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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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1. They pretend that they don't trust in their own righteousness, because they are convinced that their own righteousness cannot save them: they are satisfied that their own works cannot justify them before God: they think the opinion of the Papists is sottish and irrational, they are settled in that Doctrine, that works cannot justify them; but this may be where mens confidence is in their own works; there are none among us that do think that works can save them, yet there be multitudes that do put their trust in their own righteousness: the reason of this is because men seek salvation by mixing the covenant of works and grace together: they reckon that works alone cannot save them, yet they reckon that they will contribute much to their salvation: they think that works are not sufficient of themselves for their salvation, but yet they think they have a great stroke in their justification: they think their works do gain God to be willing to save them, and that there is somewhat of merit in them, yet they judge they will not do alone, without grace and the righteousness of Christ, Rom. 9.32. they sought it as it were by the works of the Law.
1. They pretend that they don't trust in their own righteousness, because they are convinced that their own righteousness cannot save them: they are satisfied that their own works cannot justifie them before God: they think the opinion of the Papists is sottish and irrational, they are settled in that Doctrine, that works cannot justifie them; but this may be where mens confidence is in their own works; there are none among us that do think that works can save them, yet there be multitudes that do put their trust in their own righteousness: the reason of this is because men seek salvation by mixing the covenant of works and grace together: they reckon that works alone cannot save them, yet they reckon that they will contribute much to their salvation: they think that works are not sufficient of themselves for their salvation, but yet they think they have a great stroak in their justification: they think their works do gain God to be willing to save them, and that there is somewhat of merit in them, yet they judge they will not do alone, without grace and the righteousness of Christ, Rom. 9.32. they sought it as it were by the works of the Law.