The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

USE II. Examination: Whether men do believe in the Righteousness of Christ.

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TO put you upon the Examination, whether you do put your trust in the righteousness of Christ: if so, then you are in a safe condition, and may stand before God another day with comfort: in the great day of the Lord, multitudes that have made a profession of Religion will miserably fail of their expectations: and that upon this account, that they want the Wedding Garment: but although you have many failings, yet if you believe in Christ, you shall not be confounded, 1 Pet. 2.6. all your Religion signifies nothing as to your salvation if you do not believe in Christ: if you would know then what you are like to meet withal at the day of judgment, whether ⟨p. 204⟩you shall find acceptance with the Lord, when thousand shall not: try your selves by this whither you do believe on Jesus Christ: there be some other ways of trial, from all those things that do accompany salvation; but this is the principal way to which indeed all others are reduceable: there be other properties that are evidential of a mans safety: but this is the foundation evidence, as that which gives him his right and title to salvation, 1 Joh. 5.13. I have written to you that believe on the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life: examine therefore whether you do indeed believe on the Son of God: there be many that say they have Faith, Jam 2.14. there be many pretend is to Faith: there is as much deceit in the heart about Faith as about any other grace: there are imitations and resemblances of Faith: such as the Scripture does give the name of Faith unto,