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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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3. Salvation both in the beginnings of it here is holiness, and spiritual comfort, and in the perfection of it hereafter, which is the effect both of Election and Redemption: so that that though Salvation be payed for, yet Gods sending of his Son to dye for us was a mere fruit of electing grace, and never payed for:
3. Salvation both in the beginnings of it here is holiness, and spiritual •omfort, and in the perfection of it hereafter, which is the effect both of Election and Redemption: so that that though Salvation be payed for, yet Gods sending of his Son to dye for us was a meer fruit of electing grace, and never payed for:
And there are two Reasons of this:
1 This was too great a mercy to be payed for: our Salvation was an exceeding great mercy, but not too great to be purchased: but this was; a Mediator could not be purchased; this mercy was not too great to be given, but it was too great to be purchased: we might more easily have purchased our Redemption than our Redeemer: neither did Christ purchase this mercy for us: Christ did not buy his own Office•• what price could be laid down to satisfy God for such an unspeakable gift.
1 This was too great a mercy to be payed for: our Salvation was an exceeding great mercy, but not too great to be purchased: but this was; a Mediator could not be purchased; this mercy was not too great to be given, but it was too great to be purchased: we might more easily have purchased our Redemption than our Redeemer: neither did Christ purchase this mercy for us: Christ did not buy his own Office•• what price could be laid down to satisfie God for such an unspeakable gift.