Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…

Secondly, such as have interest in the matter, but yet come unpreparedly, and in an unbeseeming manner; the former take part in the sign, but enjoy not the thing signified, and the latter coming unpreparedly depart without the comfort which otherwise they might have. Now mark to whom Christ would say, if he were now coming to judgement in the clouds, to whom I say, if he were now coming in the clouds, he would say, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit a Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world; to them he would likewise say, Come to my Table, come to this banquet, partake of my body and blood, and to as many as he would say, Depart from me you cursed into everlasting flames, to so many would he say, go you from my Table, come not near.

Secondly, such as have interest in the matter, but yet come unpreparedly, and in an unbeseeming manner; the former take part in the signe, but enjoy not the thing signified, and the latter coming unpreparedly depart without the comfort which otherwise they might have. Now mark to whom Christ would say, if he were now coming to judgement in the clouds, to whom I say, if he were now coming in the clouds, he would say, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit a Kingdome prepared for you from the beginning of the world; to them he would likewise say, Come to my Table, come to this banquet, partake of my body and blood, and to as many as he would say, Depart from me you cursed into everlasting flames, to so many would he say, go you from my Table, come not near.

Now there are two sorts of people, to whom, if the Lord Jesus were coming in the clouds to Judgement, he would say, Depart into everlasting flames; and those are those that know not him, and obey not the ⟨p. 444⟩Gospel of Jesus Christ, 2 Thes. 1.8. Now to these two sorts of people, Christ would say, if he were on earth, Depart from my Table, meddle not with those Mysteries: And they are,