Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

Further it is said that all the Kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. So Mat. 24. 30. All the tri••es ⟨p. 48⟩of the Earth shall mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming in the Clouds of Heaven: this we are to understand of the wicked Kind reds and Tribes of the Earth: the sight of Christ will be matter of the greatest joy unto his Disciples, but of the greatest sorrow unto the wicked world: the mourning of the wicked, see how it is set forth, Rev. 6. 15, 16, 17. And the Kings of the Earth, and the great Men, and the Rich Men, and the chief Captains, and the Mighty Men, and every Bond-Man, and every Free-Man hid themselves in the Dens, and in the Rocks, and in the Mountains. And said to the Rocks, and to the Mountains fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that •••teth upon the Throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of his wrath is come, & who shall be able to stand. Then profane and wicked Kings, who would not submit unto the Government of Christ, but break his bands asunder, and cast away his cords from them, shall see this King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, come down from Heaven to Judge them, and O! with what f•ar will they then run and hide themselves in Dens, or under some great Rocks and Mountains if they could, from the face of him who will then fit upon the Throne of Judgment? and with what trembling will they stand amongst the meanest of their subjects, devested of all their power and dignity? the Nobles and great men of the Earth, who having been lifted up above the ordinary degree of men, have lifted up their hearts also with pride and haughtiness b••ond measure, and let loose the reins unto licentiousness, and wallowed in •••lthy delights and pleasures, shall see the Son of Man coming in the Clouds; and O how will their proud heart• then be brought down, and their haughtiness said low and their sweet sinful delights be turned into bitter Gall and Wormwood; then they will cry to the Rocks to cove• them and the Mountains to hide them; if they can nd a my such place to receive them in this terrible day. The the chief Captains, and mighty Men, who employed the force and strength under the Banner of the Devil, and […] deavoured to promote, the interest of his Kingdom in […] World and rebelled against the Lord of Hosts?