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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 4
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2. There will be found recorded, all the evil actions, all the sins of the Children of men. Such and such were disobedient and untoward Children; slighting the command of God and their Parents; were idle and careless of instruction, and would not open their ear to discipline, such were old in sin, when young in years: were strong and skilful in wicked sinful practises, when there bodies were but weak, and minds sottishly ignorant in the things of God: such had good examples before them, but they would not follow them: they saw dreadful Judgements, but were ••••ned under them; they received many mercies, but […] abused them: they had seasons of grace but they mis•••• […] them: they had calls, but they shut their ear against […] […] they had convictions of Conscience, but they stifled […] […] ••ey had motions of the spirit, but they quenched […] had proffers of Christ, and pardon and salvation, […] •••fused them▪ and turned Gods glory into shame, […] into wantonness. Such and such were Sab•••• […] such were Swearers: such were Drunkards, […] •••ean• persons, and Adulterers, such were […] ••ere Covetous persons and Idolaters, such were […] righteous in their dealings, such were bitter […] in their speeches, such were injurious in […] the sins of Men and Woman will be […] of Gods Remembrance, Deut 32 34. Is […] with me, and sealed amongst my trea•••• […] treasures up the sins of the wicked […] day of his wrath, and their per•••• […] 14 16, 17. Thou numberest my steps, dost […], my transgressions are sealed up in […] mine iniquities. God numbereth […] by one, sin by sin, as a man would […] he watcheth that he may number […] notice of the foot-steps of every […] impression in the Book of his Remem•••• […]-steps of the body do, when a man walk••• […]. He putteth the transgressions in a Bag, […] the Bag, and sealeth the Bag: all which expressions ⟨p. 21⟩