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The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission
The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.
London: printed for Geo. Swinnock, 1675
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Chapter 16: Why Christ will try men at the Great Day by acts of Charity.
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It cannot rationally be supposed, that the performance or neglect of those outward acts of Charity should be the general test, (I mean of all) for how then shall those that die in their Infancy and Childhood, or such as are extremely poor be tried, who are rendered wholly uncapable of feeding the Hungry, or clothing the Naked. Neither do I judge it shall be the sole test, for it's possible for a man in these outward acts to be bountiful to men, who hath no regard or fear of God in him. The Apostle supposeth a man may give all his Goods to the poor, and yet be void of true love to the poor, 1 Cor. 13.3. It's unquestionable, that the Worship of the blessed God is much more excellent than our kindness to the Children of men (as Calvin well observeth on the Text) yet Christ who knoweth the hearts of all men, and from what principles they act, ⟨p. 107⟩will mention the Saints acts of Charity at that day, and reward them accordingly, and will mention the Sinners omission of Charity at that day, and condemn him for it.
It cannot rationally be supposed, that the performance or neglect of those outward acts of Charity should be the general test, (I mean of all) for how then shall those that die in their Infancy and Childhood, or such as are extreamly poor be tried, who are rendred wholly uncapable of feeding the Hungry, or cloathing the Naked. Neither do I judge it shall be the sole test, for it's possible for a man in these outward acts to be bountiful to men, who hath no regard or fear of God in him. The Apostle supposeth a man may give all his Goods to the poor, and yet be void of true love to the poor, 1 Cor. 13.3. It's unquestionable, that the Worship of the blessed God is much more excellent than our kindness to the Children of men (as Calvin well observeth on the Text) yet Christ who knoweth the hearts of all men, and from what principles they act, ⟨p. 107⟩will mention the Saints acts of Charity at that day, and reward them accordingly, and will mention the Sinners omission of Charity at that day, and condemn him for it.