The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

2. Evil spirits shall then be judged, even the Devil and all his Angels, which are now bound in the chains of darkness till the judgement of that day, Jude 6. 1 Cor. 6. 3. There shall be opened that great secret of the nature, and manner, and time of their first sinning against God, and ⟨p. 509⟩all the horrible murders they have committed and attempted upon the souls of all sorts of men.

2. Euill spirits shall then be iudged, euen the Deuill and all his Angels, which are now bound in the chaines of darknesse till the iudgement of that day, Iude 6. 1 Cor. 6. 3. There shall be opened that great secret of the nature, and manner, and time of their first sinning against God, and ⟨p. 509⟩all the horrible murthers they haue committed and attempted vpon the soules of all sorts of men.

3. All mankind must their appear before his Tribunal: for God will judge the people, Psal. 7. 9. The ends of the earth, 1 Sam. 2. 10. The earth, 1 Chron. 16. 38. All Nations, Joel 3. 12. The round world, Psal. 9. 9. Both quick and dead, 2 Tim. 4. 1. By the quick is meant such as shall be found alive at his coming, 1 Cor. 15. 51. 1 Thess. 4. 17. And by the dead, such as have died since the beginning of the world to that day, 1 Thess. 4. 16. Reu. 20. 12, 13. so as no man or woman shall escape, 2 Cor. 5. 10. Jude 15. Against this may be objected, that all the world stands either of believers or unbelievers, and neither of those must come to judgement, and therefore none at all are to be judged: the believer hath everlasting life, and shall not come into judgement, Joh. 5. 24. and 3. 18. and the unbeliever is condemned already, and therefore needeth no further judgement. To this I answer, that the believer shall not come into judgement, that is, into the judgement of condemnation; he shall come to receive judgement of eternal absolution from all his sins and miseries. And the wicked are condemned already: First, in the counsel of God, as he appointed them to condemnation for their sins. Secondly, in the word of God, which tells him plainly of his estate and eternal misery, because he doth not repent and believe. Thirdly, in his own conscience, which is as a thousand witnesses, and doth judge him in himself as a forerunner of the last judgement: all this hinders not, but that he must appear openly at the bar of Christ, to have his sins publicly known, and sentence past upon him for all his sins: so that it remains clear, that all men since the beginning of the world must come to judgement. Yet that it may work the more effectually upon mens conscience, it will be profitable to take notice of such particular offenders, as God hath in plain terms telled them before-hand, that he will judge them at that day: and so he will judge

3. All mankind must their appeare before his Tribunall: for God will iudge the people, Psal. 7. 9. The ends of the earth, 1 Sam. 2. 10. The earth, 1 Chron. 16. 38. All Nations, Ioel 3. 12. The round world, Psal. 9. 9. Both quicke and dead, 2 Tim. 4. 1. By the quicke is meant such as shall be found aliue at his comming, 1 Cor. 15. 51. 1 Thess. 4. 17. And by the dead, such as haue died since the beginning of the world to that day, 1 Thess. 4. 16. Reu. 20. 12, 13. so as no man or woman shall escape, 2 Cor. 5. 10. Iude 15. Against this may be obiected, that all the world stands either of beleeuers or vnbeleeuers, and neither of those must come to iudgement, and therefore none at all are to be iudged: the beleeuer hath euerlasting life, and shall not come into iudgement, Ioh. 5. 24. and 3. 18. and the vnbeleeuer is condemned alreadie, and therefore needeth no further iudgement. To this I answer, that the beleeuer shall not come into iudgement, that is, into the iudgement of condemnation; he shall come to receiue iudgement of eternall absolution from all his sinnes and miseries. And the wicked are condemned already: First, in the counsell of God, as hee appointed them to condemnation for their sinnes. Secondly, in the word of God, which tells him plainly of his estate and eternall misery, because he doth not repent and beleeue. Thirdly, in his owne conscience, which is as a thousand witnesses, and doth iudge him in himselfe as a forerunner of the last iudgement: all this hinders not, but that he must appeare openly at the barre of Christ, to haue his sinnes publikely knowne, and sentence past vpon him for all his sins: so that it remaines cleare, that all men since the beginning of the world must come to iudgement. Yet that it may worke the more effectually vpon mens conscience, it will be profitable to take notice of such particular offenders, as God hath in plaine termes telled them before-hand, that he will iudge them at that day: and so he will iudge

1. Pagans, that have sinned without the Law, they shall be ⟨p. 510⟩judged also without the Law written, by the Law of Nature, Rom. 2.

1. Pag•ns, that haue sinned without the Law, they shall be ⟨p. 510⟩iudged also without the Law written, by the Law of Nature, Rom. 2.

3. Antichrist the Man of Sin shall be judged, and destroyed by the brightness of Christs coming, 2 Thess. 2.

3. Antichrist the Man of Sin shall be iudged, and destroyed by the brightnesse of Christs comming, 2 Thess. 2.

4. All that worship that Beast, and receive his mark (his mark is the Characteristical doctrines of errors and lies) they shall be cast into that Lake that burns with fire and brimstone, Reu. 19. 20. and 14. 9, 10.

4. All that worship that Beast, and receiue his marke (his marke is the Characteristicall doctrines of errors and lies) they shall be cast into that Lake that burnes with fire and brimstone, Reu. 19. 20. and 14. 9, 10.

5. All false Teachers that bring in damnable Heresies, 2 Pet. 2. 1.

6. All Apostates that sin willingly after they have received the Truth, Heb. 10. 26.

6. All Apostataes that sinne willingly after they haue receiued the Truth, Heb. 10. 26.

7. All that trouble and disquiet the godly with their malicious oppositious, 2 Thess. 1. 7.

7. All that trouble and disquiet the godly with their malitious oppositious, 2 Thess. 1. 7.

8. All Goats, that is, all unruly Christians that will not be directed by the word of God, but wilfully persist in the known breach of Gods Commandments, Matth. 25.

8. All Goats, that is, all vnruly Christians that will not be directed by the word of God, but wilfully persist in the knowne breach of Gods Commandements, Matth. 25.

9. All Hypocrites, that now go hooded and masked, Luk. 12. 1, 2. Psal. 50. 17.

9. All Hypocrites, that now goe hoodded and masked, Luk. 12. 1, 2. Psal. 50. 17.

10. All Railers, that now by scoffing and slander vilify the godly, and the good way of godliness, Psal. 50. 19. Jude 15.

10. All Railers, that now by scoffing and slander vilifie the godly, and the good way of godlinesse, Psal. 50. 19. Iude 15.

11. All Censorious and masterlike Christians, that judge other men for that they are guilty of themselves, Rom. 2. 1, 2, 3. Jam. 3. 1.

11. All Censorious and masterlike Christians, that iudge other men for that they are guilty of themselues, Rom. 2. 1, 2, 3. Iam. 3. 1.

12. All Merciless and covetous rich men, Matt. 25. 41, 42. Jam. 2. 13. and 5. 1, to 6.

12. All Mercilesse and couetous rich men, Matt. 25. 41, 42. Iam. 2. 13. and 5. 1, to 6.

13. All Whore-mongers and Adulterers, Heb. 13. 4.

14. All Drunkards and Epicures, Luke 21. 34.