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

5. Rejoice, Believers Rejoice! When Christ doth appear ye shall be judged by him; ye• shall not be condemned by him, but ye shall be judged by him; your advocate will be your judge: Who shall then lay any thing to your charge? God will then justify you; who then shall condemn you? Christ will acquit and absolve yo••: You will openly be declared Righteous on that day through the Righteousness of Jesus Christ, which here hath been imputed to you; Christ will own […] the• […] Redeemed people, whom he hath pur•••sed with his own blood; then all your works of mercy •ill be made […] of; all your services of Christ […] the World with be had in Remembrance; all your graces will be taken notice of; and the Lord will kindly accept of the improvement of the smallest talents, which he hath […] […] withal. Well done good and faithful Servants, yet have been faithful in a few things, enter into the joy of y••r Lord, Matth. 25. 21. And if you have been persec•• […] Righteousness sake; if you have been imprisoned, banished reproached, and greatly afflicted for Christ sake; if you have left Father, Mother, Wife, Children, Houses, L•nds, yea and have laid down your lives for the testimony of Jesus, and that you might keep a good Conscience, think what entertainment the Lord Jesus will give to you […] time? and O how will you Rejoice that the Lord should confer so great honour and dignity upon […] as to call you forth and enable you• to suffer for his name? and think how sweetly the sentence which Christ shall pronoun•• upon you, will sound in your ••ares! Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the World.

5. Rejoyce, Believers Rejoyce! When Christ doth appear ye shall be judged by him; ye• shall not be condemned by him, but yee shall be judged by him; your advocate will be your judge: Who shall then lay any thing to your charge? God will then justify you; who then shall condemn you? Christ will acquit and absolve yo: You will openly be declared Righteous on that day through the Righteousness of Jesus Christ, which here hath been imputed to you; Christ will own the Redeemed people, whom he hath pursed with his own blood; then all your works of mercy ill be made of; all your services of Christ the World with be had in Remembrance; all your graces will be taken notice of; and the Lord will kindly accept of the improvement of the smallest talents, which he hath withall. Well done good and faithfull Servants, yet have been saithfull in a few things, enter into the joy of yr Lord,