I Have sounded two Trumpets of Judgement in your ears, the former signifying Gods terrible Voice to the City, in the late terrible Judgements of Plague and Fire which have devoured so many Inhabitants and Habitations, as the space of many Ages (should the World so long continue) would not blot out the remembrance of; the later signifying Gods terrible Voice to the World, at the second appearance of Christ to the last and Universal Judgement of all the Children▪ of Adam, which is both sure and near; the dreadfulness of which Judgement to the Wicked, no Tongue is able to express: The chief intent of both my Treatises concerning the late, and future Judgement, hath been to awaken sleepy Sinners out of their carnal security, and to prepare them for the great Salvation purchased by Jesus Christ, and proclaimed, proffered and promised in the Gospel▪ therefore having at first purposed, and in my last Book of Christs Appearance to Judgement, promised to treat more largely of Salvation than in the close of a Use I could do; I have here endeavoured ⟨image 3⟩to fulfil my Promise, in telling you Words whereby you may be saved. We read 1 Tim. 1.15. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners. And Heb. 2.3, 4. that this Salvation began to be spoken of by the Lord, and was confirmed by them that heard him. The Lord speaketh to you from Heaven by his Spirit in his Word and Ministers, that you would accept of this Salvation: See then that ye refuse not him that speaketh; for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on Earth, much more shall not ye escape if ye turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven, Heb. 12.25. They that seek this Salvation diligently, shall find it certainly; but they that refuse or neglect it, must needs perish unavoidably, and be miserable eternally. That this little Piece may be blessed by the Lord, and made use of as a Means to promote your Salvation, is the Prayer of him whose great desire is, that you might be saved.
I Have sounded two Trumpets of Iudgement in your ears, the former signifying Gods terrible Voice to the City, in the late terrible Iudgements of Plague and Fire which have devoured so many Inhabitants and Habitations, as the space of many Ages (should the World so long continue) would not blot out the remembrance of; the later signifying Gods terrible Voice to the World, at the second appearance of Christ to the last and Universal Iudgement of all the Children▪ of Adam, which is both sure and near; the dreadfulness of which Iudgement to the Wicked, no Tongue is able to express: The chief intent of both my Treatises concerning the late, and future Iudgement, hath been to awaken sleepy Sinners out of their carnal security, and to prepare them for the great Salvation purchased by Iesus Christ, and proclaimed, proffered and promised in the Gospel▪ therefore having at first purposed, and in my last Book of Christs Appearance to Iudgement, promised to treat more largely of Salvation than in the close of a Vse I could do; I have here endeavoured ⟨image 3⟩to fulfill my Promise, in telling you Words whereby you may be saved. We read 1 Tim. 1.15. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners. And Heb. 2.3, 4. that this Salvation began to be spoken of by the Lord, and was confirmed by them that heard him. The Lord speaketh to you from Heaven by his Spirit in his Word and Ministers, that you would accept of this Salvation: See then that ye refuse not him that speaketh; for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on Earth, much more shall not ye escape if ye turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven, Heb. 12.25. They that seek this Salvation diligently, shall finde it certainly; but they that refuse or neglect it, must needs perish unavoidably, and be miserable eternally. That this little Piece may be blessed by the Lord, and made use of as a Means to promote your Salvation, is the Prayer of him whose great desire is, that you might be saved.
