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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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they may say as David, theref••• will we not fear, though the earth be removed, &c. […] ⟨p. 105⟩salvation of believers, and the honour of Gods faithfulness are embarked together, they must sink and swim together: believers cannot fail of salvation, unless God fail of his glory: unless Gods word fail, which is impossible, the salvation of believers cannot fail.
they may say as David, theref••• will we not fear, though the earth be removed, &c. 〈…〉 ⟨p. 105⟩salvation of believers, and the honour of Gods faithfulness are embarked together, they must sink and swim together: believers cannot fail of salvation, unless God fail of his glory: unless Gods word faile, which is impossible, the salvation of believers cannot faile.
Argument 6.
They that are commanded of God to believe in the righteousness of Christ may safely appear before God in the righteousness of Christ: but we are commanded by God to believe in the righteousness of Christ: though the calls of the Gospel are many times propounded in a way of ••vitation, they are set before us as gracious offers, wherein God is in a way of grace rendering a great benefit unto us, yet they have the force of commands.
They that are commanded of God to believe in the righteousness of Christ may safely appear before God in the righteousness of Christ: but we are commanded by God to believe in the righteousness of Christ: though the calls of the Gospel are many times propounded in a way of vitation, they are set before us as gracious offers, wherin God is in a way of grace rendring a great benefit unto us, yet they have the force of commands.