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

3. Christ will be a most knowing judge: He will know all the persons of the Wicked; not one shall scape his Eye; he will not know them in any way of nearness, and familiar acquainting himself with them; but he will know them in a way of perfect cognizance of their Persons; he knew them when they lived and rebelled against his Laws; and he will know them again when they are raised; he will not only have a general knowledge of them, but he will know them particularly, none of the ancient Rebels shall be able to hide themselves, either under Rocks and Mountains or in the •roud and throng of the wicked, which shall be gathered together before him on that day: Christ will find out all his Enemies, and he will know all their Crimes; he will read them all written in the Book of Gods Remembrance: and the Book of their own Consciences being then opened, will present all their sins to his view▪ the Eye of the judge will be a piercing all seeing Eye, which cannot be blinded, and ••••fore there will be no mistake and error in the judgment▪ through ignorance or false information, as there may be in the Courts of Judicature upon the Earth.

4. Christ will be a most holy Judge […] He will be without any the least stain of sin; he was so wh•• he […] amongst sinners on earth, and surely he will be […] when he descendeth from the Holy of Holies in Heaven: some earthly Judges▪ are guilty in the same kind with the malefactors which are brought before them; so that […] they judge, others they condemn themselves: but […] will not […] the least mote of sin in the eye of Christ; […] of defilement; and therefore •s it will be impossible to blind him, because of his knowledge: […] it▪ will be impossible to bribe and corrupt him in judgment, because of his ••••ness; and by consequence.