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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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The reason of this everlasting efficacy of Christs Righteousness, is from Gods acceptance: God might accept it as well before it was wrought out as after: and it was as easy for Christ to redeem millions of men as one: Christ b•ing a Surety the same righteousness that will serve for one will serve for all: as it is with the sin of Adam: it is as sufficient to condemn millions as one: and if Christ had been to redeem many more, he needed not to have done or suffered any thing more: wh•t is done by the representative is reckoned to all them whom he represents.
The reason of this everlasting efficacy of Christs Righteousness, is from Gods acceptance: God might accept it as well before it was wrought out as after: and it was as easie for Christ to redeem millions of men as one: Christ b•ing a Surety the same righteousness that will serve for one will serve for all: as it is with the sin of Adam: it is as sufficient to condemn millions as one: and if Christ had been to redeem many more, he needed not to have done or suffered any thing more: wh•t is done by the representative is reckoned to all them whom he represents.
The last Proposition for the clearing of the Argument, is,
That Christ has so purchased Salvation, that the Elect cannot fail of it: and herein lies one great difference between the first Adam and the second: though the first Adam made us Heirs of death, yet there is a possibility of our escaping destruction: but the second Adam has so made us •eirs of life as that it is impossible that we should miss thereof: that is intended,