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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. By discovering his own glorious nature to them: sometimes God breaks out of the clouds, and makes a discovery of his own glory to the soul: he has promised to the pure in heart that they shall see God: and sometimes he does cause his glory to pass before the soul: sometimes God makes a special discovery ⟨p. 136⟩of one of his attributes, and sometimes of another, of his sovereignty, holiness▪ mercy, faithfulness, Job. 42.5, 6. now mine eye seeth thee, 2 Cor. 3.18. we all with open face behold as in a glass the glory of the Lord: hereby men come to know God, other men have notions of God, but a Saint knows him:
1. By discovering his own glorious nature to them: sometimes God breaks out of the clouds, and makes a discovery of his own glory to the soul: he has promised to the pure in heart that they shall see God: and sometimes he does cause his glory to pass before the soul: sometimes God makes a special discovery ⟨p. 136⟩of one of his attributes, and sometimes of another, of his soveraignty, holiness▪ mercy, faithfulness, Job. 42.5, 6. now mine eye seeth thee, 2 Cor. 3.18. we all with open face behold as in a glass the glory of the Lord: hereby men come to know God, other men have notions of God, but a Saint knows him:
And there are two effects of these discoveries.