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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. If God had such love as to send Christ to dye for us, which mercy he was never satisfied for: surely he will do what else is requisite for our salvation, being fully satisfied for that: it would be strange if God that has done such a thing as to give us his Son to dye out of mere grace without any recompense; should deny other things to us needful to complete our salvation which he has taken satisfaction and recompense for: he that had such a dear love for us to do that which could not be payed for without any price: will do the rest seeing he has received the price of it: God has taken a price for our justification, sanctification and salvation, Tit. 2.14. Eph, 1.14. all covenant blessings are purchased.
4. If God had such love as to send Christ to dye for us, which mercy he was never satisfied for: surely he will do what else is requisite for our salvation, being fully satisfied for that: it would be strange if God that has done such a thing as to give us his Son to dye out of meer grace without any recompence; should deny other things to us needful to compleat our salvation which he has taken satisfaction and recompence for: he that had such a dear love for us to do that which could not be payed for without any price: will do the rest seeing he has received the price of it: God has taken a price for our justification, sanctification and salvation, Tit. 2.14. Eph, 1.14. all covenant blessings are purchased.
5. God that had such love as to send his Son to dye for our Salvation, when he would have been no loser if we had not been saved: he will complete our salvation, seeing if he do it not now, he would be a loser: he would lose this cost that he has been at for our salvation: if he should suffer those to perish that Christ died for, then the death of Christ would be in vain▪ time was he might have let sinners have perished and have lost nothing by it; but now if he should let them perish that Christ died for, he would lose the glory of that undertaking: he would dishonour himself; he