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

1. By them which know not God, we may understand the Heathen and the Gentile Nations, this being the Character given of them 1. Thess. 4. 5. Not in lusts of Concupiscence, as the Gentiles which know not God. And the Ephesians, whilst Heathens, before the Gospel came amongst them, were strangers to the Covenant of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world, Ephef. 2, 12. All the Heathen Nations shall be judged by Christ: but I shall not speak of their judgment, […] which we are not so much concerned.

1. By them which know not God, we may understand the Heathen and the Gentile Nations, this being the Character given of them 1. Thess. 4. 5. Not in lusts of Concupiscence, as the Gentiles which know not God. And the Ephesians, whilst Heathens, before the Gospel came amongst them, were strangers to the Covenant of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world, Ephef. 2, 12. All the Heathen Nations shall be judged by Christ: but I shall not speak of their judgment, 〈…〉 which we are not so much concerned.

2. By them which obey not the Gospel we are to understand all those Nations upon whom the Light of the Gospel hath shined, and unto whom the sound of the Gospel hath come: but yet have not yielded obedience thereunto, so as heartily to accept of Christ for their Saviour upon his own terms: all Christless, graceless Persons, who have heard of Christ, and enjoyed the means of Grace, will be the chief Malefactors in the Day of Judgment. I might here give a Catalogue of the sinners which shall be Judged, take one in 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10. The Unrighteous, Fornicators, Idolaters, Adulteries, Effeminate, abusers of themselves with mankind, Thieves, Covetous, Drunkard▪ Revilers, Extortioners, and all other unjustified, unsanctified Sinners. But more of this when I come to speak of the conviction of the Wicked.