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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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The Safety of Appearing in the Righteousness of Jesus Christ. › Chapter 4
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4. The Evangelist John when he relates how the soldiers did not break the legs of Christ, as they did of those that were crucified with him, takes notice of it as the accomplishment of a prophecy: Joh. 19.36. for these things were done that the Scriptures should be fulfilled, a bone of him shall not be broken: but we find no prophecy that way in the Scripture: only this, that they were enjoined not to break a bone of […] Paschal Lamb, Exod. 12.46. Numb. 19.12. where•• God taught them that passage that at Christs sufferings not a bone of him should be broken.
4. The Evangelist John when he relates how the souldiers did not break the legs of Christ, as they did of those that were crucified with him, takes notice of it as the accomplishment of a prophecy: Joh. 19.36. for these things were done that the Scriptures should be fulfilled, a bone of him shall not be broken: but we find no prophecy that way in the Scripture: onely this, that they were enjoined not to break a bone of 〈…〉 Paschal Lamb, Exod. 12.46. Numb. 19.12. where•• God taught them that passage that at Christs suf•erings not a bone of him should be broken.
3. The purifyings and washings under the Law• held forth this truth: by those washings and sprinkling their ceremonial uncleannesses were purged away, Lev 14.9. Numb 31.2. by this was held forth the purification of the soul by the blood of Jesu Christ, Heb, 9.13 14. for if the blood of bulls […] goats, and the ashes of an Heifer, sprinkling the unclea sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: how much mo shall the blood of Christ purge our consciences: Davi has reference to these purifyings, when he says, purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean,