3. Christ at his second appearance will separate the righteous from the wicked, the Chaff shall be purged from the Wheat. Matth. 3. 12. the Tares shall be gathered from the good Corn. Matth. 13. 30. the bad Fish shall be divided from the good, v. 48. The Goats shall be separated from the Sheep, Matth. 25. 32. By the Chaff, Tares, bad Fish, Goats, we are to understand the wicked; by the good Corn, good Fish, Sheep, we are to understand the righteous: who will be separated one from another, however they are now in some places mingled and linked together; the elect shall be gathered together into one company from the four winds, Matth. 24. 31. and they shall stand on the right hand of Christ, and the reprobate wicked shall stand on the left, Mat. 25. 33. In which gathering and separation, there shall be no mistake, as there may be now. Many close hypocrites may in this world pass for true children of God; they may live together, and hear together, and pray together, and receive the Sacrament together, and make the same profession of Religion; yea, some hypocrites may, as to outward appearance, seem to outgo some of Gods own children in zeal and forwardness; the lamps of the foolish Virgins may seem to shine with a greater blaze than some of the lamps of the wise; when they have not the least dram of the oil of true grace in the vessel of their hearts, Matth. 25. at the beginning; yea, some of Gods own children ⟨p. 21⟩may here be mistaken for hypocrites (their chiefest life being secret, and out of view) by them which are uncharitable; and they may also mistake themselves, through the temptations of the devil, and the doubtings of their mis-giving unbelieving hearts; but at the last day, there will be no mistake; not only the more openly profane and notoriously vile generation of the wicked, who were even professed enemies of Gods people, and shun their company, and separate themselves now, shall be separated from them by Jesus Christ at the last day; but also all those who were more •ober, and had some kind of love to them, but none unto Jesus Christ: Yea, all hypocrites, who seemed to be of their company, shall then be parted from them: Christ will look upon all with a piercing distinguishing eye, he will easily discern and discover all the hypocrites, however they may plead that they have eat and drunk in his presence, and some of them cast out devils in his •ame;
3. Christ at his second appearance will separate the righteous from the wicked, the Chaff shall be purged from the Wheat. Matth. 3. 12. the Tares shall be gathered from the good Corn. Matth. 13. 30. the bad Fish shall be divided from the good, v. 48. The Goats shall be separated from the Sheep, Matth. 25. 32. By the Chaff, Tares, bad Fish, Goats, we are to understand the wicked; by the good Corn, good Fish, Sheep, we are to understand the righteous: who will be separated one from another, however they are now in some places mingled and linked together; the elect shall be gathered together into one company from the four winds, Matth. 24. 31. and they shall stand on the right hand of Christ, and the reprobate wicked shall stand on the left, Mat. 25. 33. In which gathering and separation, there shall be no mistake, as there may be now. Many close hypocrites may in this world pass for true children of God; they may live together, and hear together, and pray together, and receive the Sacrament together, and make the same profession of Religion; yea, some hypocrites may, as to ourward appearance, seem to outgo some of Gods own children in zeal and forwardness; the lamps of the foolish Virgins may seem to shine with a greater blaze than some of the lamps of the wise; when they have not the least dram of the oyl of true grace in the vessel of their hearts, Matth. 25. at the beginning; yea, some of Gods own children ⟨p. 21⟩may here be mistaken for hypocrites (their chiefest life being secret, and out of view) by them which are uncharitable; and they may also mistake themselves, through the temptations of the devil, and the doubtings of their mis-giving unbelieving hearts; but at the last day, there will be no mistake; not only the more openly profane and notoriously vile generation of the wicked, who were even professed enemies of Gods people, and shun their company, and separate themselves now, shall be separated from them by Jesus Christ at the last day; but also all those who were more •ober, and had some kind of love to them, but none unto Jesus Christ: Yea, all hypocrites, who seemed to be of their company, shall then be parted from them: Christ will look upon all with a pier•ing distinguishing eye, he will easily discern and discover all the hypocrites, however they may plead that they have eat and drunk in his presence, and some of them cast out devils in his ame;
