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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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Objection 7.
I have not the qualifications that are mentioned sometimes in the invitation of the Gospel, as Isa. 55.1. Ho every one that thirsteth come ye to the waters, Mat▪ 11.28. come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest: therefore I fear I am not invited.
Answer,
1. Some persons have these qualifications that fear they have not; some men think they are not a thirst, because they don't find longing desire after Christ: their hearts are dead and senseless: they don't find any love unto Christ: but souls may be said to be a thirst, when they are in want of refreshing, when their souls are parched under the sense of Gods anger, their hearts are ready to fail for want of comfort: so they think they are not heavy laden, because sin is not such a burden to them as it should be; because they have not an heart to mourn for […] but there is no man can mourn for sin aright, until