Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

Beloved, we Ministers are set as Watchmen to sound the Trumpet, and warn you of Judgment, which if we should neglect to do, your blood would be required at our hands, Ezek. 33. from the 1. vers. to the•• 1. And we shall be called to an account, for the Souls committed to our charge, Heb. 13. 17. And therefore having notice given us by God in his Word of the coming of Christ to judge and punish the ungodly World at the last day, and knowing the terror of the Lord, how terrible the day of Judgment will be unto you, if you be found amongst the ungodly, and how terrible the day will be unto us, if we be sound unfaithful to your souls, we warn you, and persuade you to flee from the wrath to come; and can you blame us then for using harsh language, when we cannot omit it without danger to our selves and your souls? when otherwise we cannot be faithful to you, nor to our Master, who hath sent us to declare these things? we might indeed (like some) flatter you, and sooth you up in a way of sin; we might speak smooth things unto you, and prophesy deceits; but what advantage would it be unto you to be deceived? if you were pleased with us, and did commend us here, I am sure you would curse us for our unfaithfulness hereafter; Sinners, it is not cruelty, but pity and mercy to shoot the sharp arrows of Gods threatenings into your consciences; it is not out of hatred, but tender love to your souls, that we endeavour to thrust the sword of the spirit into your bosoms, that if possible we might wound sin to the heart, and fetch forth the blood thereof, as it were, which if it still live in you, will be your ruin: Christ will certainly and quickly be here, and when he ⟨p. 247⟩doth appear, we shall appear to be judged, and is it not good you should know it before hand, that you might be prepared?

Beloved, we Ministers are set as Watchmen to sound the Trumpet, and warn you of Judgment, which if we should neglect to do, your blood would be required at our hands, Ezek. 33. from the 1. vers. to the•• 1. And we shall be called to an account, for the Souls committed to our charge,