Thirdly, take heed of bold attempts about the time of Christs judgement, there have been them which have shown abundance of wickedness in this. Gerrard doth confute the folly of such men that do guess at the time when Christ shall come to judge the world. Austin doth make mention of some in his time, that held that Christ should come to judge the world a thousand years after his Death, but we have seen their folly and shame, for there is more time expired then that. Another saith, that some held in his time that Christ should come to judge the world 365. years after his Death, that is a folly likewise, for there is more time past then that. Luther saith, that there were Anabaptists which held that in ⟨p. 148⟩the year 1530 Christ should come to judge the world but we have seen their folly likewise, for there is more time past then then that. Napier, though a learned Nobleman in Scotland, he was too frolic in this way, for he doth boldly say that Christ shall come to judge the world in the year 1688. But beloved, Christs coming to judge the world cannot be determined, for Christ would not gratify his own Apostles to tell them the time when his coming should be, Mat. 24. He would not tell them when the end of the word should be; it shows then it is great pride of heart to pass peremptory conjectures upon the period of time, Christ did not think it meet for to tell his Apostles of the time of his coming, 1 Thess. 5. 1. But of the times and seasons, Brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you, nay, Angels in heaven, and Christ himself as he was mere Man could not tell the time, Mark 13. 32. But of that day, and that hour, knoweth no man, no not the Angels which are in heaven, neither the Son but the Father. Mat. 24. 36. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no not the Angels of Heaven, but my father only. I only mention it for this, to show the vanity of our age, of those who will undertake to show the very day when Christ should come; Likewise to condemn the former Ages, who run to things not revealed, I remember what a learned Man saith, one that commenteth upon my Text, saith he, there is nothing that doth expose the Christian Religion to more contempt, then that the Preachers, and the hearers of it will run into nice questions, and be peremptory in their resolves of that the Scripture speaks not of;
Thirdly, take heed of bold attempts about the time of Christs judgement, there have been them which have shewne abundance of wickednesse in this. Gerrard doth confute the folly of such men that do guesse at the time when Christ shall come to judge the world. Austin doth make mention of some in his time, that held that Christ should come to judge the world a thousand years after his Death, but wee have seen their folly and shame, for there is more time expired then that. Another saith, that some held in his time that Christ should come to judge the world 365. yeares after his Death, that is a folly likewise, for there is more time past then that. Luther saith, that there were Anabapists which held that in ⟨p. 148⟩the yeare 1530 Christ should come to judge the world but wee have seen their folly likewise, for there is more time past then then that. Napier, though a learned Nobleman in Scotland, hee was too frolick in this way, for he doth boldly say that Christ shall come to judge the world in the yeare 1688. But beloved, Christs coming to judge the world cannot be determined, for Christ would not gratifie his own Apostles to tell them the time when his coming should bee, Mat. 24. Hee would not tell them when the end of the word should bee; it shews then it is great pride of heart to passe peremptory conjectures upon the period of time, Christ did not thinke it meet for to tell his Apostles of the time of his coming, 1 Thess. 5. 1. But of the times and seasons, Brethren, yee have no need that I write unto you, nay, Angels in heaven, and Christ himselfe as hee was meere Man could not tell the time, Marke 13. 32. But of that day, and that houre, knoweth no man, no not the Angels which are in heaven, neither the Sonne but the Father. Mat. 24. 36. But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of Heaven, but my father onely. I onely mention it for this, to shew the vanity of our age, of those who will undertake to shew the very day when Christ should come; Likewise to condemne the former Ages, who run to things not revealed, I remember what a learned Man saith, one that commenteth upon my Text, saith hee, there is nothing that doth expose the Christian Religion to more contempt, then that the Preachers, and the hearers of it will run into nice questions, and bee peremptory in their resolves of that the Scripture speakes not of;
