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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. We are taught the efficiency of Christs Righteousness unto salvation by the Ordinance of the Lords Supper: the Lords Supper was instituted by Christ immediately before his sufferings, wherein Bread and Wine in the celebration of that Ordinance are made the signs of the body and blood of Christ; they are not natural signs of any such thing, but have that signification put upon them by Christ: and God is teaching us in this Ordinance, that we have salvation through the sufferings of Christ.
2. We are taught the eff•ciency of Christs Righteousness unto salvation by the Ordinance of the Lords Supper: the Lords Supper was instituted by Christ immediately before his sufferings, wherein Bread and Wine in the celebration of that Ordinance are made the signs of the body and blood of Christ; they are not natural signs of any such thing, but have that signification put upon them by Christ: and God is teaching us in this Ordinance, that we have salvation through the sufferings of Christ.
1. This appears because here the death of Christ is represented as a violent and penal death: here is a representation of Christ crucified: here is not merely the showing forth of his death, but the manner of his death, to mind us of it, that he died in a way of punishment: that he suffered that vengeance that was due unto us for our sins, Isai. 53.•. for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
1. This appears because here the death of Christ is represented as a violent and penal death: here is a representation of Christ crucifi•d: here is not meerly the shewing forth of his death, but the manner of his d•ath, to mind us of it, that he died in a way of punishment: that he suffered that vengeance that was due unto us for our sins,