they shall be judged for their Atheism, whether secret, by which, as Fools, 1they have said in their hearts (only), There is no God; or open, whereby as proud Blasphemers, they have set their mouth against the Heavens, 2saying, How doth God know? and Is there knowledge in the most High? who through the pride of their Countenance, 3would not seek after God, yea contemning God, said concerning all this wickedness, and that to God's Face, Tush, thou wilt not require it: But that Judgment shall fully convince the Atheist; and he, that would not believe a God, shall know him by the judgments which he executeth. Then shall the Idolater, whether Ethnic or Romish, or of what other impression soever; the Blasphemer of God's Name, whether by prodigious Oaths, or by lighter taking his Name in vain; the Profaner of the Sabbath, which violateth that holy day of God by work or sport, either by sinning or idling out that holy time; either by writing against the Sabbath, or by living down the Sabbath; the disobedient to Fathers or Mothers
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the Murderer, the Adulterer, the Thief, the false Accuser, the Covetous whom God hateth; all these, I say, in what degree of wickedness soever, even to every idle word, 4and every vile, yea vain thought, which (with David, Psal. 119.113.) they have not hated, shall be judged (I say) out of those books: The Gospel-Sinner shall then be brought to the Bar, to answer for his unbelief, impenitency, his rejecting of Christ's Yoke, his despising the tenders and offers of free grace; his ignorance of, and disobedience to, 5the ⟨p. 166⟩Gospel, shall then be judged; the Lord Jesus is (now) revealed from Heaven, with his mighty Angels, in flaming fire to take Vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. All the Persecutions, whether by the mouth of the Sword, Imprisonment, Banishment, Martyrdom, &c. or by (the sword of the mouth) revilings, scandals, false accusations, cruel mockings of proud Sinners, now, they shall be all charged upon the world of ungodly men, whether out of the Church, 6or in the Church; Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his Saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly, of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodlily committed, and of all their hard speeches, which ungodly men have spoken against Him, whether his Person or Members;
they shall be judged for their Atheism, whether secret, by which, as Fools, 1they have said in their hearts (only), There is no God; or open, whereby as proud Blasphemers, they have set their mouth against the Heavens, 2saying, How doth God know? and Is there knowledg in the most High? who through the pride of their Countenance, 3would not seek after God, yea contemning God, said concerning all this wickedness, and that to God's Face, Tush, thou wilt not require it: But that Judgment shall fully convince the Atheist; and he, that would not believe a God, shall know him by the judgments which he executeth. Then shall the Idolater, whether Ethnick or Romish, or of what other impression soever; the Blasphemer of God's Name, whether by prodigious Oaths, or by lighter taking his Name in vain; the Prophaner of the Sabbath, which violateth that holy day of God by work or sport, either by sinning or idling out that holy time; either by writing against the Sabbath, or by living down the Sabbath; the disobedient to Fathers or Mothers
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the Murderer, the Adulterer, the Thief, the false Accuser, the Covetous whom God hateth; all these, I say, in what degree of wickedness soever, even to every idle word, 4and every vile, yea vain thought, which (with David, Psal. 119.113.) they have not hated, shall be judged (I say) out of those books: The Gospel-Sinner shall then be brought to the Bar, to answer for his unbelief, impenitency, his rejecting of Christ's Yoke, his despising the tenders and offers of free grace; his ignorance of, and disobedience to, 5the ⟨p. 166⟩Gospel, shall then be judged; the Lord Jesus is (now) revealed from Heaven, with his mighty Angels, in flaming fire to take Vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. All the Persecutions, whether by the mouth of the Sword, Imprisonment, Banishment, Martyrdom, &c. or by (the sword of the mouth) revilings, scandals, false accusations, cruel mockings of proud Sinners, now, they shall be all charged upon the world of ungodly men, whether out of the Church, 6
- 1Psal. 14.1.
- 2Psal. 73 9.
- 3Psal. 10 4, 13.
- 4Rom. 2.16. Math. 12.36.
- 52 Thes. 1.8.
- 6Jude 15.