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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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By the works of the law the Apostle understands, such works as men themselves do perform in conformity to the law, this is evident, because he calls them his own righteousness which is of the Law, Phil. 3.9. and these works are utterly uncapable of justifying us: though Christs works according to the law, are the matter of our justification, Rom: 5.19. but our personal conformity to the law being attended with so much imperfection, can't justify us: we must seek our justification by the righteousness that the law requires: but not by our own works according to the law, Israel is not blamed for seeking after the righteousness, that is the righteousness of the law; but because ⟨p. 29⟩they sought it as it were by the works of the Law, Rom. 9.31, 32.
By the works of the law the Apostle understands, such works as men themselves do perform in conformity to the law, this is evident, because he calls them his own righteousness which is of the Law, Phil. 3.9. and these works are utterly uncapable of justifying us: though Christs works according to the law, are the matter of our justification, Rom: 5.19. but our personal conformity to the law being attended with so much imperfection, can't justifie us: we must seek our justification by the righteousness that the law requires: but not by our own works according to the law, Israel is not blamed for seeking after the righteousness, that is the righteousness of the law; but becaus• ⟨p. 29⟩they sought it as it were by the works of the Law, Rom. 9.31, 32.