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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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1. The believing of the Gospel does in its own nature stir up men to holiness: when men by Faith do entertain the calls of God in the Gospel, it has a strong impression on their hearts to move them to holiness: when men see the readiness of God to pardon them, the wonderful grace of God in the Gospel, it prevails with them to lead an holy life, Psal. 26.23. Thy loving kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth: the sense of the grace of God apprehended by Faith, makes men admire the glorious excellency of God, love God, fear to offend him, troubled that they have grieved him and wronged him: the discoveries of Gospel grace leave an everlasting impression upon the heart, to love and honour God.
1. The believing of the Gospel does in its own nature stir up men to holiness: when men by Faith do entertain the calls of God in the Gospel, it has a strong impress•on on their hearts to move them to holin•ss: when men see the readiness of God to pardon them, the wonderful grace of God in the Gospel, it prevails with them to lead an holy life, Psal. 26.23. Thy loving kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth: the sence of the grace of God apprehended by Faith, makes men admire the glorious excellency of God, love God, fear to offend him, troubled that they have grieved him and wronged him: the discoveries of Gospel grace leave an everlasting impression upon the heart, to love and honour God.
2. The believing on Christ is the way wherein God has promised to carry on the work of Sanctification: in this way God gives forth the assistances of his Spirit for the carrying on of this work: God in the invitations of the Gospel calls us to glory and virtue, 2 Pet. 1.3. Faith in Christ is the condition of the covenant of grace, and therefore thereby God becomes engaged to keep men in the ways of holiness, as all other covenant mercies are made over to the soul in this way; so likewise sanctifying grace, and besides that God has directed us to exercise Faith upon Christ for Sanctification; he tells us that without him we can do nothing,