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

6. Christ will be a most righteous Judge: he will […] ⟨p. 55⟩the wicked in unrighteousness; some of them will be found to▪ have been unrighteous in their judgment: and others righteous in their dealings; and all of them unrighteous in their state: but Christ will judge them all in righteousness: he will judge them according to their works: as he will be righteous in not inflicting upon them a greater punishment than their sins have deserved, he will not punish lesser sinners with more stripes, and greater sinners with fewer stripes: so neither will he be unrighteous inflicting upon them a lesser punishment than their sins have deserved; but will proportion their punishment to their offence, Rev. 18. 7. How much she hath glorified her self, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her. Christ will be exactly righteous in his judgment, severely righteous, without the least mixture of mercy: the wicked shall have from him the summum jus, and that sine ulla injuria, they shall have the highest right and justice, without the least injury: Gods justice requires satisfaction for their sins, and Christ will satisfy the demands of justice to the full upon the ungodly, by distribution of such punishments as are the just desert of their sins: Christ will even all scores at that […] between God and sinners: at least he will begin to […] […] payment of that debt from them which they owe […] […] which they will be paying unto all eternity. Christ will come with the Balances and Sword of Justice in his […] he will come to take just vengeance upon disobedient […] •• ners.

6. Christ will be a most righteous Judge: he will 〈…〉 ⟨p. 55⟩the wicked in unrighteousness; some of them will be found to▪ have been unrighteous in their judgment: and others righteous in their dealings; and all of them unrighteous in their state: but Christ will judge them all in righteousness: he will judge them according to their works: as he will be righteous in not inflicting upon them a greater punishment than their sins have deserved, he will not punish lesser sinners with more stripes, and greater sinners with fewer stripes: so neither will he be unrighteous inflicting upon them a lesser punishment than their sins have deserved; but will proportion their punishment to their offence,