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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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And since God has promised life unto all that believe in the righteousness of Christ; it must ⟨p. 103⟩needs be safe to appear before God in this righteousness, we need no greater assurance of salvation than the promise of God: this is a sufficient security to believers, whatever unlikelihoods may appear to them at at any time of their salvation: the faithfulness of God stands engaged, and this is a foundation of everlasting comfort: the witness of God gives greater assurance, than the testimony of all the men in the world: if we believe the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, John 5.9. this we may securely rejoice in: the words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried in a furnace of earth purified seven times, Psal. 12.6. there is no deceit or fraud in Gods promises: this is armour of proof against all temptations: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler, Psal 91▪ 4. if our souls were a thousand times dearer to us than they are, we might quietly venture them on the promise of God. God has made a promise to us, has sent his servants to publish it in his name, has ordained the office of the ministry to witness it unto us from him: and surely he has not appointed them to go with a lye in their mouths.
And since God has promised life unto all that believe in the righteousness of Christ; it must ⟨p. 103⟩needs be safe to appear before God in this righteousness, we need no greater assurance of salvation than the promise of God: this is a sufficient security to believers, whatever unlikelihoods may appear to them at at any time of their salvation: the faithfulness of God stands engaged, and this is a foundation of everlasting comfort: the witness of God gives greater assurance, than the testimony of all the men in the world: if we believe the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, John 5.9. this we may securely rejoice in: the words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tryed in a furnace of earth purified seven times,