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. As there is a twofold Law by which they must be Judged, so will there then be a twofold Accusation. The first will be, that they were sinners, and so having violated the Law of God, they Deserve Everlasting Death according to that Law; If no defence ⟨p. 35⟩could be made, this one Accusation would condemn all the wo•ld; for it is most certain that all are sinners, and as certain that all sin deserveth Death. The only defence against this Accusation lieth in this Plea: Confessing the charge, we must plead that Christ hath satisfied for sins, and upon that consideration God hath forgiven us; and therefore being forgiven, we ought not to be punished; To prove this we must show the pardon under Gods hand in the Gospel. But because this pardoning Act of the Gospel doth forgive none but those that Repent and Believe, and so return to God, and to sincere Obedience for the time to come; therefore the next Accusation will be, that we did not perform these Conditions of forgiveness; and therefore being Unbelievers, Impenitent and Rebels against the Redeemer ⟨p. 36⟩we have no right to pardon, but by the sentence of the Gospel, are liable to a greater punishment, for this contempt of Christ and Grace. This Accusation is either true or false; where it is true, God and Conscience who speak the truth may well be said to be the Accusers: Where it is false, it can be only the work of Satan the malicious adversary; who, as we may see in Jobs case, will not stick to bring a false Accusation.

1. As there is a twofold Law by which they must be Iudged, so will there then be a twofold Accusation. The first will be, that they were sinners, and so having violated the Law of God, they Deserve Everlasting Death according to that Law; If no defence ⟨p. 35⟩could be made, this one Accusation would condemn all the wo•ld; for it is most certain that all are sinners, and as certain that all sin deserveth Death. The only defence against this Accusation lyeth in this Plea: Confessing the charge, we must plead that Christ hath satisfied for sins, and upon that consideration God hath forgiven us; and therefore being forgiven, we ought not to be punished; To prove this we must shew the pardon under Gods hand in the Gospel. But because this pardoning Act of the Gospel doth forgive none but those that Repent and Believe, and so return to God, and to sincere Obedience for the time to come; therefore the next Accusation will be, that we did not perform these Conditions of forgiveness; and therefore being Ʋnbelievers, Impenitent and Rebels against the Redeemer