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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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1. If God teach us this in the Sacraments of the New-Testament, this shows that it lies much upon the heart of God to strengthen our Faith in this particular, that it is safe appearing before God in Christs Righteousness: this shows that God is very careful that we may believe in Christ, if we see a man promise another an Estate, make an instrument of conveyance, sets his hand, and adds his Seal to it, we conclude that he desires to give him all manner of assurance, and would leave no room for doubting: so when we see God sending his servants to witness in his Name, that there is salvation in Christ; that he gives it under his hand, has left it upon Record in his Word, and adds also, sensible signs for the establishment of our Faith, we may conclude that God is very careful to leave no room for doubting in this particular: his design is to put the thing out of all question: and certainly God would never thus busy himself to delude us, nor take such care to satisfy us in this particular, but that this is the very way of Salvation.
1. If God teach us this in the Sacraments of the New-Testament, this shews that it lies much upon the heart of God to strengthen our Faith in this particular, that it is safe appearing before God in Christs Righteousness: this shews that God is very careful that we may believe in Christ, if we see a man promise another an Estate, make an instrument of conveyance, sets his hand, and adds his Seal to it, we conclude that he desires to give him all manner of assurance, and would leave no room for doubting: so when we see God sending his servants to witness in his Name, that there is salvation in Christ; that he gives it under his hand, has left it upon Record in his Word, and adds also, sensible signs for the establishment of our Faith, we may conclude that God is very careful to leave no room for doubting in this particular: his design is to put the thing out of all question: and certainly God would never thus busie himself to delude us, nor take such care to satisfie us in this particular, but that this is the very way of Salvation.
2. If this be the thing that God teaches us in the Sacraments of the New-Testament, then there are solemn