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Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…
Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins Milk-Street, London; ; [Three lines from Hebrews]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Benjamin Harris, 1690
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 8
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20. Come forth all ye Impenitent Persons and […] believers, all ye that have yielded obedience to the Gospel; […] you not called to repentance by Ministers, and the Spirit, […] Ordinances: and when a stiller voice was not […] called louder by God in his judgment: did you […] except you repented you would certainly […] would be your ru•ne, unless your heart were […] from it, and yet were you, though you lay under the guilt of […] much s•n, could you •e so impenitent and hard-hearted: […] not you called to me by the Voice of the Gospel▪ did […] I […] you, and strength out my band all the day long to you: did not I stand at the door of your heart, and […] hand for […] and ye• could you shut the door against me, though you […] need of me: •ad you not commands and encouragement• […] believe: could you rationally desire firmer ground and […] […] ⟨p. 92⟩your faith: did not you give God the lie by your unbelief; have you not hereby fastened the guilt of all your other sins upon your selves, which I was willing to take off from you: would any son against the Law have condemned you, had you turned from it, and yielded obedience to the Gospel: were you not foretold of the wrath to come, and yet would you not fly from it: were you not proffered a Saviour, and yet would you not accept of him; have you not treasures opened before you, and would you not look after them: were you not shown the way to Heaven, & would not you walk in it: how can you escape, that have been guilty of disobedience to the Gospel: Take them Devils, bind them hand and foot.
20. Come forth all ye Impenitent Persons and 〈…〉 believers, all ye that have yielded obedience to the Gospel; 〈…〉 you not called to repentance by Ministers, and the Spirit, 〈…〉 Ordinances: and when a stiller voice was not 〈…〉 called louder by God in his judgment: did you except you repented you would certainly would be your rune, unless your heart were from it, and yet were you, though you lay under the guilt of much sn, could you e so impenitent and hard-hearted: not you called to me by the Voice of the Gospel did I you, and streth out my band all the day long to you: did not I stand at the door of your heart, and hand for and ye could you shut the door against me, though you need of me: ad you not commands and encouragement believe: could you rationally desire firmer ground and