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The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without…
The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without delaying. Also, the exceeding danger of men's deferring their repentance. : Together with a discourse about the day of judgement. And on several other subjects. / By Increase Mather teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
printed by R.P. for Joseph Brunning i.e, 1686
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Consider. 1. That all and every one of us must make our personal appearance, before that dreadful Tribunal. 2. Cor. 5.10. We must all appear b•f•re the judgement sea• of Christ. O do you think of that! All in this Congregation, ever. Mothers Child; and throughout the whole world, High and Low, Rich and Poor, Old and Young they must all to judgement. Rev. 22.12. I saw the dead small and great stand before God; and the books were opened, and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Whoever thou art, God will have thee to judgment, Eccles. 11.9. Know thou, God will bring thee to judgement. Therefore it will be a vain thing for any sinner to think he shall escape. If God that made Heaven and earth will bring him into judgment, how shall ⟨p. 87⟩he escape? Not a soul of man shall escape the Trial. The Great God has resolved, and said, and sworn, that every one shall come before His Tribunal. Rom. 14.10, 11, 12. We shall all stand before the judgement seat of Christ; For it is written, as I live saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to God: So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. If but one man should escape appearing, the Oath of God must be broken, which is impossible. O man, as sure as the Lord liveth, thou shalt stand before his judgment seat, and be tried and judged, either to everlasting Life, or everlasting Death.
Consider. 1. That all and every one of us must make our personal appearance, before that dreadful Tribunal. 2. Cor. 5.10. We must all a•pear b•f•re the judgement sea of Christ. O do you think of that! All in this Congregation, ever. Mothers Child; and throughout the whole world, High and Low, Rich and Poor, Old and Young they must all to judgement.