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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 14
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3. If you have laid up your treasure in Heaven, and placed your happiness in things above: if you have cast the Anchor of your hope upward into that which is within the Veil, it is a sign you have true desires after Christ's appearance, that he might give you possession of the happiness which you have made choice of.
3. If you have laid up your treasure in Heaven, and placed your happinesse in things above: if you have cast the Anchor of your hope upward into that which is within the Vail, it is a sign you have true desires after Christ's appearance, that he might give you possession of the happinesse which you have made choice of.
4. If you are careful to please the Lord, and whether present or absent, to be accepted of him; and are afraid of sin, because it is grievous to him; and are diligent in the use of means to fit and prepare your selves, and make all things ready for the receiving of him, it is a sign you do both look for his coming, and do desire it.
4. If you are careful to please the Lord, and whether present or absent, to be accepted of him; and are affraid of sin, because it is grievous to him; and are diligent in the use of means to fit and prepare your selves, and make all things readie for the receiving of him, it is a sign you do both look for his coming, and do desire it.
5. And lastly, if you have lively hopes of his coming, and can rejoice in those hopes, if you can with earnestness pray, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly; this is a sign indeed of your desires, though all true Believer have not attained to so great a height.
5. And lastly, if you have lively hopes of his coming, and can rejoice in those hopes, if you can with earnestness pray, Come Lord Iesus, come quickly; this is a sign indeed of your desires, though all true Believer have not attained to so great a heighth.