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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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2. We are commanded not to quench the Spirit, 1 Thes. 5.19. we must cherish the motions, and entertain the convictions of the spirit; which certainly would not be our duty, if the spirit did convince of any thing that is not true: we are not bound to receive delusions, but by all means to be opposing and resisting of them, it cannot be our duty to entertain falsehoods, and give way to deceits: and therefore those convictions which we are bound to cherish, are certainly true:
2. We are commanded not to quench the Spirit, 1 Thes. 5.19. we must cherish the motions, and entertain the convictions of the spirit; which certainly would not be our duty, if the spirit did convince of any thing that is not true: we are not bound to receive delusions, but by all means to be oppposing and resisting of them, it cannot be our duty to enter•ain falshoods, and give way to deceits: and therefore those convictions which we are bound to cherish, are certainly true:
I might also argue from the manner of the spirits convincing, which is by enlightening, and opening of the eyes: but if this which he convinces us of were not true, the conviction would be b• blinding of us, and putting out our eyes: where one by sophistical reasonings does persuade another of a falsehood, ⟨p. 128⟩makes him believe a lye; he does it by darkening his understanding: the opening of the eyes is not the way to lead men into error.
I might also argue from the manner of the spirits convincing, which is by enlightning, and opening of the eyes: but if this which he convinces us of were not true, the conviction would be b• blinding of us, and putting out our eyes: where one by sophistical reasonings does perswade another of a falshood,