Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

2. Christ will come at his second appearance with ⟨p. 9⟩great glory; At his first appearance, he came like a Servant, yea like a Servant of Servants; at his second appearance he will come like a Lord, yea like a Lord of Lords, like the great Lord of glory; at his first appearance he was •loathed with dishonour, and a chain of contempt was put about him; but at his second appearance he will be clothed with glory and honour, and most excellent Majesty will be put upon him; at his first appearance his Deity was veiled, his beauty was masked with infirm flesh, his brightness was under a Cloud; though sometimes some beams did break forth with such a dazzling lustre, as made Peter fall at his feet saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful Man, O Lord, Luke 5. 8. And others in the Ship to worship him, acknowledging of a truth thou art the Son of God: Mat. 14. 33. And often filled his Disciples with fear, and astonishment; but he was so disguised in flesh, that few knew him at all, none knew much of him, when he was so disrobed, and so meanly attired, and attended. It is said the Princes of this World knew him not, else surely they would have laid down their Sceptres at his feet, had they known him, they would not have dared, so disgracefully, to have crucified the Lord of glory, 1 Cor. 2. 8. But at his second appearance, the Veil will be so drawn aside, that the Deity of Christ will shine forth with amazing splendour to the view of the whole World; his humane nature will be glorious beyond any other Creature; but oh how glorious will his Divine nature be, when the eyes of the whole World shall be opened to see God in such a way, as now we are not able to conceive? He will appear in the brightness of his Fathers glory, so that they which see him will see the Father; ⟨p. 10⟩the Majesty, Authority, Dominion, Power, Holiness, Justice, and love of the Father, will be like so many sparkling gems, to deck the Crown of Christ at his appearance; but who can conceive the royalty and surpassing excellency of Jesus Christ, when he comes down out of his Fathers Palace, into the World? He will come in great glory, God will come down in him and with him; the Throne of God will be removed, the Palace will be below, Heaven will be upon the Earth, where Christ is, there is Heaven, there is God in his greatest glory to be seen;