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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
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Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 9
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2. From what the wicked shall go away; they shall go away from happiness, from the happiness of heaven; the doors of heaven shall be shut upon them; they shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and many come from the East, and the West, and the North, and the South, even an innumerable multitude of all Kindreds, and Nations, and Tongues, and enter in and •it down in the Kingdom of God and themselves thrust out, and thrust down to Hell
2. From what the wicked shall go away; they shall go away from happiness, from the ••ppiness of heaven; the doors of heaven shall be shut upon them; they shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacoh, and many come from the East, and the West, and the North, and the South, even an innumerable multitude of all Kind•reds, and Nations, and Tongues, and enter in and •it down in the Kingdom of God and themselves thrust out, and thrust down to Hell
3. Concerning the Aggravations, or vexing considerations, which Gospel ••••ers will have it their going away; as the sin of those is more heinous, who sin against the light of the Gospel, than of those who sin only against the light of nature: so their punishment will be more severe; all shall be, beaten, but these persons with many stripes; as there will be degrees in glory, though all will be filled with glory, yet some will have a larger capacity; so there will be degrees of torment and misery, all shall be filled with torment, but some will have a larger capacity, especially Gospel sinners will have stings beyond what heathens will be capable of in their punishment of loss, when
3. Concerning the Aggravati•ns, or vexing considerations, which Gospel ••••ers will have it their going away; as the sin of those is more hainous, who sin against the light of the Gospel, than of those who sin only against the light of nature: so their punishment will be more severe; all shall be, beaten, but these persous with many stripes; as there will be degrees in glory, though all will be filled with glory, yet some will have a larger capacity; so there will be degrees of torment and misery, all shall be filled with torment, but some will have a larger capacity, especially Gospel sinners will have stings beyond what heathens will be capable of in their punishment of loss, when