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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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Every one that is taught of the spirit has so much knowledge in this way of life, as is a foundation for Faith: he must have so much knowledge as that his Conscience may be satisfied in the truth of it: tis also true that the teachings of the spirit do clarify mens understandings: they come hereby to have more clear conceptions of Gospel truths: b•t men may be taught by the spirit and yet be very unable to give a resolution of many Objections: the Disciples were taught of God that Jesus was the Son of God. Mat. 16.17. and yet knew not what to say to that Objections that Elijah must first come, Mat. 17.19. tho a Christian cannot answer many Objections about the sufficiency of Christs Righteousness, yet he knows that, that will satisfy his heart that it is sufficient: namely, that God gives this testimony to it; and invites him to venture upon it.
Every one that is taught of the spirit has so much knowledg in this way of life, as is a foundation for Faith: he must have so much knowledg as that his Conscience may be satisfied in the truth of it: tis also true that the teachings of the spirit do clarifie mens understandings: they come hereby to have more clear conceptions of Gospel truths: b•t men may be taught by the spirit and yet be very unable to give a resolution of many Objections: the Disciples were taught of God that Jesus was the Son of God. Mat. 16.17. and yet knew not what to say to that Objections that Elias must first come, Mat. 17.19. tho a Christian cannot answer many Objections about the sufficiency of Christs Righteousness, yet he knows that, that will satisfie his heart that it is sufficient: namely, that God gives this testimony to it; and invites him to venture upon it.