I 'Chrifts ofthe(reede. laftiudgement. 259 of Chri£1: that f~efcape thefe fearefull iudge-. ofit. V. thevfe which is to be made thereof. Ofthefein or– menrs. ' . . . der.Forrhe lirfi P(lint,whether t~ere 01al be a _iudg~mentor I 'And whereas Chri{\ in thts manner gouerns aU thmgs m not? the guelhon Is necdfuU:for asS. 'Pmdintlp 'Pet.3.jo heauen and earth,we are bound to performe vnto him three Th~"f/tallcomcinthe 14jld,ics mock[YJ,which]hall walk£ 4fer duties·reuerence obedieilce,thankfulnes.For the firfi, PaHI rhc!rU.jlt,~ndfoy,Wherc '!the promife ofhucommmg ? wh1ch faith Phif. 2. 1o: Godbath e.~alted him andgiHmhim a name dates are now.The anfwerto this quefii6 is fer down in this AboH;allnames,rh.rat the name of[cfm~which name is hisex· article, in which we profdJe that the comming of Chrifi to altation ill heanenill full power and glory) jhoH/d I#ITJ k!Jee t!Je laft iudgement, is a point ofreligion fpecially to be held bo... We dare not fo much as fpeake of an earthly kingvna_nd auouched.The reafons to prooue it,are principally two: reuerently: what reuerenc: then doe weowe vnto Chri_fi lirfi, the tdlimonie ofGod himfelfe in the bookes ofthe the king ofheauen and earth? Dauidsheart was touched m old and new Tefiament, which alfoard vnto vs pknufull thathe hadcut otfbut the lap of Sauls garment, wh~nhee ~roofestouchingthe lafr iudgement, fo as hewhich will but might haue llaine him becauf< he wa.rhe Lords annomrod, hghtlyreade the fame,!hall nor needeto doubt thereof. The I Sam, •4· 6. oh rhen: how much mor~ ought our hearts to fecond reaf?n is take~ from the iufrice& goodncs of God, be touched ifweO>all in theleaft mealure di!honour Chnfr the propcme wherofIS to pumfh Wicked and vngodly men, Jews our Lorda•d King? Secoudly, we ~re here taughtto and to honour and rewar~ rhe_godly : butin thisworld ~he performeobedienccvnrohim , and doe htm all the homage godly man IS mofi of all m mtfene, (for mdgement begm– we can. The malterofhis family in all his lawfull comman- noth at Gods houfe)and thevngodly haue theirhearts eafe: dements mufrbe obeyed: now the Church of Chrifr is afa- WickedDiues had the world at will, butpooreLaZArm is mily,and we arememb:rs. thereof; therefore we mufr yeeld hunger- btt.ten, full offores, and nufetable euery way. This obedience to hirn iu all thmgs: foralllus commandements bcmgfo , 1t remameth that after this hfe, theremult neede are iufr. When&NI was chofen king ouer Ifrael, cmaint b:a iudgementand a fecondcomming of Chrift, when the menwhichfearedGod,whefo hearts GodhadtoHChed,fo!kwtdhim godly mufr receiue fulnef!e of ioy and glory, and thevn– to Gibea,andbrought him prejints; bHt the wtek<ddefPifodhsm, godly fulneffeof woe andm!fene. Thts tCcond reafon may I Sam.1o.>6,: 7 • the fame ismuchmore to beverified in vs !top the mouthcs of all gaine-fayers in the world what– toward Chrifr ourLord. We mufrhaueour heartstouched foeuer.But lt may be obtetled, that the whole world frands with defire to performe obedience vnto him : ifnot,weare ~irherofbeleeuers, or vnbeleeufrs, and that there is 110 lafi menofBelialthat defpife him. If this obedience were put ln~gement for either of thefe: for the beleeuer, as Chrifi in prattife, the Gofpel would haue better lilcceffe in the limh,Ioh.5. •4· harh euorlafiinglife, •nd]hallnor comeinto hearts ofthe people,and the Lords Sabbathwould be b:tter IHdgemmt: and thevnbeleeuer tscondemned•lrc•dy, Ioh. 3 . kept,and men would b:aregreaterloue bot~ to Go_d and. to 18. and. ther~fore needeth no furtheriudgement• .Anfwer. their neighbours then now they doe. The third dutte wh~ch WherCitlS fatd,he that beleeueth lhal nor come Intoiudge– we owe vnto him is thankefulnes,forthe endles care wh1ch menr, ttmufi be vnder!lood of the iudgement of condem– he fh·ewesin rhe flOuerning and preferuingofvs.WhenD~- nation,and not ofthe iudgementof abfolution ; andhe that uidwaxed old , and had madeS•lomon his fonne king in his bcleeue.s nor, is condomned already in etfett and wbfrancc fiead,all the p:oplc fhoured& cried, Godfoue k.f.ngSalomon, three waies: I. inthecounfell of God, who did fore-fee Godfouekf.ng SalomotlJo tU the e~trth r~tng ttgain•,r King.r.39, andappoiat his condemnation,asit is apunil11mentoffinne 40. Shall the people of Ifrael rhus reioyce a~.thecrowning and execuriou ofhis iu_fiice. II. in the wordofGod,whcr~ ofS•lonwn, and /hall not we much more re~oyce when as hehathhiscondemnauon fetdowne. I I I. hee iscondem– Chrifr Iclits is placed in heauen at the right hand of his Fa- ned inhis owne confcience: foreuery vngodly mans con– ther, and bath the euerlafring fcepterof his kingdome put fcicnce is a !udge v~t.o himfelfe, which doth cuery houre into his hand? And we arc to!hew thiS thankfulneffe vnto condemne h1m,and lt!S a fore-runner ofthe lafiiudoement. him by doingany thing in this world that may tend to his And notwithfiandinga~l this , theremay remainc ~fecond honour & glory,though it be with the aduentureofourliues. md~emctlt, whi~h is a manifefration and finiflting ofthat When Damd dcGred to drinkc of the water of the well of wluch was begun m the world : and therefore the meanino– Bethlehem_thmofhi.mighty menwent&brak£into tht hoaftof ofthat place is this, he that ll~leeuethnot is already iudged tht Phsliftsms,&hr.ought hsm water, 2 S•m. •l· 15,16. Thus !A parr,bnt fo as the full mamfefiauonrhereof,fltailbe at the they ventured theirlines for DaHids fake : and /hall not wee tCcond commingof Chrifi. 1 !"ucb more willingly vennJre our lines ro doe Chrifi feruice . The fecond circumftance, is the time ofhisiudgement : 10 tokenofthankf.liRes forlus contmuall pretCmmg ofvs? m handhng whereof!'rfi let vs fee whatis the iudgcment of . ~hus much of the ~Ighefr degree of ~hri!ls exaltation men;fecondly,what!Stht truth. Forrhe lirll:,two opinions mhtskmgdome.Now followes thelall pomtto be beleeued touchmg this tune take place. The lirfi is that the fecond concerning ChriO:,in thefe \Vords, From thence he j/taKcome commingofChriO: !hall be aboatfixe thouhnd yeeresfrom to iHdge the quick£ •ndthe tkad. And they containe a proofe the b:ginning ofthe world, and for the Eletts fake fome or a particular declaration ofthe.former article. For as on ofrhefe daies mufi be lhortned : and now fincc the begin– earrhth'?fe that are fet at the ri~rht hand of kings doe exe- ning ofthe world, are paffed liue thoufand andalmoll fixe cute mfhce 111 courts or. afs1fcs for the m~rntenance ~f the hundred yeeres, fo as t~cre rcmaines but fomc foerehun– fiateand peaceofthe kmgdome: fo Chnfr Iefus fitting at drcd. Theground of this opinion arethefe, Firfi the te– therighr hand ofhis Father,thatis, being made foueraigne fiimonieofEli.u, Twotho•fmdyccrcsbefore theI<~•• /wolheu– Lord ofall things both in heauen andearth,is tohold a court fondyeem vnda the lmv: •ndtwo tho•tfond)'eem 11 nderChnft ofafsifc, in which hee fitall come to iudge both the quicke Andfor the Ele!J:sfokt fome ofthejiyeere; ]hall bee Jbottnei and the dead. . . Anfwer: This was not the fentenee otElianhe -i'nisbite, Now1n handlmg the lafr md_!;emenr, we are re confider but of anothe~ Elia< which was a Iew, no Prophet. And thele pomts: !.whether there Ihall be amdgement or not: whereas he fa1rh: two thouwndyeeresbefore the law:and I I- the nmc of 1t: I I I. the fignes thereof. I V. the manner two thou!and yeercs vnder the law;he fatleth. For from the z. ~
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