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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 6
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2. He will pronounce the sentence upon them
1. Christ will take an account of the righteous▪ Rom 4. 10, 12. We shall all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, and every one of us shall give an account of himself unto God; though the righteous shall not be brought to condemnation, yet they shall be brought into judgment, which will be for their Masters honour and their own: especially of those who can give a good account of the Talents their Lord hath entrusted them withal.
1. Christ will take an account of the righteous▪ Rom 4. 10, 12. We shall all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, and every one of us shall give an account of himself unto God; though the righteous shall not be brought to condemnation, yet they shall be brought into judgment, which will be for their Masters honour and their own: especially of those who can give a good account of the Tallents their Lord hath entrusted them withal.
I know it is a question among Divines, whether the sins of Gods people will be mentioned: and made manifest at the day of Judgment; I shall not determine the question, since the Scripture is not so plain; possibly the Lord having pardoned them, covered, blotted them out of the Book of his remembrance, he will not mention them on that day; but sure I am, if they should be mentioned▪ it will not be to ⟨p. 33⟩their disgrace and grief, but to their more abundant joy in the Lord who hath forgiven them: If they should read their sins in the Book of Gods remembrance; they will find them like so many debts crossed out with the red lines of Christs blood: if the Devil should be permitted to accuse them at that time, who is now the Accuser of the Brethren, and rip up their secret faults, the Lord himself will stand up and plead for them: he will make known the sufficient value of his Merits for their Ransom, and publicly acquit them from all guilt and condemnation: Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect it is God that justifieth: who is he that shall condemn? it is Christ that died for them, Rom: 8. 33, 34.