Chrifts ofthe [reede. laftiudgement. the diuell blinds the eyes of men: forit will A feardu!I fentcnce ofcuerlafling woeand connot fland for payment at the day of mdgcdemnauon, ·wh1ch ll1a!l bee pronounced a• mentto fay I hauc hurt no man, vnlelfewee gam£1: the wteked. And whertasall wteked further doe :U1 thegood we can. men lllall goe to hell at Chtifls commandeThe third poiot,iscbe defence whichimpcment; it teacheth vs, \yillingly to obey the oitent fiooers make for themfelues m thefe VOICe of Chnfl tn the mm1i1cry of the word. Mar. :.s. words, Lcrd, whmfllWwethte4n hungred,or For if~crebellagail~fihisvoiceinthe.world, 41• tbirf/ie,or nllk£d, or inprifon, orf.ck[, 411ddidnot when Ill the,day of mdgement fentence ll1all Luk,18. 10, Mat.tf. <f• minif/ervnto thee?Thus in theirownedefence, be pronounced againltvs, wefhall heare ano• that which Chri£1: faith, they gain-fay, and iuther voice, at thegiuing whereof, wee mult il:ifie themfelues.Here markethenatureofall obeywhether wew1lor no,and thereupon go impenitent linnets, which is to fGoth a•d flatto euerlailing paine,.whither we would not. terthemfeluesin fione and to maintaine their Let vs therefore m t1me deny our felues for owne righteoufue!l<:, 'like to .the proud Phariour finnes pail, and ?nely re!ye vpon Chrifl fie in hisprayer,who bragged of hisgoodnes, Iefu~ for thefreerenufHon ofthem all; & for and faid, Lord, I tiJank! thee, that la"'""'"' the umero~ome, lcade a new reformed hfe. othermmare exrortjoners,eSc. and in the very B Thus much of the order of Chnfr Ius pro· fame manne~ ignorant·perfons _of all fons aceeding at the day of iudgem~?t: Now follow mong vs, iufhfie themfelues m thm ltrong the vfes thereof,which are ettnercomfort~ to faith,and bragge 0 f their zeale ofGods glory, Gods Church, or dut1esfor all men. The firil and otcheir loue totheirbrethren, andyet incomfort or bene:fit is this,that the fame pcrfon deed fhew nofignes thorcof. Andtrulywcare which died for vs vpon thecrolfeto work our norromaruell when weefcefuchperfoos to redemption, mull: alfo bee our iudge. And iuil:ifie themfelues before m~n, whereas they hence we reape two fpeci•ll comfons. I . The fhall oat bee aO>amed to doe it at the day of people ofGod fhall hereby inioy full redempiudgement before the Lord Iefus himfelfe. tion from all mifcries and calamities , which The la£1: point,is Chriil:s anlwer to rhem athey had in this life. So Chrilt himfelfe fpeac game,in thefe words: Verify)'f'!Y 'Ontoyou,in .u lting of the fignes ofthe end of the world, mHch"'yedidit notto one qf the leaflofthife, ye faith to his difciple•; Whenyoufocrhefe thingt, Luk.u. did it norro me.This fentenco being repeated alift vpyour heac(J.foryour redeptiiidrawerh neere. >8, gaJc<, doth teachvs thelelfon which we!earThen he fhall wipe all teares from their eyes. ned b<fore,rhatwhe we arerofhew compafsi· Secondly, we fhall hereby haue a6nall deliueon to any man,efpecially ifhe be a memberof C ranee from all finne. Now what a ioyfull thing Gods Church, we mu!t not confider his outit is tobe freed from finne , may plainely apward ellate or his bafenelfe, in that he wants ' peare by·the cry of Saint 'Paul: 0 wrctch<d Rem 7 , foodorrayment, but beh'?ld Chriil:in him, m411that{•m,whofh•lldeliHerrmfromihubo":J •+- not refpcctinghimasaman, but as amember of deKth? And certaine it is, that hce which of Cmil. This it is, that multmooue vs to knoweswhat fin is, and feriou(\y repents him' compafsion, and caufe vs to make afupply of ofthe fame, would wifh with all his heart to his wants more then any refpeCl in the world be outofthis world,that he might lcaue offto - befide. And furely when <.."1lri!l ·in his memfinne,and thereby ccafe to difpleafc God. be~scomes to our dores, and complaines rhat The fecond comfort is this:. the godly in he1s hungry, and ficke,and naked,ifour bowthis world haue many enemies: they are r<uiclsyearne not towards him, there is nor fo led, flaundered, and oftenrimes put todeath.:. much as a fparke ofthe loue ofGod invs. we!l,Chri£1: Iefusat the day ofiudgoment will The feucnrh pomt in the proceeding of the take euery mans caufeinro his owne hand; he lail:Judgemenr,is the retribution or rewa.d,in will then heare the complaint. of the godly thefe words: Andth:;Jh•Rgoeimoeuerlaf/ing howfoeuer in this world rh~y found 110 re~ pame,~nd the nght~o;,umto life etern.tll,Howdo D medie ;. and then he will reuenge their blood thewlckedentermtohell, andthegodlyinto that is lhed vpon the earth, according to Apoc.6. h~auen ~ Anf. By thepowe.rfull ana commantheir prayer.This comfort is to be confidered, 1o. dmgv~1ce of Chnfl, wh1ch IS ofthat force, efpecially ofall thofe that are any way petfethat netther the grearellrebelthateuer was acutcd or molefled by the wicked of this mong men, 110rall thediuels in hell, ll1all bee world. able to withiland it. And fceing that after the . Now follow the duties to be learned ofe. d~y of_iudgemt:nt ~vcc mufr rcmaine for cuer .ucry one ofvs, and they are diuers. Firlt, the etrllcr mheauen or mhell, we are tolookc aconfi.deratiUnof the lafi iudgementferueth to boutv~~and r~take hcedevmoour hearts. Inteach all ignoraf.lt perfons and impenicent findeedc: 1t thenme were butathoufandor two ners, repentance and humiliation for their th?ufand ye~res, thenwith more reafonmen finnes, & to mooue them with fpeede to.feeke m1ght rake hberty rothemfclues: but feeing it v Jto Chrifl for the pardon ofthe f•me. When lSWlthout end, we muftbemorc:.carefullthQPaul preached ro the Athtnians, heewilled 1 ~ndbchJuc our ftlues, that when the day of BecaJiji the Lord h,uh appointedad•ywher:in he Mi rough the whole courfe of our lmes fo to liuc I them to repent vpon this ground and reafon, J J~gemenr fhall c~n~.:_, wt may auoide that rvi/lindgf!!!_e worl~inright{oltfoeffe.:_Io fpeake ~ 1• s 17 • '-----~----------------------------·--------------------------~p~la~i~ne~l~~-----
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