Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

he will shut his ears against their prayers, and hide his eyes from their misery; they had promises enough whilst they lived, but they did not regard them, they did not believe and apply them; and now nothing but threatenings belong to them, and remain for them; Christ often cried to them by his Ministers, and moved them by his spirit to open the Door of their hearts, and give him room and entertainment; but they shut their ears and hearts against him; and now Christ will shut his ears, and the door of mercy, and Heaven against them. He will be inexorable. Thus concerning the Judge of the wicked.

he will shut his eares against their prayers, and hide his eyes from their misery; they had promises enough whilst they lived, but they did not regard them, they did not believe and apply them; and now nothing but threatnings belong to them, and remain for them; Christ often cryed to them by his Ministers, and moved them by his spirit to open the Door of their hearts, and give him room and entertainment; but they shut their eares and hearts against him; and now Christ will shut his eares, and the door of mercy, and Heaven against them. He will be inexorable. Thus concerning the Judge of the wicked.

2. The Assessors, or those which shall sit with Christ in the judgment of the wicked, will be the righteous. This promise the Lord makes particularly and especially to the twelve Apostles, Matth. 19. 28. Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me (that have denied your selves, and parted with all, and taken up your Cross, and followed me) in the Regeneration, (or restitution of all things, when the Day of Resurrection doth come) and the Son of Man shall sit on the Throne of his Glory, (when I shall sit upon my judgment Seat, and gather all Nations before my Bar, to receive their doom) Ye shall sit on twelve Thrones, Judging the twelve Tribes of Israel, and though the Apostles of Christ will be especially honoured, and exalted in the day of Judgment, and have seats, or degrees of dignity above others; yet this honour also shall all the Saints have, to sit with Christ in Judgment,