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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94068	Hēmera apokalypseōs. The day of revelation of the righteous judgement of God. Delivered in a sermon preached to the Honorable House of Commons, at Margarets Westminster, at their late solemn fast, December 31. 1645. / By William Strong, sometime fellow of Katherine Hall in Cambridge; now minister of More-Crichel in Dorcetshire.	Strong, William, d. 1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing S6003; Thomason E313_33; ESTC R200485	24,229	42

stewardship he that hath received five talents must account for five and he that hath but two shall account for no more Luc. 16.2 to whom much is given of him much shall be required and to whom men have committed much of him they will ask the more Luc. 12.48 3. Of all the souls committed to them in their severall places and relations husbands for the soules of their wives parents for the soules of their children Magistrates for the souls of those under their charge so farre as that relation extends for he is the Minister of God for thy good Rom. 13.4 thy spirituall as well as thy temporall good And Ministers also for the soules of their people We watch for your soules as those that must give an account Heb. 13.17 and the account of soules will be dreadfull It s part of Romes trading indeed but let it not be ours to make merchandise of the souls of men Rev. 18.14 And in all these God will manifest not only their doings 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 op●● ●ud●● 〈◊〉 ●on●●um but also the fruit of their doings for he will reward every man according to the fruit of his doings Jer. 17.10 the word signifies doings studies and endeavours The personall acts both of wicked and godly men are transient and quickly dye but oft times the fruit remaines Ieroboam dyed but his Idolatry dyed not with him the poyson of his example remained that to this day his title is Ierobo●m the son of Nebat who made Israel to sinne so that the sinnes that other men in successive ages are drawne to by an evill example shall be all numbred to him as the fruit of his doings in that day And the good deeds and examples of Gods people which prove a seed to the Church for many generations these shall be brought forth not only according to their acts but also according to their fruits in that day And th us much of the first branch propounded for the explication of the point sc what shall be laid open in that day I come now to the second sc How can such a manifestation be The manner of this manifestation we may gather as I conceive out of Rev. 20.12 And I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the booke was opened which is the booke of life and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the booke according to their workes Pa● Adration●●● resurrection●● u●●●mahoc o●●ia accommade ●●●r Bright If we understand this as some doe properly of the day of judgement then it doth directly and expressely serve to our purpose Or if we understand it as others do to be spoken of the day of judgement but by way of allusion yet it holds forth this to us that the manner of the revelation of all things shall be by opening of those bookes which are now closed or sealed up against that last and great day There is a five fold booke which the Scripture speaks of all which the Lord will open in that day men shall be judged out of the things written in them 1. The booke of the Word of Law and Gospel with all the sinnes and duties contained in them shall bee made manifest before men and Angells in that day Io. 12.48 Hee that rejecteth mee and receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him the word that I have spoken the same shall judge him in the last day The Law in the full extent of it which is exceeding broad with all the precepts and prohibitions thereof shall then bee discovered Io. 5.45 Doe not thinke that I will accuse you to my Father there is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom yee trust Here men are not able to hide the secrets of their hearts from the word it s a discerner of the thoughts and the intents of the heart Heb. 4.12 even while its preached by men how much more when God himselfe shall open it and set it forth in its glory before men and Angells And the Gospell also with all the glory of it the sinnes and duties also contained therein that in it Gods manifold wisdome may appeare which is now but little understood for hee will judge the secrets of all men in that day according to my Gospell Rom. 2.16 2. The booke of Gods decree commonly called the booke of life which is Gods free and everlasting determination of the eternall estates of men and Angells This is a depth here indeed that men cannot fadome which made the Apostle to cry out Rom. 11 33. Oh the depth both of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God how unsearchable are his judgements and his wayes past finding out But then these deeps shall bee broken up and discovered then shall bee manifested whom he hath chosen as vessels of mercy to the praise of the glory of his grace and whom he hath rejected as vessells of wrath to the glory of his justice Then it shall be said of every man plainly as it is of Iacob and Esau Iacob have I loved and Esau have I hated To some Christ will say Come yee blessed of my Father receive the Kingdome that was prepared for you from the foundation of the world Matth. 25.34 And to others he will professe I never knew you depart from mee yee that worke iniquity Matth. 7.23 3. The booke of Gods omniscience David speaks of this book In thy book were all my members written Psal 139.16 A book of remembrance Mal. 3.16 Thou puttest my teares in thy bottle are they not written in thy book Psal 56.8 Then shall the King say I was hungry and ye gave me no meate Mat 24.41 I was thirsty and ye gave me no drinke naked and yee cloathed me not in as much as you did it not to the least of these my brethren ye did it not to me Then it will be too late to deny and in vaine to excuse for he that knows all things shall be thy Judge and he shall produce and publish his knowledge of thee before men and Angels For Amos 8.7 he hath sworne by his holinesse that he will never forget any of your works 4. The book of conscience which God maintaines as a Register in every mans breast The sinne of Iudah is written with a pen of iron Ier. 17.1 Indelchiliter e●atatum in co●s●ienlia c●rum Alap and the point of a Diamond it is graven upon the table of their heart c. This booke is now sealed up from men and Angels and in a great measure also through ignorance and fearednesse from a man selfe but it shall then be opened and men shall reade in it the hell of their natures with all those hidious abominations of their lives see all former sinnes which they have forgotten to be written in their consciences with indelible characters never to be blotted out And this record conscience will surely bring forth at that day because

it is its last act when it shall give up its viatory office to the Lord therefore the maine time of conscience its accusing or excusing shall be when God shall judge the secrets of all men according to my Gospell Rom 2.16 5. The booke of the consciences of others 1 Cor 4 5. good and bad men and devils for God will bring to light the counsels of the heart not onely of every man concerning himselfe but others also that they may all justifie God in his judgement Non ora● pro fratrum salute qua non ●an●i●ur reprob●● sed pro s● 〈◊〉 tormenta ipsi●●●x consortie fratrū●●goantur B●ug 〈◊〉 loc When Dives desired that his brethren might not come into the same place of torment it is conceived by Interpreters not to be spoken out of love to them for the law of Nature and all naturall affections ceaseth in hell whatever may endeare the creatures one to another but it was out of a principle of self-love because their presence would tend to his further conviction and so be a meanes to encrease his condemnation And this shall not onely be of the consciences of men but of devils also Sathan is a watchfull spirit and knows many things that no man in the world knows yea many things that men know not by themselves now he shall produce his knowledge at that day He is now the Accuser of the brethren not onely to themselves and one to another but even to God also but this above all times he will doe at that day And so much that prayer seems to intimate Psal 109.6 When he is judged let him be condemned Ad dextram state a●cusar● 〈◊〉 scriptura dicitur qui causam in jud c●o s●●●t bona 〈◊〉 Tar●o● 〈◊〉 and let Sathan stand at his right hand sc to accuse him for that was the manner of accusers Zach. 3.1 when he accused Ieshuah the high Priest he is said to stand at his right hand it is therefore in judgement that Sathan shall chiefly shew himselfe an accuser of men Now if we take but some of these as if the word of God should in all things passe sentence upon a man and the judgement thereof might be discovered or if a mans owne conscience should give its testimony of him or one man but declare what he knows by another how strangely would such a man be laid open How much more when all these shall be joyned in their discovery and Gods omniscience also shall be brought forth surely it must needs be that the hidden things of darknesse must be manifest and then must be a cleere and a full revelation of all persons and things in that day I come now to the third and last head proposed in the opening of the point sc Why the Lord will make all things manifest in that day Reas 1 The grounds I conceive to be such as these 1. As Christ shall then come in the glory of his Father so he shall come to be glorified before men and Angels He shall come to be glorified in his Saints 2 Thes 1.10 and to be admired in them that believe Christ will bee glorified chiefly in these foure things 1. In his wisdome which cannot be set forth without a manifestation whereby it may appeare to men and Angels what a wise servant he hath beene and what a faithfull steward and hath managed all things for his Fathers glory and the accomplishment of his ends then it shall appeare that he is Wisdome Counsellour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Glass 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pag. 159. Esay 6.9 The wiser any man is the more ends he doth propose to himselfe to accomplish in what ever hee goes about now when we shall see in every thing there hath beene magna conjunctio and all his ends have met and he hath ordered all the crosse inclinations of the creatures the lusts of men the temptations of Sathan for the accomplishment of his owne purpose and hath brought forth an harmony out of all this discord this will exceedingly exalt his manifold wisdome 2. In his mercy and the riches of it both towards the vessels of wrath and vessels of mercy 1. Towards the wicked when the Lord shall declare the gracious offers they have had the heating motions the importunate entreaties the compassionate invitations how often wisdome hath cryed in their streets and mercy hath come upon her knees to their doores and said Oh doe not that abhominable thing that I hate How long will you love simplicity Why will ye dye c. Yet when I called they refused when I stretched out my hands they regarded not but set at nought all my counsell and would have none of my reproofe Their destruction is of themselves they have chosen their owne delusions and forsaken their owne mercy 2. Towards his owne for their sinnes shall be brought forth though as a cancelled bond in that day that he may shew their natures were as sinfull their lives as abominable their hearts as corrupt and their provocations as many as in the wicked of the world but yet grace overcame them all that they may say Who is a Saviour like our Saviour pardoning iniquity transgression and sinne At such a time mercy prevented mercy spared mercy healed mercy pardoned that in all it may appeare that he is mighty to save 3. In his patience when the scoffers of the world shall say Where is the promise of his comming 2 Pet. 1 1. and the prophane ones say my Lord delayes his comming Luke 12 4● and shall begin to beate their fellow servants and e●te and drinke with the drunken then the Lord shall make it appeare that he hath not beene slack 2 Pet 1.9 as men count slacknesse but onely patient to u●-w●rd Then shall the Lord say this thou hast done against so much mercy here is riches of goodnesse despised under so much meanes here is much precious opportunity neglected this thou hast done with so much pleasure so much greedinesse under such a forme of godlinesse such pretences of Religion and so much contempt of the comming of the Lord yet in all this I held my peace and because sentence was not speedily executed their hearts were desperately set in them to do evill here was patience daily abused and yet continued 4. In his justice for he will in that day Isaiah 2● 17 Lay judgement to the line and righteousnesse to the plummet that his justice may be magnified before men and Angels If in a particular judgement as that upon Rome Rev. 19.1.1 the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornications the Lord shall be so publiquely honoured that much people in heaven shall say Hallelujah salvation and glory and honour and power unto the Lord our God How much more shall this glory be given him at that day when his judgement shall passe upon all the wicked of the world at once Indioa●●nt judici● approbati●●● laud●