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…

1. What matter can be mentioned with the Tongue of man of greater moment? For the poor creature to stand before his Maker and Redeemer, to be Judged to Everlasting Joy or Torment? Alas! all the matters of this world are plays, and toys, and dreams to this: Matters of profit or disprofit are nothing ⟨p. 241⟩to it: Matters of credit or discredit are unworthy to be named with it: Matters of temporal life or death are nothing to it. We see the poor brute beasts go every day to the slaughter, and we make no great matter of it, though their life be as dear to them as ours to us. To be Judged to an Everlasting death or torment; this is the great danger, that one would think should shake the stoutest heart to consider it, and awake the dullest sinner to prevent it.

1. What matter can be mentioned with the Tongue of man of greater moment? For the poor creature to stand before his Maker and Redeemer, to be Judged to Everlasting Joy or Torment? Alas! all the matters of this world are playes, and toyes, and dreams to this: Matters of profit or disprofit are nothing ⟨p. 241⟩to it: Matters of credit or discredit are unworthy to be named with it: Matters of temporal life or death are nothing to it. We see the poor bruit beasts go every day to the slaughter, and we make no great matter of it, though their life be as dear to them as ours to us. To be Judged to an Everlasting death or torment; this is the great danger, that one would think should shake the stoutest heart to consider it, and awake the dullest sinner to prevent it.

2. Its a matter that concerneth every one of your selves, and every man or woman that ever lived upon the earth, or ever shall do: I am not speaking to you of the affairs of some far Country, that are nothing to you, but only to marvel at; which you never saw, nor ever shall do: no; It is thy own self man or woman ⟨p. 242⟩