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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 14
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Think what Souls you shall have; you will be glorious without, your bodies will shine; but you will be far more glorious within, your souls will shine much more; then your souls shall be washed clean from all, rem•inders of sin, so that they shall not have the least spot or stain; then you shall be cleansed; ro•• all ⟨p. 215⟩filthiness of flesh and spirit, and arrive unto perfection of holiness; then the seeds of grace will be grown up into the flowers of glory, and O what a fragrant garden will your souls be? when the rude draught, as it were of Christ here in your hearts, shall be finished and perfected by Gods Pencil, and your spirits shall be made perfectly like unto your glorious Lord, O how beautiful will they be in the eyes of God!
2. Think what Souls you shall have; you will be glorious without, your bodies will shine; but you will be far more glorious within, your souls will shine much more; then your souls shall be washed clean from all, rem•inders of sin, so that they shall not have the least spot or stain; then you shall be cleansed; ro•• all ⟨p. 215⟩fil•hiness of flesh and spirit, and arrive unto perfection of holiness; then the seeds of grace will be grown up into the flowers of glory, and O what a fragrant garden will your souls be? when the rude draught, as it were of Christ here in your hearts, shall be finished and perfected by Gods Pensil, and your spirits shall be made perfectly like unto your glorious Lord, O how beautiful will they be in the eyes of God!
Rejoice then Believers, Rejoice! it grieveth you when you look within you, and perceive so much remaining defilement; when you feel such strong opposition of the flesh against the spirit, and you fide your selves sometimes foiled thereby, your weaknesses […] enmities trouble you; but Rejoice believers, because in […] will be perfectly freed from sin you will never be […] filed with it any more, but you will be made perfect […] and perfectly happy.