Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

but you did not regard and follow the counsels which were given unto you; and now my preaching work is done for ever. Should I sty and pray with you, and for you, that God would pardon your sins, or defer your judgment but a little while, if it were but for a week, or a day, that you might prepare your accounts, and O how presently would you make your peace with God, how readily would you accept of Christ on any terms; do any thing, suffer any thing, deny self, take up cr•sse; O how diligent would you be in the service of God, and resist ⟨p. 58⟩Satan, and take heed of sin; Alas! poor souls all these desires are too late: I have prayed with you, and for you, and you have had warning and time ro prepare your accounts, and have been called to these duties before; but now the Oath is sworn by him that liveth for ever and ever, that time shall be no longer; now the ear of God is shut, and no prayer can enter.

but you did not regard and follow the counsels which were given unto you; and now my preaching work is done for ever. Should I sty and pray with you, and for you, that God would pardon your sins, or defer your judgment but a little while, if it were but for a week, or a day, that you might prepare your accounts, and O how presently would you make your peace with God, how readily would you accept of Christ on any terms; do any thing, suffer any thing, denie self, take up cr•sse; O how diligent would you be in the service of God, and resist ⟨p. 58⟩Sathan, and take heed of sin; Alas! poor souls all these desires are too late: I have prayed with you, and for you, and you have had warning and time ro prepare your accounts, and have been called to these duties before; but now the Oath is sworn by him that liveth for ever and ever, that time shall be no longer; now the ear of God is shut, and no prayer can enter.

Now Christ is come down from the mercy Seat; from the right hand of the Father, where he made intercession; and the Throne of Grace is now turned into a Judgment Seat; now there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin, nothing but a fearful looking for o judgment to devour the wicked. Alas! why do you hang about me with tears and weeping? what can I do for you now? can I carry you all up with me in my arms? would not the load be too great for me? and if all of us together could hand and help some of you up into the air with us, and bring you into the presence of our dear and glorious Redeemer; With what confidence could you stand before him? With what face could you look upon him, when you are so black, and filthy, and have such guilt upon your consciences? Would not your looks betray you to be none of our number? Would not your black and trembling joints speak what you are? and would not Christ then frown you away from our company? and then we must of necessity let you fall from on high amongst your fellow hypocrites and unbelievers. Could we carry you up with us? if you should lay hold on us, would not the Angels snatch us out of your arms? or would not Devils tear you away from us? And could I rescue any of you out of Satan's hands, when he comes to seize upon his own? Alas! what can I do fr you at this time?