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Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment
Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 1667
Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 13
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Will the Lord Jesus Christ certainly and quickly appear to Judgment? and must the whose World be summoned unto his Bar? surely then it ⟨p. 231⟩doth above all things concern all of you to sit down, and consider how you are provided for this day; all of you will be spectators of Christ, and his glory on that day; but you will not be idle spectators, as sometimes you have been of great shows in the City, whilst it was yet standing, which have passed away, and you have gone away without much regard of the things you have seen; No, you will all be most highly concerned in this appearance of Christ, more then Persons, who are to be tried for their lives, are concerned at the appearance of the Judge, who comes to pa•s sentence upon them; you will all be tried on that day, and your everlasting weal, or woe will depend upon the account you shall give, and the sentence which shall be pronounced upon you by the great Judge: therefore let me beseech you all to examine your selves, whither you are prepared for this day of Judgment; it will be a woeful day to such sinners, whom the Lord Jesus will condemn unto everlasting torments; and are there no such Persons amongst you? are there no ungodly ones gathered together into this place? are all of you Saints, and Children of God? if you are not such, you will wish you had been such at that time; but are you all such now? the worst of you may be such, if you seriously, diligently, and timely seek such a privilege, but are you such yet? are there not many here, whom the Lord Jesus Christ will come in flaming Fire to take vengeance upon? It would take up too much room to speak of all those sinners whom Christ will condemn, especially having already spoken particularly of them under the conviction, from pag. 87. to 115. But briefly and more summarily for the discovery of such Persons, ⟨p. 232⟩that you may examine your selves whether you are in their number, The sinners which Christ will condemn at his appearance may be known by these Characters: They are, 1. Carnal. 2. Sensual. 3. Earthly. 4. Devilish.
Will the Lord Jesus Christ certainly and quickly appear to Judgment? and must the whose World be summoned unto his Bar? surely then it ⟨p. 231⟩