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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 6: CHAP. VI▪
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1. That many men are convinced and assured, that it is safe appearing before God in the righteousness of Christ: there are some kind of persuasions about it in the hearts of many others, that are bestowed partly upon the testimony of men, partly upon the rationalness of the Doctrine; and these persuasions may work some considerable effects on their hearts: but the•e are some that have a thorough conviction of it, whose hearts are truly satisfied in the truth of it:
1. That many men are convinced and assured, that it is safe appearing before God in the righteousness of Christ: there are some kind of perswas•ons about it in the hearts of many others, that are bestowed partly upon the testimony of men, partly upon the rationalness of the Doctrine; and these perswasions may work some considerable effects on their hearts: but the•e are some that have a thorow conviction of it, whose hearts are truly satisfied in the truth of it:
This is Evident,
1. Because they do believe this: the Doctrine of the Gospel is believed by many, Acts 15.7. That the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the Gospel and believe: there be s•me that do receive the testimony of Christ, John 3.33. and by Faith entertain the Doctrine of Salvation by his sufferings, tho they be but few comparatively,