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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 9
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6. In going away it will sting the wicked to think that now this happiness of Heaven is irrecoverable, once they might have obtained it, and that upon easy •earms; yea after some refusals of it, they had fresh proffers and invitations; the […] of mercy, and gate of salvation and glory stood open a long time; but now the door is locked upon them, and […] never be opened more; they must go away without ⟨p. 105⟩any hopes of ever entering into the new Jerusalem, or obtaining the least degree of the happiness of the Saints; they must bid adieu unto joy and comfort for ever.
6. In going away it will sting the wicked to think that now this happiness of Heaven is irrecoverable, once they might have obta•ned it, and that upon easie •earms; yea after some refusals of it, they had fresh proffers and invitations; the 〈…〉 of mercy, and gate of salvation and glory stood open a long time; but now the door is lockt upon them, and 〈…〉 never be opened more; they must go away without ⟨p. 105⟩any hopes of ever entering into the new Jerusalem, or obtaining the least degree of the happiness of the Saints; they must bid adieu unto joy and comfort for ever.
These considerations will sting Gospel-sinners in their going away.
Thus concerning the first particular in the execution of the sentence on the wicked, they shall go away.