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

17. Come forth all ye civil and moral persons, who have […] moral righteousness, and been upright in your dealings, but […] strangers unto the power of godliness, who have observed […] precepts of the second table of the Law in reference to […] […] and others externally; but have grossly neglected the […] the first table; which have had reference to God, who […] no knowledge of God, nor fear of him, nor love to […], […] delight in him; who have never sanctified his name, or […] in […] hearts, nor worshipped him in a spiritual manner […] ••cording to the prescriptions of his word, who never yielded […] […] to the Gospel, never saw your need of me, obtained interests and acquaintance with me, what •ver calls and opportunities […] had: and do you think I should know you, and own […] […], when you are none of mine: will your moral righteousness stand you now in any stead, when you are to give so […] […] account: did not I tell you in my word, […] ⟨p. 87⟩righteousness did exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye should in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heavens: that you must be born again, or else you could not be saved: That you must be holy, or else you could not be happy: did you not hear of the young man, who had as much moral righteousness as you, and yet must of Heaven, because he would not obey my other commands: hath your moral righteousness been so perfect, that it hath had no flaw: have you lived free from sin in regard of the second Table of the Law: besides your breaches of the first will not Conscience tell you of some slips, some stumbles and falls as to your external walking: were you never guilty of unrighteous dealings: never were lustful and wanton: never told any lies, nor uttered any standers: and if you have been fair in your outward carriage and converse, have you […] had foul insides: had you not need of pardon for your sin,s, […] my blood to wash you from your filthiness: have not the best of your works been sinful, in regard of the principal, and […] […] manner of performance: Did you think the works of […] would save you, when the works of Grace cannot, without the imputation of my righteousness, because of their imperfe••• must not Gods justice be satisfied for your sins: and […] think it should be done, but by your eternal punishment in […]!