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

1 Concerning the Inflicter of the punishment which the wicked shall go into, and that will be the most holy, just, powerful, and sin-revenging God; the wicked will then fall into his hands immediately, and O how fearful a thing will it he to fall into the hand of the living God? Heb. 10. 31. Wicked men now have no fear of God before their eyes; though their sins and affronts to God be great; and his anger and displeasure against them be great; yet because his goodness and patience towards them is also great; because he keeps silence, and doth not speedily execute his vengeance upon them; therefore they are secure, and insensible of his displeasure; and have slighter thoughts, & lesser fear of him, than of weak dying worms like themselves: but when their eyes shall be opened, at the last day. and a discovery of God shall be made unto them in his infinite Majesty, and greatness, and power, and holiness, and fiery indignation against them: O how fearful then will it be to fall into his hands? It will be very sweet to fall into the arms of his Love; but very dreadful to fall into the hands of his displeasure; when God doth execute his vengeance himself, he will do it very terribly, especially if we consider.

1 Concerning the Inflicter of the punishment which the wicked shall go into, and that will be the most holy, just, powerfull, and sin-revenging God; the wicked will then fall into his hands immediately, and O how fearful a thing will it he to fall into the hand of the living God? Heb. 10. 31. Wicked men now have no fear of God before their eyes; though their sins and affronts to God be great; and his anger and displeasure against them be great; yet because his goodness and patience towards them is also great; because he keeps silence, and doth not speedily execute his vengeance upon them; therefore they are secure, and insensible of his displeasure; and have slighter thoughts, & lesser fear of him, than of weak dying worms like themselves: but when their eyes shall be opened, at the last day. and a discovery of God shall be made unto them in his infinite Majesty, and greatness, and power, and holiness, and fiery indignation against them: O how fearfull then will it be to fall into his hands? It will be very sweet to fall into the arms of his Love; but very dreadful to fall into the hands of his displeasure; when God doth execute his vengeance himself, he will do it very terribly, especially if we consider.