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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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5. In case of need advise with those that can help you: when under darkness and temptation have recourse to such as can direct you: that can speak words in season to them that are weary: make use of ⟨p. 340⟩such as are skilful and faithful: some out of fearfulness, or pride, or through ignorance of their duty, go with an heavy load upon their hearts a long while, whereas it may be their scruples might be easily answered, if they would have recourse to those that have skill: by the blessing of God they might soon be l•d into such a way that they might have comfort, Joh 33.23 if there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness: God fits some men to discover mens uprightness unto them, and to show them how to get it: have recourse to such as may be able to comfort you, with the comfort whereby they themselves are comforted of God.
5. In case of need advise with those that can help you: when under darkness and temptation have recourse to such as can direct you: that can speak words in season to them that are weary: make use of ⟨p. 340⟩such as are skilful and faithful: some out of fearfulness, or pride, or through ignorance of their duty, go with an heavy load upon their hearts a long while, whereas it may be their scruples might be easily answered, if they would have recourse to those that have skill: by the blessing of God they might soon be l•d into such a way that they might have comfort, Joh 33.23 if there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: God fits some men to discover mens uprightness unto them, and to shew them how to get it: have recourse to such as may be able to comfort you, with the comfort whereby they themselves are comforted of God.