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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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4. God promises salvation to you if you will believe: God is not at liberty to accept or reject you: but he has brought himself under bonds, and entered into a solemn covenant to save you if you come to Christ: he has made a firm engagement, without any exceptions, conditions, reservations to bestow salvation upon you: that he might put the thing without doubt he has given you his word, that he will save you: you conclude that if you continue in this condition wherein you are you shall be damned, because God threatens you so: and may you not with as good ground conclude, that if you believe you shall be saved, because God promised you so: he has not only promised eternal life to those that are already believers, but he has promised it unto you upon condition, that you will believe, Act. 10.43. whoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins: God has given you the assurance of his Word, his actions do speak this to be his design; but by his word he has engaged his faithfulness to you: the holiness and fidelity of God, and the care he has for his own honour stand security for your salvation if you come to Christ: in this promise you may see the condescending grace of God how willing he is to satisfy you; and the firm ground ⟨p. 283⟩you have to go upon, in coming to Christ for salvation, you have the Word of God to bear you out.
4. God promises salvation to you if you will believe: God is not at liberty to accept or reject you: but he has brought himself under bonds, and entred into a solemn covenant to save you if you come to Christ: he has made a firm engagement, without any exceptions, conditions, reservations to bestow salvation upon you: that he might put the thing without doubt he has given you his word, that he will save you: you conclude that if you continue in this condition wherein you are you shall be damned, because God threatens you so: and may you not with as good ground conclude, that if you believe you shall be saved, because God promised you so: he has not only promised eternal life to those that are already believers, but he has p•omised it unto you upon condition, that you will believe, Act. 10.43. whoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins: God has given you the assurance of his Word, his actions do speak this to be his design; but by his word he has engaged his faithfulness to you: the holiness and fidelity of God, and the care he has for his own honour stand security for your salvation if you come to Christ: in this promise you may see the condescending grace of God how willing he is to satisfie you; and the firm ground