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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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but certainly if this Doctrine were not true, there would be no reason for us so to do, neither would the Lord accept of such praises: if there were not certain salvation to be had by Christ, no man alive can give a reason of the institution of the Sacraments, nor salve the honour of God who has appointed them to teach us this Doctrine of salvation by the righteousness of Christ.
There be two things principally that may be objected against this Doctrine:
Objection 1.
That Faith is said to be imputed for righteousness, Rom. 4.3, 21, 22. Gen. 15.5, 6. to which it may be added, that Faith under the Gospel comes in the room of works that were required under the Law: hence Faith and Works are so often opposed by the Apostle in the matter of Justification, Rom. 3.28