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

Name: The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ
Author: Solomon Stoddard

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]

Solomon Stoddard 1643–1729Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Phillips, 1687

[10], 351 [i.e., 353], [5] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 106k words · Evans 434 · Wing S5709

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The Safety of Appearing in the Righteousness of Jesus Christ. › Chapter 9

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4. By discovering his own Sovereignty: men are greatly offended at Gods proceedings and unsatisfied, about his decrees and providences; and this hinders them from submitting unto him: but God by his spirit lets in some discovery of his own sovereignty: and ⟨p. 215⟩thereby convinces him, that God does him no wrong: that God may bestow his grace where he pleases: that he has dominion over his creatures: this makes the soul confess with Job, Job 42.2. I know thou canst do every thing: the soul standing convinced of these things can do no other but yield up himself into the hands of God.

4. By discovering his own Soveraignty: men are greatly offended at Gods proceedings and unsatisfied, about his decrees and providences; and this hinders them from submitting unto him: but God by his spirit lets in some discovery of his own soveraignty: and ⟨p. 215⟩thereby convinces him, that God does him no wrong: that God may bestow his grace where he pleases: that he has dominion over his creatures: this makes the soul confess with Job, Job 42.2. I know thou canst do every thing: the soul standing convinced of these things can do no other but yield up himself into the hands of God.

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Before I leave this way of trial, I shall answer two scruples that may arise in the hearts of some of the People of God about their Humiliation:

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