The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…

IN this place the acts or procedure of the last day are expounded. The parts are two; Christ's coming, and the end of his coming, which is the last judgement. In this last judgement; 1. The preparation thereto is described. 2. The execution of ⟨p. 130⟩the sentence. In the preparation, Christ's majesty and glory, in which he shall then appear, is chiefly here set down; 1. From his train and attendance that shall wait upon him; consisting chiefly of the glorious Angels. 2. From his glorious Throne. 3. From the effect of this coming; to wit, to the gathering of all mankind together, and separating of the good from the bad. The sentence to be pronounced, is twofold; 1. Of salvation to the good. 2. Of condemnation to the evil. The sentence of salvation is declared; 1. From its causes. 2. From its adjuncts. The principal cause is God's good will, which is shown; 1. From the effect of that grace or favour, that is the cause of our salvation, which is the blessing of God. 2. From the relation that thence ariseth; which is that of a Father giving an inheritance, and of a Son's receiving the same. 3. From the adjunct of time, that this salvation was not then first appointed for them, but prepared for them from the beginning of the world. The adjunct signs also, whereby this salvation is declared, are good works; which by the Trope or borrowed manner of speaking, called Synecdoche of the special put for the general, by the learned, are designed by the works of mercy; and are amplified by that relation, which these works have to Christ himself, whilst they are exercised towards his members. The sentence of condemnation is quite contrary to the former, handled by the comparison and proportion of like things. The execution of the sentence, is briefly set down in the last verse of this Chapter.

IN this place the acts or procedure of the last day are expounded. The parts are two; Christ's coming, and the end of his coming, which is the last •udgement. In this last judgement; 1. The preparation thereto is described. 2. The execution of ⟨p. 130⟩the sentence. In the preparation, Christ's majesty and glory, in which he shall then appear, is c•iefly here set down; 1. From his train and attendance that shall wait upon him; consisting chiefly of the glorious Angells. 2. From his glorious Throne. 3. From the effect of this coming; to wit, to the gathering of all mankind together, and separating of the good from the bad. The sentence to be pronounced, is twofold; 1. Of salvation to the good. 2. Of condemnation to the evill. The sentence of salvation is declared; 1. From its causes. 2. From its adjuncts. The principal cause is God's good will, which is shewn; 1. From the effect of that grace or favour, that is the cause of our salvation, which is the blessing of God. 2. From the relatiou that thence ariseth; which is that of a Father giving an inheritance, and of a Son's receiving the same. 3. From the adjunct of time, that this salvation was not then first appointed for them, but prepared for them from the beginning of the world. The adjunct signs also, whereby this salvation is declared, are good works; which by the Trope or borrowed manner of speaking, called Synedoche of the special put for the general, by the learned, are designed by the works of mercy; and are amplified by that relation, which these works have to Christ himself, whilest they are exercised towards his members. The sentence of condemnation is quite contrary to the former, handled by the comparison and proportion of like things. The execution of the sentence, is briefly set down in the last verse of this Chapter.