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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 8
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3. That God does sometimes draw nigh to them, and quicken and encourage them, when they have been serving him: sometimes when they have been at prayer, God has greatly enlarged their hearts; so in hearing of the Word and other Ordinances, their heart does many times melt, God assists them, and don't leave them to a dry sapless spirit in the practise ⟨p. 184⟩of Religion; but he warms their hearts, and kindles gracious affections in them, while others are sleeping in the House of God; their hearts are greatly affected with spiritual things, and they look upon this as a sign that their ways are pleasing unto God: they count that now they have communion with God, and now and then they have had some special encouraging words set home upon their hearts: some promises ha•e come to them, that have much revived them: and this they think evidences the favour of God, and the excellency of their carriages.
3. That God does sometimes draw nigh to them, and quicken and encourage them, when they have been serving him: sometimes when they have been at prayer, God has greatly enlarged their hearts; so in hearing of the Word and other Ordinances, their heart does many times melt, God assists them, and don't leave them to a dry sapless spirit in the practise ⟨p. 184⟩of Religion; but he warms their hearts, and kindles gracious a•fections in them, while others are sleeping in the House of God; their hearts are greatly affected with spiritual things, and they look upon this as a sign that their wayes are pleasing unto God: they count that now they have communion with God, and now and then they have had some special incouraging words set home upon their hearts: some promises ha•e come to them, that have much revived them: and this they think evidences the favour of God, and the excellency of their carriages.