Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

1. Concerning the Inflicter of the punishment which the wicked shall go into, and that will be the most ⟨p. 133⟩holy, just, powerful, and sin-revenging God; the wicked will then fall into his hands immediately, and O how fearful a thing will it be to fall into the hand of the living God? Heb. 10. 31. Wicked men now have no fear of God before their eyes; though their sins and affronts to God be great; and his anger and displeasure against them be great; yet because his goodness and patience towards them is also great; because he keeps silence, and doth not speedily execute his vengeance upon them; therefore they are secure, and insensible of his displeasure; and have slighter thoughts, and lesser fear of him, than of weak dying worms like themselves: but when their eyes shall be opened, at the last day, and a discovery of God shall be made unto them in his infinite Majesty, and greatness, and power, and holiness, and fiery indignation against them: O how fearful then will it be to fall into his hands? It will be very sweet to fall into the arms of his Love; but very dreadful to fall into the hands of his displeasure; when God doth execute his vengeance himself, he will do it very terribly, especially if we consider,

1. Concerning the Inflicter of the punishment which the wicked shall go into, and that will be the most ⟨p. 133⟩holy, just, powerful, and sin-revenging God; the wicked will then fall into his hands immediately, and O how fearful a thing will it be to fall into the hand of the living God? Heb. 10. 31. Wicked men now have no fear of God before their eyes; though their sins and affronts to God be great; and his anger and displeasure against them be great; yet because his goodness and patience towards them is also great; because he keeps silence, and doth not speedily execute his vengeance upon them; therefore they are secure, and insensible of his displeasure; and have slighter thoughts, and lesser fear of him, than of weake dying worms like themselves: but when their eyes shall be opened, at the last day, and a discovery of God shall be made unto them in his infinire Majesty, and greatness, and power, and holiness, and fiery indignation against them: O how fearful then will it be to fall into his hands? It will be very sweet to fall into the arms of his Love; but very dreadful to fall into the hands of his displeasure; when God doth execute his vengeance himself, he will do it very terribly, especially if we consider,