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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…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 10
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And its true also, that he will Justify those that were wicked, but not those that are wicked; But Judgement findeth them as Death leaveth them: and he will not take them for wicked, that are sanctified and cleansed of their ⟨p. 182⟩former wickedness. So that Christ will first pardon them, before he justify them against the charge of being sinners in general: and he will first give men Faith, Repentance and new Obedience, before he will Justify them against the charge of being Impenitent, Infidels or Hypocrites, and consequently unpardoned, and doubly guilty of damnation. This twofold righteousness, he will first Give men, and so constitute them Just; before he will Declare it, and Sentence them just.
And its true also, that he will Justifie those that were wicked, but not those that are wicked; But Judgement findeth them as Death leaveth them: and he will not take them for wicked, that are sanctified and cleansed of their ⟨p. 182⟩former wickedness. So that Christ will first pardon them, before he justifie them against the charge of being sinners in general: and he will first give men Faith, Repentance and new Obedience, before he will Justifie them against the charge of being Impenitent, Infidels or Hypocrites, and consequently unpardoned, and doubly guilty of damnation. This twofold righteousness, he will first Give men, and so constitute them Just; before he will Declare it, and Sentence them just.
2. The Reason of the Sentence, particularly Described, is from their Faith and •ove to Christ, expressed in their Obedience, self-denial and forsaking all for him. For I was hungry and ye fed me; I was thirsty and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger and ye took me in: Naked and ye clothed me: I was sick and ye visited me; I was in ⟨p. 183⟩