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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 there is safety in Christs righteousness; and then that they have an interest in it, have received it: their Faith of dependence arises from the conviction of the first, but their hope arises from both together: 'tis true that their hop•s do rise from the belief of other promises of glory, together with a sight of the qualifications in themselves that are mentioned in those promises: thus Saints have hope from those promises that are made to those that love God, that mortify sin, that love the Saints, that are patient under afflictions, &c. yet the fundamental promise of the Gospel is that which is made to believing in Christ: and the hopes of christians do principally arise from the conviction of Christs righteousness, together with our interest therein, 1 Pet. 1, 8. Believing ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Rom. 15.13. The God of hope fill you with joy and peace in believing.
1. That there is safety in Christs righteousness; and then that they have an interest in it, have received it: their Faith of dependance arises from the conviction of the first, but their hope arises from both together: 'tis true that their hop•s do rise from the belief of other promises of glory, together with a sight of the qualifications in themselves that are mentioned in those promises: thus Saints have hope from those promises that are made to those that love God, that mortifie sin, that love the Saints, that are patient under afflictions, &c. yet the fundamental promise of the Gospel is that which is made to believing in Christ: and the hopes of christians do principally arise from the conviction of Christs righteousness, together with our interest therein, 1 Pet. 1, 8. Believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Rom. 15.13. The God of hope fill you with joy and peace in believing.