.. 1052 Book.V. Looking nnto 1eftu. Chap. I • Sect.6 , madnefs, and his end to be Without honour; how i4 he numbredAmong : the childre~ of God, tmd his lot is amongJhe S11ints? Here is a fight that will trouble and amaze the wicked, that thofe who '· fometimes were their footfl:ools fhould now be on Thro nes; , that poor Lel:~;;arus, who lay at ttre gates of that certain rich man, iliould now thine like a fl:ar near the Sun of Righ.te ouf. neCs; that they who were reproached, reviled, ma!fa'cred, mu.r• the red by them-, fuould now be their Judges, joining with J~fus Chrifl: ·co fentence them to hell. Oh who can conceive the terrible thoughts of thefe mens hearrs ! .now the worl.cl . cannot help them1 their old compa-nions•cannot help them, the Saints neither can, nor ·will'; onely the Lord Je,fus can, but oh ! · there is the foul~ killing mifery, bewill not ; ye mm, And · devils (faith Chrifi:Jjoint heirs ofhell ,fit fuel/for eternAl fire, lo~ft . on U4 in our Thrones, time "'.u we-could not have A look_from you; , Chrift .and Chriflians were 11n abhorrency of fPirit t4nttl you , you troAd m Hnaer foot ·, bHt now we are got above you, oh fee the vaft aifference betwixt U4 .end JOU;-loo"on m, /ook-()n me and my Saints! . fee m on our Thro~Jes, {ee EU. glittering in glory ; .and /;e confounded . tt.nd ama:~;,~d for e·ver. . · 4· A particular firia: account fuall be then·req~ired, and gi:- .. ven. Of what you will fay? I anfwer.- J. Of fins . Come (will Chrifl: fay )n/JW confeffe all JDUr fins h~ · fore a1 t the 'World; time was that you .conct~aled your fins, but now every fin £hall be laid open before God ,AngeJs, and Men; ·, Ana now.is the black·book of their confciences opened,wh ere· ·in appears all the ir fins original and ad1al; of omiffio n and . commiffion. For omi11ions of duties all thofe• flu II be difco· vered. Chrijt hungrJ, and I gave him no rneat; Chriff'thirfty,' a"a 1 gave him no d.rink_; Chrifl .a ftranger , and I lndgea him not; Chrijl na~td, and I c/r;tbea him not; Chriff fick., and in prifon, and 1 vijited. him n()t, And for commiffions '· of evils , all thofe {hall be difcovered, Thefo and theje Jim I committed in my chitd·booa; youth, ripe age, old age: the(e · l\'ert my gro1fe jim, bl(lfPhemy, perjury,iaolatr), robbery, elrunk.!n· neffe, undeannejfe, prnphan1(J, &c. and theft Were my lef[e fin!, anger, hatr·ed, envy ~iftrufl, impat•'ence, pride,prefumption,conte/1· tion,derifion ,mcon/fancr,hr pocr4 !, r:ft-c. Oh the raumberlelfe num·· btr of evil choughrs, word~ and deeds that now arelaid .·open! · In .
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