Consider, 2. That at the day of judgment, men must be called to a very particular and strict Account. All the Actions of their Lives must then be looked over. The things which they did whilst their souls continued in their bodies, they must be accountable for them. God shall bring every work into judgment. Eccles. 12.14. Yea, they must be called to account for their words: So has Truth himself declared, Mat. 12.36. I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give an account thereof in the Day of judgement. How much more shall men give account for wicked words, for unclean, filthy words, for lylying ⟨p. 88⟩words, for Oaths and Curses, and Blasphemies which they have poured forth out of an evil mouth. And what a dreadful account will many Sinners have to give up for these things in the day of judgment▪ Yea, men shall be called to an account in that day, not only for all that they have done, but for all they have received. It is said in the Parable concerning the Talents, after a long time the Lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them. Matth. 25.19. Whatever Talents God shall entrust any man withal, first or last a day of reckoning will come. The Lord Jesus will say to some at the great Day, You had such Estates in the world, but what did you do with your Riches? did you improve them for God, or did you not abuse them for sin and to dishonour His Name? He'll say to another; Thou hadst a Talent of understanding, thou hadst Wit and Memory and Learning above many others, but how didst thou make use of thy parts? He will say to another, You enjoyed the means of grace, you heard many Sermons: Did not you live in New-England? and whose Ministry did you live under there? What account can you now give concerning all the Sermons which you have heard? Did you repent of Sin and believe on the Son of God, and deny all UnUngodliness ⟨p. 89⟩and worldly lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and Godly in the world?
Consider, 2. That at the day of judgment, men must be called to a very particular and strick Account. All the Actions of their Lives must then be look'd over. The things which they did whilst their souls continued in their bodies, they must be accountable for them. God shall bring every work into judgment. Eccles. 12.14. Yea, they must be called to account for their words: So has Truth himself declared, Mat. 12.36. I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give an account thereof in the Day of judgement. How much more shall men give account for wicked words, for unclean, filthy words, for lylying ⟨p. 88⟩words, for Oaths and Curses, and Blasphemies which they have poured forth out of an evil mouth. And what a dreadful account will many Sinners have to give up for these things in the day of judgment▪ Yea, men shall be called to an account in that day, not only for all that they have done, but for all they have received. It is said in the Parable concerning the Talents, after a long time the Lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them. Matth. 25.19. Whatever Talents God shall entrust any man withal, first or last a day of reckoning will come. The Lord Jesus will say to some at the great Day, You had such Estates in the world, but what did you do with your Riches? did you improve them for God, or did you not abuse them for sin and to dishonour His Name? He'le say to another; Thou hadst a Talent of understanding, thou hadst Wit and Memory and Learning above many others, but how didst thou make use of thy parts? He will say to another, You enjoyed the meanes of grace, you heard many Sermons: Did not you live in New-England? and whose Ministry did you live under there? What account can you now give concerning all the Sermons which you have heard? Did you repent of Sin and believe on the Son of God, and deny all UnUngodliness ⟨p. 89⟩and worldl• lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and Godly in the world?
