The absurdity and blasphemy of substituting the personal righteousness of men in the room of the surety righteousness of Christ, in the important article of justification before God. A sermon preached at the South Precinct in Braintree, December 25th 1749. / By John Porter, A.M. Pastor of the Fourth Church of Christ in Bridgewater. ; Published at the earnest desire of the hearers. ; [Ten lines of quotations]

Abstract

Half-title: Mr. Porter's sermon against undue appretiating moral vertue. Caption title: Justification by the personal righteousness of men is absurd and blasphemous. Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green printed opposite the prison in Queen Street at this time. "Errata."--p. 30. "The following attestation should have stood before the sermon, but happened to be there omitted."--p. [31]; signed: Nathaniel Leonard, Jonathan Parker, John Cotton, Solomon Prentice, Elisha Eaton.