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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 11
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1. This is an honour due to God and Jesus Christ: it becomes us to be putting honour upon them by renewing those acts of Faith, when a man is drawing his encouragement from the righteousness of Christ, ⟨p. 311⟩and the free grace of God, prizing Christs Righteousness, satisfied with that, rejoicing in it, rolling himself upon it, he is putting honour thereupon: and it is no more than it does deserve: it becomes us to be giving this glory unto God and Jesus Christ: when the acts of Faith are much intermitted, and when there are any actings of unbelief: we do deny them their due honour, but the exercise of Faith is a practical acknowledgement of their glory: and this is one part of that way of holiness, wherein the people of God are walking unto salvation: the first act of Faith in Christ is the fulfilling of the Covenant, other acts of Faith are a part of our attending that way of holiness which is the way of life.
1. This is an honour due to God and Jesus Christ: it becomes us to be putting honour upon them by reniewing those acts of Faith, when a man is drawing his encouragement from the righteousness of Christ, ⟨p. 311⟩and the free grace of God, prizing Christs Righteousness, satisfied with that, rejoycing in it, rolling himself upon it, he is putting honour thereupon: and it is no more than it does deserve: it becomes us to be giving this glory unto God and Jesus Christ: when the acts of Faith are much intermitted, and when there are any actings of unbelief: we do deny them their due honour, but the exercise of Faith is a practical acknowledgment of their glory: and this is one part of that way of holiness, wherein the people of God are walking unto salvation: the first act of Faith in Christ is the fulfilling of the Covenant, other acts of Faith are a part of our attending that way of holiness which is the way of life.
2. This is the way of our comfort: we need to be from time to time renewing the acts of Faith, that we may live a comfortable life: this is a way to have a stable and well grounded comfort: for in this way of salvation, God has given us everlasting consolation and good hope,