150 SERMONS upon the SERM.XIX. of Ho/ls. Adam fled from the Prefence of God walking in the Garden, though God came to him in no terrible Appearance ; and though he had finned, yet was not cut off from all Hope of Reconciliation. How will wicked Menabide the Prefence of Chrift, when he cometh to fbecstforth his Glory, and they are excluded by his final Sentence from all Hope of Pardon ? Or you may fee it. forth by the Glory of Chrift's Transfiguration ; the Glory that was feen then : For that was a Glimpfe of this Glory of the Father, in which he !hall appear at that Day. Matth. 17.2. And he was Transfigured before them, and his Face did thine as the Sun, and his Rayment wat white as the Light. And then arofe a bright Cloud, and a Voice out of the bright Cloud: And when the Difciples heard it, they were fore aft"aid. There was a glorious fhining Brightnefs, breaking through Skin and Garment ; overwhelming the Difciples, that they were not able to ftand before his Majefly, though it were in Mercy revealed to them. Or by that Appearance of the Angel, defcribed Matth. 28. 3, 4. His Coun- tenance was like Lightning, and his Raymenr as white as Snow ; and for fear of him the Keepers did Make, and became as dead Men. Or by the Appearance of Chrift to Paul, AEI. 9. when he was blind for feven Dayes, when the Lord 7efus chewed himfelf to him from Heaven. Thefe Inftances will give us a Ghefs, a Talle of it. Bat, Secondly, Why he will come in this great Glory i I Anf<ver, I. To take of the Scandal and Ignominy of the Crois, and to recompenfe him for his Humiliation ; He that was once defpifed in the World for his outward and defpi- cable Eftate, will then be Glorious ; when he {hall declare his Power, in Railing the Dead by his Voice, and all the Elements burning about him, and all the Saints and Angels attending him, every one as bright as the Sun ! A glorious high Throne let in the Air for him ; and all the Creatures prefented before him, and bowing to him ! Ranfacking the Confciences of Sinners, and bringing forth the Story of all his Admi- niftrations in the World ! Then there will be a full Recompence for all is Suffer- ings. To make this evident, let us compare the Two Comings of Chri Chrift's Firfl Coming was fo obfcure, that it was fcarce obferved and undelo by the World. The Second will be fo confpicuous and glorious, as to be feen of All. In the former he came in the Form of a Servant, and the contemptible Appearance of a mean Man : In the fecond he cometh as the Lord, and Heir of all things, cloath- ed with Splendour, and Glory, as with a Garment. At his Firfl Coming he had a Forerunner, The Voice of one crying in the ld/ildernefs : In the Second he hath a Fore- runner alto. There the Eaptifl : Here an Arch -angel with his Trumpet, t Theff. 4. ro. In his Fir/I Coming he was accompanied with a few poor Fifher -men, Twelve Difciples, Perfons of mean.Condition and Rank in the World : Now with Legions of Angels, and with his Holy ten thoufánds of his Saints, .ride 14. Heretofore he Raifed Three to Life : Now all the Dead. Then he was fcorned, buffeted, fpit up- on : Now crowned with Glory and Honour. In the former he was to aët the Part of a Minifter of the Circumcifion, to Preach the Gofpel to the People of frael: In the latter he {hall a& as the Judge of all the World. In the former he invited Men to Repentance, and offered Remiffion of Sins to thofe that received him as a Redeem- er : But in the latter he !hall cut off all Hope of Pardon for evermore, fròm them that Received him not, and neglefted their Day of Grace. At firfl he came to bear the Sins of many But now He ¡ball come without Sin, Heb. q 28. not bearing a Bur- den, but bringing a Difcharge ; not as a Surety, but as a Pay - mailer, ; not as a Suf- ferer, but as a Conqueror ; triumphing over Death, and Hell, and the Devil : He cometh no more to go from us, but to take us from all Mifery unto himfelf. In the former State he was God -Man ; but he did AS it were hide his Godhead under the Infirmities of his Flefh : Sometimes it peeped out through the Veil in a Miracle, but yet moffly obfcuring himfelf : But in the latter he (hall difèover himfelf with an unfpeakable Brightnefs and Majefty ; and there will be no need of Miracles to prove the Divinity of his Perron and Office : For then it ¡hall be a matter of Senfe; all (hall fee it, and feel it ; tome with Joy, others with Trembling. In the former State he prefénted himfelf to fuffer Death : But then he !hall tread Death under his Feet. In the former he was Judged, and Condemned by Men to an Ignominious Death, the Death of the Crofs : But in the latter he will Judge, and with his own Mouth pronounce Sentence upon all Men ; on all Kings, Emperours and Judges, as well as poor Peafants ; fitting upon a Glorious Throne and Tribunal. Then he Judged no Man,
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