3. In regard of the heavy accusations that shall come against thee at that day. There's never a wicked man almost in the world, as fair a face as he carries, but he hath at some time or other committed some such secret villainy, that he would be ready to hang himself for shame, if others did know of it; as secret whoredom, self- pollution, speculative wantonness, men with men, 1women with women, as the Apostle speaks Rom. 1. Why, at this day, all the world shall see and hear these privy pranks, then the books shall be opened. Men will not take up a foul business, nor end it in private, therefore there sh•ll be a day of public hearing; things shall not be suddenly shuffled up, as carnal thoughts imagine, vi•. That at this day, first Christ shall raise the dead, and then the separation shall be made, and then the sentence ⟨p. 87⟩past, and then suddenly the Judgement day is done: No, no, it must take up some large quantity of time, that all the world may see the secret sins of wicked men in the world, and therefore it may be made evident from all Scripture and Reason, that this day of Christs Kingly office in Judging the world, shall last happily longer than his private administration now (wherein he is less glorious) in governing the world. Tremble thou time server, tremble thou Hypocrite, tremble thou that livest in any secret sin under the all-seeing eye of this Judge; thine own conscience indeed shall be a sufficient witness against thee, to discover all thy sins at thy particular judgement, but all the world shall openly see thine hidden close courses of darkness, to thine ever Insting shame at this day.
3. In regard of the heavie accusations that shall come against thee at that day. There's never a wicked man almost in the world, as faire a face as he carries, but he hath at some time or other committed some such secret villany, that he would be ready to hang himselfe for shame, if others did know of it; as secret whoredome, selfe- pollution, speculative wantonnesse, men with men, 1women with women, as the Apostle speakes Rom. 1. Why, at this day, all the world shall see and heare these privie prankes, then the books shall be opened. Men will not take up a foule businesse, nor end it in private, therefore there sh•ll be a day of publique hearing; things shall not be suddenly shuffled up, as carnall thoughts imagine, vi•. That at this day, first Christ shall raise the dead, and then the separation shall be made, and then the sentence ⟨p. 87⟩past, and then suddenly the Iudgement day is done: No, no, it must take up some large quantitie of time, that all the world may see the secret sinnes of wicked men in the world, and therefore it may be made evident from all Scripture and Reason, that this day of Christs Kingly office in Iudging the world, shall last happily longer than his private administration now (wherein he is lesse glorious) in governing the world. Tremble thou time server, tremble thou Hypocrite, tremble thou that livest in any secret sinne under the all-seeing eye of this Iudge; thine owne conscience indeed shall be a sufficient witnesse against thee, to discover all thy sinnes at thy particular judgement, but all the world shall openly see thine hidden close courses of darknesse, to thine ever Insting sh•me at this day.
- 1Eccles. ult. ult.Eccl•s. ult. ult.
