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

2. The next thing to be observed is, the force of the Apostles consequence; he argues from Gods love in sending Christ to dye for us, the certain salvation of those that are reconciled by his death: and there is no scruple to be made of their salvation, though they have man enemies that seek their ruin, though they have much sin remaining in them, and have been many way• failing of walking up to that exactness which God requires: all those that Christ died for, and are first or last instructed in his death, shall be saved by him.

2. The next thing to be observed is, the force of the Apostles consequence; he argues from Gods love in sending Christ to dye for us, the certain salvation of those that are reconciled by his death: and there is no scruple to be made of their salvation, though they have man enemies that seek their ruine, though they have much sin remaining in them, and have been many way• failing of walking up to that exactness which God requires: all those that Christ died for, and are first or last instructed in his death, shall be saved by him.

1. If God had so great love as to send his Son to b•ar such great sufferings to purchase our salvation: then he will not fail to do what ever else is necessary for our salvation: he will not stick to do what is else to be done for the completing of our salvation: he that has done the greater will do the less; if love overcame the difficulty that was in the way of our redemption it will also overcome whatever difficulty is in the way of the application of redemption: it is unreasonable to think that God should have love enough to send his Son, to do that which can't be done without pain, and sorrow, and death, and not have love enough to do that which he can do with the speaking of a word: the great difficulty in the way of our salvation, was the purchasing of it: there was wrath to ⟨p. 83⟩