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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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There are some degrees of salvation which God bestows upon believers here upon the account of his righteousness: they have an inchoation of salvation already. God begins to fulfil his promise presently, Tit. 3.5. 2 Tim. 1.9. they are justified already, Acts 3.39. all that believe are justified: they are adopted, 1 John 12. as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: they are saved from the curse of the law as to outward dispensations, Rom. 8.28. all things shal• work together for good to them that love God, that are called according to purpose:
There are some degrees of salvation which God bestows upon believers here upon the account of his righteousness: they have an inchoation of salvation already. God begins to fullfil his promise presently, Tit. 3.5. 2 Tim. 1.9. they are justified already, Acts 3.39. all that believe are justified: they are adopted, 1 John 12. as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: they are saved from the curse of the law as to outward dispensations, Rom. 8.28. all things shal• work together for good to them that love God, that are called according to purpose:
But I shall only urge two things wherein the people of God have experience of the beginning of salvation, and therein an evidence of their full salvation by Jesus Christ in due time: namely sanctification and inward comfort.