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A66487 God's court wherein the dignity and duty of judges and magistrates is shew'd in a sermon preached at the assises held at Kingston upon Thames, July 26, 1683 / by Thomas Willis ... Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692. 1683 (1683) Wing W2818; ESTC R7864 25,324 48

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men both the Righteous and the Wicked both the Living and the Dead stand before the Face of the Judge by his Sentence to be separated one from another to receive their Reward or Punishment in their proper Place from whence they shall never return to meet again or see one anothers Faces more This was represented in Vision to St. John who thus reports what he saw Rev. 20.11 12. I saw saith he a Great white Throne and Him that sate on it from whose Face the Earth and the Heaven fled away and there was found no Place for them And I saw the Dead small and great stand before GOD. And the Books were open'd and another Book was open'd which is the Book of Life And the Dead were judg'd out of those Things which were written in the Books according to their Works What was thus represented in Vision shall at length be executed in Reality and we who are here present this Day shall make a Part of that great Appearance It infinitely concerns us all to prepare for it for our everlasting State whether of Happiness or Misery will be determin'd by that Sentence or Doom that shall be pass'd on us at that Day We shall then either with unspeakable Joy hear the Judge say to us Come ye Blessed inherit the Kingdom Mat. 25.34 41. or with unutterable Horrour and Anguish hear those dismall mall Words Depart ye Cursed into everlasting Fire Happy are we this Day that we have yet Time allow'd us thro' GOD's indulgent Mercy to prepare for that Appearance Happy are we if we have any of us hitherto walked in sinfull Waies that GOD is pleased this Day to call to us from Heaven in His Holy Word Ezck. 18.23 32. saying Return and Live Let 's remember all our Words and Actions are recorded in those Books which shall be lay'd open at that Day Let us then so speak and do now that we may not be asraid or asham'd that our Words and Deeds should be openly declar'd before all the World then Let 's then look upon the Court of Justice the Congregation of the Mighty this Day wherein GOD stands and judges amongst the Gods as a lively Image of that Great Assise wherein we shall all stand before the Tribunall of GOD whom tho' we now see not we shall then behold manifesting Himself to us in the Humane Nature but with Great Majesty and Glory in the Person of CHRIST 2 Cor. 5.10 For we must all appear before the Judgment-Seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his Body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad Then as in the Court of Justice we see the Judge sitting on the Bench attended on either Hand with severall Persons of Prime Quality vested with Judiciary Power we shall see the Son of man the Lord Jesus Christ sitting in the Throne of his Glory Mat. 19.28 Luk. 22.30 and with Him his Twelve Apostles 1 Cor. 6.2 3. sitting upon twelve Thrones judging the twelve Tribes of Israel Then shall the Saints by their Association to Christ and Approbation of his Sentence have the Honour to judge Angels to judge the World How glorious a Day will that be to the Just For when Christ Col. 3.4 the Judge appears they shall also appear with Him in Glory But how terrible how dreadfull will it be to the Wicked When we see a Guilty man looking pale at the Bar while the Judge is pronouncing the Sentence of Death upon him let 's think with our selves with what Horrour and Trembling will Guilty Sinners appear at the Great Day before the Tribunall of Christ when the irrevocable Sentence shall be passed upon them whereby they shall be adjudg'd to the Suffering of the bitter Pains of eternal Death Oh how will they wring their Hands for Sorrow and Anguish of Heart wishing they had never never bene born rather than by a Life of Sin which was but for a Moment have plung'd themselves into those unutterable Sorrows those intolerable Torments which shall last to Eternity Now what considering man would for the Gain of the whole World nay for a Thousand Worlds be in the wofull State of a Guilty Sinner at the Judgment-Day If a Picture of the Day of Judgment as it is said became the Means of the Conversion of a barbarous * Bogaris King of Bulgaria King to true Christianity how much more powerfull and efficacious should so lively an Image and Representation thereof as is a Court of Justice wherein the Judge sits upon Life and Death be for the Conversion of men to GOD for the Persuasion of those who have hitherto liv'd in Sin and Wickedness to break off their evil Courses and lead a New Life Yea let the Consideration of the Coming of the Great and Dreadfull Day of the LORD Mal. 4.5 awake us all to a speedy and serious Care for the Salvation of our immortal Souls Let 's make our Peace with GOD by a hearty Repentance for our past Offences and earnestly implore the Aids of His Grace that we may honour Him for the Time to come by a better Obedience Let the Fear of a deserved Punishment restrain us from Vice and Sin and the Hope of a Glorious Reward quicken us to an unwearied Diligence in well doing Let 's so manage every Action and Affair of Importance as if we should be immediately summon'd to Judgment Let 's demean our selves every Day of our Lives with such a Holy Circumspection as if we look'd every Day every Night when this Great Day should begin 2 Pet. 2.10 11 12. For the Day of the LORD will come as a Thief in the Night in the which the Heavens shall pass away with a great Noise and the Elements shall melt with fervent Heat the Earth also and the Works that are therein shall be burnt up Seeing then that all these Things shall be dissolv'd What manner of Persons ought we to be in all Holy Conversation and Godliness Heb. 12.28 29. Let 's then have Grace that we may serve GOD acceptably with Reverence and Godly Fear For our GOD is a consuming Fire And then when that Great Day is come we shall appear before GOD our Judge with exceeding Joy 1 Pet. 4.13 and being there openly honour'd before men and Angels by His gracious Acknowledgement of our Services and Sufferings for His Name and Glory we shall ascend in Triumph into His eternall Kingdom where we shall for ever live and reign with our Blessed Lord and Saviour JESVS CHRIST To whom be Majesty Dominion and Glory now and for evermore AMEN FINIS