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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. When God denies signs there is a sufficient foundation for •aith: God never leaves his people without a sufficient ground for Faith: it is no sign that a man is not in favour with God, that God takes away signs; and there is a firm bottom for Faith, when signs are withdrawn, such as have no light •ay trust in the Name of the Lord, Isai. 50.10. Gods ⟨p. 344⟩call is a sufficient warrant to believe.
2. God many times withdraws signs to draw forth the more glorious acts of Faith: when men have got signs they are very ready to live upon them, and lay more weight upon them, than on the stability of the Word of God: and God takes away those crutches, that men may learn to go without them: men are brought into such a condition that they may have nothing else to rely upon but the Word of God, 2 Cor. 1.9.
2. God many times withdraws signes to draw forth the more glorious acts of Faith: when men have got signs they are very ready to live upon them, and lay more weight upon them, than on the stability of the Word of God: and God takes away those crutches, that men may learn to go without them: men are brought into such a condition that they may have nothing else to rely upon but the Word of God, 2 Cor. 1.9.