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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 7
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2. Baptism is appointed to be a seal to this doctrine of faith in the righteousness of Christ; 'tis a confirmation of this doctrine, and the covenant of God to give salvation through faith •n Christ: and therefore it was John the Baptists manner before h• baptized persons, to teach them that they must believe ⟨p. 143⟩[…] Christ, Acts 19.4, 5. and the Apostles and Apostolical men would not baptize any adult persons, but such as professed to believe on Christ, Acts 8 36, 37. and indeed when persons do subject themselves unto this ordinance of baptism, they do acknowledge that doctrine of salvation by Christ: and therefore in that promise which Christ puts into the mouths of the Apostles, when he sends them to preach the Gospel, he makes mention of baptism, Mark 16.16. he that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; Baptism is mentioned as the evidence of Faith.
2. Baptism is appointed to be a seal to this doctrine of faith in the righteousness of Christ; 'tis a confirmation of this doctrine, and the covenant of God to give salvation through faith •n Christ: and therefore it was John the Baptists ma•ner before h• baptized persons, to teach them that they must believe ⟨p. 143⟩〈…〉 Christ, Acts 19.4, 5. and the Apostles and Apostolical men would not baptize any adult persons, but such as professed to believe on Christ, Acts 8 36, 37. and indeed when persons do subject themselves unto this ordinance of baptism, they do acknowledge that doctrine of salvation by Christ: and therefore in that promise which Christ puts into the mouths of the Apostles, when he sends them to preach the Gospel, he makes mention of baptism,