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Christ in the clouds coming to judgment
Christ in the clouds coming to judgment; or The dissolution of all things. Wherein is plainly set forth the second coming of Christ to judgment. ... / Being the substance of a sermon preached by that Reverend Divine, Dr. Bates, deceased.
Boston: printed for Benjamin Gray, 1729
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First, they must depart. This seems nothing to the wicked now; they are Contented to be gone, they have much more ⟨p. 16⟩delight in Sin than in God's Service, but whither must they go, from me? and if from me, then from all that is mine, my Mercy, my Glory, my Salvation; But whether, O Lord, shall the ••sed go that depart from thee, into what Heaven shall they arrive? What Master shall they serve? It is thought a great Punishment to be banished from our native boils, what then i• it to be banished from Almighty God! But whether must they go, into everlasting Fire? O what a Bed is this, no Feathers but Fire: no Friends but Furies, no ease but Fetters; no Light but Smoke, no Clocks to pass away the time, but timeless Eternity; Fire intolerable, a Fire burning and never dying; what can endure everlasting Flames, it shall not be quenched night nor day, the smoke thereof shall go up for evermore; the wicked shall be crowded together like brick in a fiery Furnace. But for whom was this Prepared, for the Devil and his Angels, these must be your companions; the last sentence is now pronouncing, What, Go, Who? Ye Cursed into everlasting Fire, to a crew of Devils: O take heed that you live in God's fear, lest that leaving his service, he give you this Reward; Depart ye Cursed.
First, they must depart. This seems nothing to the wicked now; they are Contented to be gone, they have much more ⟨p. 16⟩delight in Sin than in God's Service, but whither must they go, from me? and if from me, then from all that is mine, my Mercy, my Glory, my Salvation; But whether, O Lord, shall the ••sed go that depart from thee, into what Heaven shall they arrive? What Master shall they serve? It is thought a great Punishment to be banished from our native boils, what then i• it to be banished from Almighty God! But whether must they go, into everlasting Fire? O what a Bed is this, no Feathers but Fire: no Friends but Furies, no ease but Fetters; no Light but Smoak, no Clocks to pass away the time, but timeless Eternity; Fire intellerable, a Fire burning and never dying; what can endure everlasting Flames, it shall not be quenched night nor day, the smoak thereof shall go up for evermore; the wicked shall be crowded together like brick in a fiery Furnace. But for whom was this Prepared, for the Devil and his Angels, these must be your companions; the last sentence is now pronouncing, What, Go, Who? Ye Cursed into everlasting Fire, to a crew of Devils: O take heed that you live in God's fear, lest that leaving his service, he give you this Reward; Depart ye Cursed.