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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51266	The grand inquiry who is the righteous man: or, The character of a true beleever in his approaches towards heaven. Whereunto is added The resolution of a case of separation betwixt man and wife, propounded to the author by a party much concerned. By William Moore rector at Whalley in Lancashire.	Moore, William, rector of Whalley, Lancashire.	1658 (1658)	Wing M2612; ESTC R214225	54,012	181

they dream on Suppose they should keep the Law as they vainly boast yet here 's a righteousnesse beyond it a righteousnesse beyond that of Adam in the state of Innocency nay beyond that of Angels it is the righteousness of God 2 Cor. 5.21 He hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him Not in our selves but in Christ not righteous but righteousnesse it self even the righteousnesse of God in him The Righteousnesse of God 1. Therefore the most absolute exact and perfect righteousnesse that can be imagined The righteousnesse which they speak on suppose it were as big as they boast yet it is but the righteousnesse of the creature and it hath its blemishes but this is the righteousnesse of God therefore without spot and without blemish Hence we read those high expressions Cant. 4.7 Thou art all fair my love there is no spot in thee And as the Spouse in the Old Testament so the Church in the New Ephes 5.27 That he might present it to himself a glorious Church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish 2. Therefore an unchangeable righteousnesse The righteousnesse of the creature is as the early dew which soon vanisheth Adam first in an estate of innocency but he fell away and the Angels kept not their first estate but left their own habitation and therefore saith St. Jude they are reserved in everlasting chains under darknesse to the judgement of the great day But Mal. 3.6 I am the Lord I change not And as is himself so is his righteousnesse unchangeable Dan. 9.24 Seventy weeks are determined upon the people and upon the holy city to finish transgression and to make an end of sin and to make reconciliation for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousnesse It must needs be unchangeable because everlasting This then is a sure rock that will never fail us Hence the Apostles triumph Rom. 8.33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect It is God that justifieth Who shall condemn It is Christ that died 3. Therefore a most acceptable and wel-pleasing righteousnesse God must needs own himself the righteousnesse which is of God Mat. 3.17 This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased Not with whom but in whom the meaning is that God in Christ is well pleased with us also Ephes 5.2 He hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour When Jacob appeared before his father in the garments of his brother Esau See saith Isaac the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed so when we appear in the righteousnesse of Christ those white robes of our elder brother then we are unto God indeed a sweet savour in Christ Jesus Righteousnesse belongeth unto thee saith Daniel but to us confusion and Daniel found favour in Gods sight The more that we take shame and confusion to our selves the more we give God the glory of his righteousnesse and the more that we give him the glory of his righteousnesse the more shall we finde favour in the sight of God So not to denude the people but to cloathe them with that absolute and perfect righteousnesse that everlasting and unchangeable righteousnesse that acceptable and wel-pleasing righteousnesse the righteousnesse of God which is my faith But to give it yet a further vindicaon from the standers of our foul-mouth'd Adversaries take notice The righteousnesse of Faith is no Doctrine of Licentiousnesse This Doctrine doth not open a door to profanenesse but on the contrary 1 Joh. 2.1 These things write I unto you that ye sin not This is the ingagement on our souls If any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins These words are recorded for us not to harden but to melt our hearts These things saith St. John write I unto you that ye sin not When Saul saw the goodnesse of David in sparing his life he lift up his voice and wept It is impossible for a man to believe that God hath done all this for him impossible I say truly and indeed to believe this that God hath wrought such a righteousnesse for us but it must needs melt us into godly sorrow that ever we should sin against so good a God It is the strongest tye that can be laid upon any rationall and ingenuous spirit This is the true Evangelical way Rom. 4.2 Know ye not that the goodnesse of God leads you to repentance This is Gods way Hos 11.4 I drew them with cords of a man with bands of love and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jawes and I laid meat unto them These are as cords and bands as the strongest cords beyond those of Philistims Samson himself cannot break these bands if once they be laid on indeed 1 Joh. 3.3 Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure And it must need be thus if we consider 1. The end of that great work by which our righteousnesse is wrought What was his purpose in it Luk. 1.74 He hath delivered us out of the hands of our enemies that we might serve him without fear in holinesse and righteousnesse before him all our daies This was his end therefore was it he delivered us that we might serve him as in righteousnesse so in the truth of holinesse Thus Tit. 2.14 He gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works He gave himself for us as to redeem us from our sins to justifie us so to purifie us to himself to sanctifie us that so we might be a special a peculiar people separated from the world a people zealous of good works Shall I give you a third Scripture And therefore is it that I multiply because I would have you to take notice of it Col. 1.21.23 You that were sometimes alienated and enemies in your minde by wicked works yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight Therefore was it that he took flesh upon him therefore was it that he suffered death this was his end as to reconcile us unto God so that we might be holy and unblamable and unreprovable in the sight of God And now do but seriously consider this Hath Christ thus suffered for us and will he be disappointed of that for which he suffered or do we think that we shall have our end of Christ and that Christ will lose his end of us That we shall be made the righteousnesse of God in him yet still continue in our wickednesse Be not deceived you cannot thus disappoint him of his purpose conclude rather that you have