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

3. If God had so much love as to give his Son to dye for our salvation, when he might justly have damned us, surely he will save us when he ca•t justly damn us, but is bound in justice to save us: when he might righteously have destroyed us, he put himself to great cost for our salvation: then he will not break rules of righteousness to destroy us: God that would not take the opportunity to destroy us when we were in his hands, and he might fairly have done it, will not now destroy us, when he himself has brought us into such a condition, that he cannot righteously do it: God now stands bound unto Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ has suffered the Law, and therefore God is bound to save all those that Christ died for: upon what account should they fear that God will damn them? not upon ⟨p. 85⟩account of their sins; they have been fully punished, already: as it was an act of justice in God to punish Christ upon the account of imputed sin, so it is an act of Justice to save those that have an interest in Christ on the account of imputed righteousness: Justice requires that they that are righteous, whether by personal obedience or imputed righteousness should have life: Christ has paid a ransom for us, Mat 20.28. and therefore we must in justice be set fr•e.

3. If God had so much love as to give his Son to dye for our salvation, when he might justly have damned us, surely he will save us when he ca•t justly damn us, but is bound in justice to save us: when he might righteously have destroyed us, he put himself to great cost for our salvation: then he will not break rules of righteousness to d•stroy us: God that would not take the opportunity to destroy us when we were in his hands, and he might fairly have done it, will not now destroy us, when he himself has brought us into such a condition, that he cannot righteously do it: God now stands bound unto Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ has suffered the Law, and therefore God is bound to save all those that Christ died for: upon what account should they fear that God will damn them? not upon ⟨p. 85⟩account of their sins; they have been fully punished, already: as it was an act of justice in God to punish Christ upon the account of imputed sin, so it is an act of Justice to save those that have an interest in Christ on the account of imputed righteousness: Justice requires that they that are righteous, whether by personal obedience or imputed righteousness should have life: Christ has paid a ransome for us, Mat 20.28. and therefore we must in justice be set fre.