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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 6
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1 He will take an account of their Graces The vessels of the Virgins will be looked into, what O I they have got, the hearts of the Saints will be looked into, what graces they have obtained. Christ will then take notice what Godly sorrow they have had for sin, their secret weeping & mourning, will then be made manifest; he will take notice what humility and meekness, what self-denial and patience they have had, especially what faith, and love, and hope, and spiritual joy they have had, and all their raised affections toward• himself, and Heavenly things, in his Ordinances, and his judgment of grace will not be according to the appearance and show which hath been, but according to truth: and then the Saints shall be •ancked, not according to their esteem and dignity in the World, but according to the measure of the graces they have attained.
1 He will take an account of their Graces The vessels of the Virgins will be lookt into, what O I they have got, the hearts of the Saints will be lookt into, what graces they have obtained. Christ will then take notice what Godly sorrow they have had for sin, their secret weeping & mourning, will then be made manifest; he will take notice what humility and meekness, what self-denial and patience they have had, especially what faith, and love, and hope, and spiritual joy they have had, and all their raised affections toward• himself, and Heavenly things, in his Ordinances, and his judgment of grace will not be according to the appearance and shew which hath been, but according to truth: and then the Saints shall be •ancked, not according to their esteem and dignity in the World, but according to the measure of the graces they have attained.
2. Christ will take an account of the improvement of the talents of graces and gifts, and opportunities of service which he hath entrusted them with all, Mat 25. 19. And Christ will then take chief notice of those which have been most industrious and faithful, and instrumental for doing most good, and bringing most glory to his Name, and though all shall have a full reward that are found truly faithful, and shall ter into their Masters Joy; yet they shall have a more full