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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 14
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3 Believers look for the appearance of Christ with an eye of love and desire; they love and long for his appearance, they look with many a glance of love towards the Palace above, where their Lord is, and they have many a longing wish, that he would come forth, and come down, and receive them unto himself, that where he is, there they may be also. The Bride saith come, and the desire of the Spouse is M•ke haste my beloved and be as a Roe noon the Mountains of Spines: Cant 8. 14. Believers pray, Thy Kingdom come, in the Lords Prayer, which he taught his Disciples, they desire the coming, not only of the Kingdom of grace, but also of the Kingdom of glory; and in the Text, the Church breathes forth, this desire, after Christs appearance, Amen, even So come Lord Jesus.
3 Believers look for the appearance of Christ with an eye of love and desire; they love and long for his appearance, they look with many a glance of love towards the Pallace above, where their Lord is, and they have many a longing wish, that he would come forth, and come down, and receive them unto himselfe, that where he is, there they may be also. The Bride saith come, and the desire of the Spouse is M•ke haste my beloved and be as a Roe noon the Mountains of Spines: Cant 8. 14. Believers pray, Thy Kingdome come, in the Lords Prayer, which he taught his Disciples, they desire the coming, not only of the Kingdome of grace, but also of the Kingdome of glory; and in the Text, the Church breathes forth, this desire, after Christs appearance, Amen, even So come Lord Jesus.
Now examine your selves whether you are true believers by this Character. Do you love and desire Christs appearance?
Object. If any object against themselves, and say, alas! we fear then we are no true believers, because we cannot say that we love and desire Christs appearance, we are so far from desiring it, that we are afraid of it, and it is matter of the greatest trouble unto us to think of it.