The second question is, who shall be the Judge? The answer is to that, that Christ shall be Judge, even the same person that is Mediator, and of whom all the former Articles of the Creed affirmed, which is apparent by these and other Scriptures, Joh. 5. 22. 27. Act. 10. 42. and 17. 31. Not that the Father and Holy Ghost is removed from this Judgement, for the authority of judging belongs to the whole Trinity, but because the Son shall appear in the Humane Nature, and speak and pronounce sentence: but when he speaks, God speaks, and when he judges God shall judge, not only because he is God, but because the Father shall speak and judge by him: so that the Judgement belongs to him in respect of the visible proceeding in Judgement, and the promulgation, and the execution of the sentence, Dan. 7. 9. 13. and the like may be said of his judging as Man, not that he is not Judge in his Divine Nature, but because that which shall be seen and heard in the Judgement shall proceed from his Humane Nature. And whereas the Saints and Apostles are said to judge the world, Luk. 22. 30. 1 Cor. 6. it must be understood thus: That they judge as members unto that head who is Judge. Secondly, as the Judgement shall be performed before Christ, and the company of the Elect, Joel 3. 2. Thirdly, as they shall be Assessors, and give consent to the Judgement, being advanced to the honour to sit as Justices of the Peace on the Bench by the Judge. Fourthly, the Apostles shall judge, because their doctrine which they have preached shall be confirmed and avouched by the sentence of the Judge. So the word that men hear now shall judge them at the last day, John 5. Fifthly, the godly shall judge the wicked, because the example of their faith and repentance shall be alleged as a furtherance of the condemnation of the wicked. Thus the Queen of the South, and the Ninevites shall rise up in Judgement and condemn that generation Christ speaks of, Luk. 11. 31. So that the point is clear, that Christ shall be Judge.
The second question is, who shall be the Iudge? The answer is to that, that Christ shall be Iudge, euen the same person that is Mediator, and of whom all the former Articles of the Creed affirmed, which is apparent by these and other Scriptures, Ioh. 5. 22. 27. Act. 10. 42. and 17. 31. Not that the Father and Holy Ghost is remoued from this Iudgement, for the authoritie of iudging belongs to the whole Trinitie, but because the Sonne shall appeare in the Humane Nature, and speake and pronounce sentence: but when he speaks, God speaks, and when he iudges God shall iudge, not only because he is God, but because the Father shall speake and iudge by him: so that the Iudgement belongs to him in respect of the visible proceeding in Iudgement, and the promulgation, and the execution of the sentence, Dan. 7. 9. 13. and the like may bee said of his iudging as Man, not that he is not Iudge in his Diuine Nature, but because that which shall be seene and heard in the Iudgement shall proceed from his Humane Nature. And whereas the Saints and Apostles are said to iudge the world, Luk. 22. 30. 1 Cor. 6. it must be vnderstood thus: That they iudge as members vnto that head who is Iudge. Secondly, as the Iudgement shall be performed before Christ, and the company of the Elect, Ioel 3. 2. Thirdly, as they shall be Assessors, and giue consent to the Iudgement, being aduanced to the honour to sit as Iustices of the Peace on the Bench by the Iudge. Fourthly, the Apostles shall iudge, because their doctrine which they haue preached shall be confirmed and auouched by the sentence of the Iudge. So the word that men heare now shall iudge them at the last day, Iohn 5. Fifthly, the godly shall iudge the wicked, because the example of their faith and repentance shall be alledged as a furtherance of the condemnation of the wicked. Thus the Queene of the South, and the Niniuites shall rise vp in Iudgement and condemne that generation Christ speaks of, Luk. 11. 31. So that the point is cleare, that Christ shall be Iudge.
