The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission

1. Because acts of Charity are more obvious and apparent to the World. Though the Christian usually is close therein, and will not let his left hand know what his right hand doth; yet Charity, like Musk, will discover it self. The Objects thereof will publish their Benefactors; and he himself thinks it needful sometimes to be open and public in his liberality (though not for self-ostentation, yet) for others imitation. Luther tells us, That Christ will try men this way, because the World shall justify his Sentence both of reward and punishment. If a man be charitable, all his Neighbours take notice of it; yea, commonly love him for it; the vilest of them will commend him, though by his holy Conversation he condemns them. I suppose this is the good man of whom the Apostle speaks, when he tells us, That for such a one a man will even dare to die, Rom. 5. Therefore when Christ ⟨p. 108⟩shall acknowledge the Charity of his people, and then reward them with himself; the wicked Neighbours of these men will confess the truth thereof, and their Consciences will force them to consent thereto. Again, there is hardly a Muckworm, whose Motto is, To have, and to hold, to heap, and to hoard up, who will as soon part with his blood, as any thing considerable to the poor; but all his Neighbours, good and bad, observe him, speak of him, and generally condemn him for his earthly-mindedness. So that when Christ at the Great Day shall accuse him, they will be forced to attest the truth of that Accusation, and when Christ at that day shall condemn him, they cannot but agree to the Sentence; Psal. 52.6, 7. The Righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him. Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength: but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

1. Because acts of Charity are more obvious and apparent to the World. Though the Christian usually is close therein, and will not let his left hand know what his right hand doth; yet Charity, like Musk, will discover it self. The Objects thereof will publish their Benefactors; and he himself thinks it needful sometimes to be open and publick in his liberality (though not for self-ostentation, yet) for others imitation. Luther tells us, That Christ will try men this way, because the World shall justifie his Sentence both of reward and punishment. If a man be charitable, all his Neighbours take notice of it; yea, commonly love him for it; the vilest of them will commend him, though by his holy Conversation he condemns them. I suppose this is the good man of whom the Apostle speaks, when he tells us, That for such a one a man will even dare to die,