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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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I am afraid because I am so bold to trust in God from time to time though I have so much s•n: I am afraid it is a life of Presumption, not Faith:
Answer.
There is indeed a boldness to trust in God from conceits of mens worth; that is not right: but there is a twofold boldness that God will never blame men for: one is, the bearing up of their heart with the hopes of Gods favour upon good experience of it, notwithstanding sin: only you must beware you do not make light of sin, because God has given you such hopes: the other is, a depending on Jesus Christ for the pardon of sin; and accepting Gods offer notwithstand-your sins: yea though you have not such brokenness of heart as does become you, Heb. 4.16. Let us come boldly to the Throne of Grace.
4. Try the truth of your Faith by that holiness that does accompany and flow from Faith in Jesus Christ: they that are true believers do lead an holy life: Holiness does accompany Faith: and therefore believers are commonly in Scripture styled Saints,