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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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I am afraid I have committed that sin for which there is no Sacrifice: it is said, if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth ⟨p. 299⟩no more Sacrifice for sin, Heb. 10.26. and I am afraid it is so with me, for I have had great enlightenings, and since I have been enlightened; I have been guilty of a great deal of rebellion against God, and have felt the workings of enmity to God in my heart, and if so it is a vain thing for me to come to Christ, he was not sacrificed for such:
I am afraid I have committed that sin for which there is no Sacrifice: it is said, if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledg of the truth, there remaineth ⟨p. 299⟩no more Sacrifice for sin, Heb. 10.26. and I am afraid it is so with me, for I have had great enlightnings, and since I have been enlightned; I have been guilty of a great deal of rebellion against God, and have felt the workings of enmity to God in my heart, and if so it is a vain thing for me to come to Christ, he was not sacrificed for such:
Answer.
For the answering of this Doubt I shall open this Scripture to you, and show you what is meant by sinning, and by wilful sinning:
For the answering of this Doubt I shall open this Scripture to you, and shew you what is meant by sinning, and by wilful sinning: