A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…

The meaning of the words, so far as is necessary, I shall give you briefly. We all, both we Apostles that Preach the Gospel, and you that hear it, must, willing or unwilling, there is no avoiding it, Appear, stand forth or make our appearance, and there have our hearts and ways laid open, and appear as well as we. Before the Judgement seat of Christ; i.e. before the redeemer of the world, to be Judged by him as our Rightful Lord. That every one, even of all mankind which are, were, or shall be, without exception; May receive, that is, may receive his sentence adjudging him to his due; and then may receive the execution of the sentence; and may go away from the bar with that Reward or Punishment that is his due according to the Law by which he ⟨p. 7⟩is Judged. The things done in his body, that is, the due Reward of the works done in his body: or as some copies read it, The things proper to the body, i.e. due to the man, even body as well as soul. According to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad: i▪e. This is the cause to be tried and Judged, whether men have done well or ill whiles they were in the flesh, and what is due to them according to their deeds. Knowing therefore, &c. i.e. Being certain therefore that these things are so, and that such a Terrible Judgement of Christ will come, we persuade men to become Christians and live as such, that they may then speed well when others shall shall be destroyed: or as others, Knowing the fear of the Lord, that is, the true Religion, we persuade men.

The meaning of the words, so far as is necessary, I shall give you briefly. We all, both we Apostles that Preach the Gospel, and you that hear it, must, willing or unwilling, there is no avoiding it, Appear, stand forth or make our appearance, and there have our hearts and wayes laid open, and appear as well as we. Before the Iudgement seat of Christ; i.e. before the redeemer of the world, to be Judged by him as our Rightful Lord. That every one, even of all mankind which are, were, or shall be, without exception; May receive, that is, may receive his sentence adjudging him to his due; and then may receive the execution of the sentence; and may go away from the barr with that Reward or Punishment that is his due according to the Law by which he ⟨p. 7⟩is Judged. The things done in his body, that is, the due Reward of the works done in his body: or as some copies read it, The things proper to the body, i.e. due to the man, even body as well as soul. According to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad: ie. This is the cause to be tried and Judged, whether men have done well or ill whiles they were in the flesh, and what is due to them according to their deeds. Knowing therefore, &c. i.e. Being certain therefore that these things are so, and that such a Terrible Judgement of Christ will come, we perswade men to become Christians and live as such, that they may then speed well when others shall shall be destroyed: or as others, Knowing the fear of the Lord, that is, the true Religion, we perswade men.