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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 10
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2. Their understandings shall be holy; their shall not be the least Cloud or mist of ignorance or error to darken and sully them, when they appear before the glorious Sun of righteousness, the brightness which will issue forth from his face will dispel all clouds, and they will have a clear understanding ⟨p. 128⟩of all things which will be needful for them to know, to make them happy; God will then unlock his treasures, op•n his Books, which now are sealed, and open their understandings too, that they may conceive those mysteries of his word, and that manifold wisdom of God, which now do exceed their comprehensions.
2. Their understandings shall be holy; their shall not be the least Cloud or mist of ignorance or errour to darken and sully them, when they appear before the glorious Sun of righteousness, the brightness which will issue forth from his face will dispel all clouds, and they will have a clear understanding ⟨p. 128⟩of all things which will be needful for them to know, to make them happy; God will then unlock his treasures, op•n his Books, which now are sealed, and open their understandings too, that they may conceive those mysteries of his word, and that manifold wisdome of God, which now do exceed their comprehensions.
3. Their memories shall be holy; they shall be strengthened to retain and bring forth continually out of their treasures whatever things, new or old, shall tend to feed them with love and joy, and elevate their souls in the praises of God.
3. Their memories shall be holy; they shall be strengthned to retain and bring forth continually out of their treasures whatever things, new or old, shall tend to feed them with love and joy, and elevate their souls in the praises of God.