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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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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. Gal. 2.16.
Answer 1.
That Faith that is imputed to us for righteousness; is believing in Jesus Christ: it is not any act of Faith nor any other act of justifying Faith that is imputed ⟨p. 149⟩for righteousness but only believing in Christ: this is evident, because that is the description of justifying Faith in other places of the Scripture; he that believeth in him shall have everlasting life, John 3 6. this Faith is described, ver. 22. But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him, that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead: here this Faith is described;