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

2. Awake, sinners Awake! Christ will certainly appear to Judgment; if there were only a peradventure of Christs coming to Judgment, methinks it should awaken the guilty, but […] there is a certainty of it, how should it awaken you? as certainly as God is true, as certainly as the Scriptures are his […] as certainly as you are creatures and sinners; so certainly […] the Lord Jesus Christ appear to judge the ungodly World for […] at the last day England hath of late been under the stroke […] several temporal Judgments; and England is in danger of further and •reater calamities; God may […] a more bitter […] into our hands to drink, than yet we have tasted […] the ••• ger of which should awaken secure sinners, because They cannot promise to themselves any shelter at such a time: yet there is a possibility that the Lord may be entreated to spare▪ and put up his Sword, and prevent our ruin, which we have deserved; but the day of Judgment is most certain; God, who cannot change, hath decreed it: God, who cannot lie, […] it; the iniquities of the World, which are great, […] it; therefore it must be, the day will certainly come; […] yet can you sleep in sin? If a Thief knew after he had robbed his neighbour, that he should certainly be taken and judged ⟨p. 186⟩and condemned, and punished, it would affright him; you may know that Christ will certainly come to judgment, and that all guilty sinners shall be brought forth and condemned, and should not this awaken you, especially since if you sleep on, your damnation and eternal punishment will be certain?

2. Awake, sinners Awake! Christ will certainly appear to Judgment; if there were only a peradventure of Christs coming to Judgment, methinks it should awaken the guilty, but 〈…〉 there is a certainty of it, how should it awaken you? as certainly as God is true, as certainly as the Scriptures are his 〈…〉 as certainly as you are creatures and sinners; so certainly 〈…〉 the Lord Jesus Christ appear to judge the ungodly World for 〈…〉 at the last day England hath of late been under the stroke 〈…〉 several temporal Judgments; and England is in danger of further and reater calamities; God may a more bitter into our hands to drink, than yet we have tasted the ger of which should awaken secure sinners, because They cannot promise to themselves any shelter at such a time: yet there is a possibility that the Lord may be entreated to spare and put up his Sword, and prevent our ruine, which we have deserved; but the day of Judgment is most certain; God, who cannot change, hath decreed it: God, who cannot lie, it; the iniquities of the World, which are great, it; therefore it must be, the day will certinly come; yet can you sleep in sin? If a Thief knew after he had robbed his neighbour, that he should certainly be taken and judged