Without holiness
It is the seeing of so many deplorable instances of this kind which makes us sparing in the use of these expressions. And I cannot but call upon all of you who use them frequently, and beseech you in the name of God our Savior, whose you are and whom you serve, earnestly to guard all who hear you against this accursed abuse of them. Oh, warn them, it may be they will hear your voice, against continuing in sin that grace may abound (Romans 6:1). Warn them against making Christ the minister of sin (Galatians 2:17), against making void that solemn decree of God, "Without holiness no man shall see the Lord," (Hebrews 12:14) by a vain imagination of being holy in Christ. Oh, warn them that if they remain unrighteous, the righteousness of Christ will profit them nothing. Cry aloud, is there not a cause, that for this very end the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us, that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us (Romans 8:4), and that we may live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world (Titus 2:12).
1771 text
20. It is the seeing so many deplorable instances of this kind, which makes us sparing in the use of these expressions. And I cannot but call upon all of you, who use them frequently, and beseech you in the name of God our Saviour, whose you are and whom you serve, earnestly to guard all that hear you, against this accursed abuse of them. O warn them (it may be they will hear your voice) against continuing in sin that grace may abound! Warn them against making Christ the minister of sin! Against making void that solemn decree of God, Without holiness no man shall see the Lord, by a vain imagination of being holy in Christ. O warn them, that if they remain unrighteous, the righteousness of Christ will profit them nothing! Cry aloud, (Is there not a cause?) that for this very end the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us, that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, and that we may live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world.
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Sermon 20 in the 1771 Works. Jeremiah 23:6.
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