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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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2. Such persons as generally live upon their own righteousness, but only now and then they force themselves to rely on Christ: the general way of their living is upon their good frames and services, but now and then they have a Sermon against their trusting in their own righteousness, or it is given as a sign of an hypocrite to trust in his own duties, and they set themselves to trust in Christ, and think they do somewhat at it: but their way of living is upon themselves, and they are very great Strangers to Christ: this is not the guise of the people of God, gal. 2.20. the life that I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God.
2. Such persons as generally live upon their own righteousness, but only now and then they force themselves to rely on Christ: the general way of their living is upon their good frames and ser•ices, but now and then they have a Sermon against their trusting in their own righteousness, or it is given as a sign of an hypocrite to trust in his own duties, and they set themselves to trust in Christ, and think they do somewhat at it: but their way of living is upon themselves, and they are very great Strangers to Christ: this is not the guise of the people of God, gal. 2.20. the life thut I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God.
3. Such persons as cannot venture upon Christ; when they are in the dark about their estate: when they think that they see signs that they are converted, ⟨image ?⟩then they can believe, they are very forward; but when in the dark no Gospel encouragements will prevail upon them […] faint may find it very difficult at such a time: but a false heart s•ayes till he can discern some more hopes of his good condition before he can believe: such a man does not live a life of Faith.
3. Such persons as cannot venture upon Christ; when they are in the dark about their estate: when they think that they see signs that they are converted,