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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 10
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5. You act contrary to self-love: it is every mans duty to love himself, and seek his own good: God commands men to prosecute their own good in a way of subordination to his glory: God allows no man to ruin himself, but requires them to seek their own welfare all their days, Mat 6.20. and indeed what ever sin a man commits he acts contrary to the rule of self-love; all sin is hurtful and not beneficial to men: but in a peculiar manner they act contrary to this rule in rejecting of Christ, for therein they refuse a tender of blessedness: God in the Gospel is offering salvation unto them, if they will b•t accept of Christ, they shall immediately be made heirs of blessedness: so that in refusing Christ they reject at once all the glory of heaven, and the great fruits of Christs purchase, that they might enjoy here in this world: they are enemies to themselves, put away salvation from themselves: you act in this thing like a deadly enemy to your own soul; if a man that ⟨p. 270⟩were poisoned should refuse an antidote, if he that was condemned should refuse a pardon, would they not •e therein enemies to themselves: so are you in refusing Christ, Prov. 8.36. all they that have […] love death.
5. You act contrary to self-love: it is every mans duty to love himself, and seek his own good: God commands men to prosecute their own good in a way of subordination to his glory: God allows no man to ruine himself, but requires them to seek their own wellfare all their days, Mat 6.20. and indeed what ever sin a man commits he acts contrary to the rule of self-love; all sin is hurtful and not beneficial to men: but in a peculiar manner they act contrary to this rule in rejecting of Christ, for therein they refuse a tender of blessedness: God in the Gospel is offering salvation unto them, if they will b•t accept of Christ, they shall immediately be made heirs of blessedness: so that in r•fusing Christ they reject at once all the glory of heaven, and the great fruits of Christs purchase, that they might enjoy here in this world: they are enemies to themselves, put away salvation from themselves: you act in this thing like a deadly enemy to your own soul; if a man that