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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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3. Because it must be so in Justice, and Gods heart is as much upon the glorifying of his Justice as his grace: one attribute is as due to him as another, the glorifying of his Justice is not a by-business but a thing that his heart is deeply concerned in: and Justice requires the ruin of unbelievers: for they deserve it, Rom. 6.23. the wages of sin is death: and there is no way for Justice to be satisfied for their sins but by their ruin.
3. Because it must be so in Justice, and Gods heart is as much upon the glorifying of his Justice as his grace: one attribute is as due to him as another, the glorifying of his Justice is not a by-business but a thing that his heart is deeply concerned in: and Justice requires the ruine of unbelievers: for they deserve it, Rom. 6.23. the wages of sin is death: and there is no way for Justice to be satisfied for their sins but by their ruine.
4 Because it is foretold and prophesied of, that Christ will destroy unbelievers when he comes to Judgment: the Scripture gives us an account before ⟨p. 276⟩hand of the transactions of the day of Judgment; what will be the issue of things, and befall these and those in that day: and God tells us that unbelievers shall be ruined then: he does not only threaten them with ruin, but tells the Saints that such persons shall be ruined, 2 Thess▪ 1.7, 8. he will take vengeance on them that obey not the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Rev. 21.8. the fearful and unbelieving shall have their part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone.
4 Because it is foretold and prophesied of, that Christ will destroy unbelievers when he comes to Judgment: the Scripture gives us an account before