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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 5
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Secondly, It is a relying on God for Salvation; th• sometimes the thoughts are especially upon pardon o• sin, but that is in order to Salvation: but their Faith does lay hold of God for salvation, Act. 16 30, 34 and that this is a property of that act of Faith which is the condition of the covenant appears from hence, because the offer of grace are proposed in that manner; that we believe for pardon and salvation, that is the great thing promised in the covenant, John 3.14. and therefore that is the great thing entertained by that Faith. which is the condition of the covenant.
Thirdly, It is a relying upon God through Christ: Christ is the Mediator that we must come by: he is the great Ordinance that we must make use of: we must have our dependence on God t•rough him: and therefore when we accept of the call of the Gospel: we are said to believe in him, come to him, open to him, receive him Joh. 35.37. Rev. 3.20. Joh. 1.12. Sometime we are said to believe in his Name, Joh. 1.12. there can be no entering into the covenant of grace, or performing the condition of it without coming unto Christ: and therefore in such places where Christ is not known there is no salvation.
Thirdly, It is a relying upon God through Christ: Christ is the Mediator that we must come by: he is the great Ordinance that we must make use of: we must have our dependance on God t•rough him: and therefore when we accept of the call of the Gospel: we are said to believe in him, come to him, open to him, receive him Joh. 35.37.