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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 9
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5. When the sinner comes at first to Christ, this inward teaching of the Father works such affections that he cannot but come: when his eyes are opened his affections are so wrought upon, that he cannot but come: when he comes out of darkness into light, his heart is affected with the sight of Christ, and he cannot stay away: there are three affections that are wrought upon: one is hope, he sees a hope of blessedness if he comes to Christ: he sees in that way hopes of pardon and glory, Heb 6.18. who are fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope that is set before us: another is Love, when the soul comes to see Jesus Christ offering himself, he cannot but love him, and look on this way of salvation as a glorious way, he despised Christ before, but now he charges his mind, he prizes him, 1. Pet. 2.7. to them that believe in Christ is precious: and then it works on fear, he dare not lose the opportunity: he does not know whether he shall have another call; so that he dares do no other than take God at his word.
5. When the sinner comes at first to Christ, this inward teaching of the Father works such affectious that he cannot but come: when his eyes are opened his affections are so wrought upon, that he cannot but come: when he comes out of darkness into light, his heart is affected with the sight of Christ, and he cannot stay away: there are three affections that are wrought upon: one is hope, he sees a hope of blessedness if he comes to Christ: he sees in that way hopes of pardon and glory, Heb 6.18. who are fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope that is set before us: another is Love, when the soul comes to see Jesus Christ offering himself, he cannot but love him, and look on this way of salvation as a glorious way, he despised Christ before, but now he charges his mind, he prizes him, 1. Pet. 2.7. to them that believe in Christ is precious: and then it works on fear, he dare not lose the opportunity: he does not know whether he shall have another call; so that he dares do no other than take God at his word.