though it was not then actually wrought out in former Generations, this righteousness was available for justification: as a man may […] discharged of a Debt because of the Bond of his Surety, before […] money is paid: so Christ was preached as the way of Salvation from the very fall of A•dam, Gen. 3.15. The seed of the Woman shall bruise […] Serpents head: the way that the Patriarchs were justified, was by Faith in Christ, Rom. 4.3. hence they […] said to be saved by Grace, Act: 15:11: the Covenant which was made with Abraham, was made in consideration of the righteousness of Christ, Gal: 3:17: The covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ: Chri•• was actually slain after the World had stood abo•• four thousand years: but he was reckoned as sta••• from the foundation of the World, Rev: 13:8: the vertu• of his blood reached unto the first ages of the world that is implied Heb. 9.25▪ 26. Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the High Priest entereth every ye• into the holy place with the blood of others, for then […] •e often have suffered since the foundation of the World but now once in the end of the World hath he appeared […] ⟨p. 57⟩put away sin by the sacrifice of himself: Hence there was through him remission of the sins that were past, Rom: 3:25. he died for the redemption of transgression, that were under the first Testament, Heb: 9:15; the means of the salvation of the Fathers was accomplished in the days of the Gospel: they were a•ed before, but the price of this Salvation was paved when Christ died: that is intended by that expression, Heb. 11:40