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A27038 A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1655 (1655) Wing B1408; ESTC R13294 85,241 312

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thought_n and_o in_o their_o secret_a closet_n when_o they_o think_v that_o no_o witness_n can_v have_v disclose_v they_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o dead_a judge_v out_o of_o the_o book_n rev._n 20.12_o dan._n 7.10_o the_o second_o evidence_n will_v be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o the_o sinner_n will_v not_o be_v convince_v yet_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o judge_n know_v the_o cause_n god_n need_v no_o further_a witness_n he_o see_v thou_o commit_v adultery_n in_o secret_a lie_v steal_a forswear_v in_o secret_a if_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v thy_o own_o heart_n to_o be_v unholy_a it_o be_v enough_o that_o god_n know_v it_o if_o you_o have_v the_o face_n to_o say_v lord_n when_o do_v we_o see_v thou_o hungry_a etc._n etc._n mat._n 25.44_o yet_o god_n will_v make_v good_a the_o charge_n against_o thou_o and_o there_o need_v no_o more_o testimony_n than_o his_o own_o can_v foolish_a sinner_n think_v to_o lie_v 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be_v their_o great_a accuser_n for_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o to_o be_v 4._o the_o four_o evididence_n will_v be_v the_o witness_n of_o other_o oh_o how_o many_o thousand_o witness_n may_v there_o be_v produce_v be_v there_o need_n to_o convince_v the_o guilty_a soul_n at_o that_o day_n 1._o all_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n that_o ever_o preach_v to_o they_o or_o warn_v they_o will_v be_v sufficient_a witness_n against_o they_o we_o must_v needs_o testify_v that_o we_o preach_v to_o they_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o we_o preach_v to_o they_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o set_v not_o their_o heart_n upon_o he_o we_o show_v they_o their_o sin_n and_o they_o be_v not_o humble_v we_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o unregenerate_a state_n and_o they_o do_v not_o regard_v we_o we_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o holiness_n but_o they_o make_v light_n of_o all_o we_o let_v they_o know_v 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dear_a to_o we_o then_o all_o worldly_a enjoyment_n alas_o that_o we_o must_v be_v force_v to_o testify_v to_o their_o face_n for_o their_o condemnation_n ah_o lord_n with_o what_o a_o heart_n must_v a_o poor_a minister_n study_v when_o he_o consider_v this_o that_o all_o the_o word_n that_o he_o be_v study_v must_v be_v bring_v in_o for_o a_o witness_n against_o many_o of_o his_o hearer_n with_o what_o a_o heart_n must_v a_o minister_n preach_v when_o he_o remember_v that_o all_o the_o word_n that_o he_o be_v speak_v must_v condemn_v many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o his_o hearer_n do_v we_o desire_v this_o sad_a fruit_n of_o our_o labour_n no_o we_o may_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 17.16_o i_o have_v not_o desire_v the_o woeful_a day_n thou_o know_v no_o if_o we_o desire_v it_o we_o will_v not_o do_v so_o much_o to_o prevent_v it_o we_o will_v not_o study_v and_o preach_v and_o pray_v and_o entreat_v man_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a we_o may_v not_o be_v put_v on_o such_o a_o task_n and_o doubtless_o it_o shall_v make_v every_o honest_a minister_n study_v hard_a and_o pray_v hard_a and_o entreat_v hard_a and_o stoop_v low_a to_o man_n and_o be_v earnest_a with_o man_n in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n that_o if_o it_o may_v be_v they_o may_v not_o be_v the_o condemner_n of_o their_o people_n soul_n but_o if_o man_n will_v not_o hear_v and_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n who_o can_v help_v it_o christ_n himself_o come_v not_o into_o the_o world_n to_o condemn_v man_n but_o to_o save_v they_o and_o yet_o he_o will_v condemn_v those_o that_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o save_a work_n ●od_n take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o repent_v and_o return_v and_o live_v ezek._n 18.23.32_o and_o yet_o he_o will_v rejoice_v over_o those_o to_o do_v they_o hurt_v and_o destroy_v they_o that_o will_v not_o return_v deut._n 28.63_o and_o if_o we_o must_v be_v put_v on_o such_o work_n he_o will_v make_v we_o like-minded_a the_o holy_a ghost_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 6.2_o 3._o and_o if_o they_o must_v judge_v they_o will_v judge_v as_o god_n judge_v you_o can_v blame_v we_o for_o it_o sinner_n we_o now_o warn_v you_o of_o it_o before_o hand_n and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o prevent_v it_o blame_v not_o we_o but_o yourselves_o alas_o we_o be_v not_o our_o own_o master_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v not_o to_o you_o in_o our_o own_o name_n so_o than_o we_o may_v not_o do_v what_o we_o list_v ourselves_o or_o if_o we_o may_v our_o will_n will_v be_v as_o god_n will_n god_n will_v make_v we_o judge_v you_o and_o witness_v against_o you_o can_v we_o absolve_v you_o when_o the_o righteous_a god_n will_v condemn_v you_o when_o god_n be_v against_o you_o who_o side_n will_v you_o have_v we_o be_v of_o we_o must_v be_v either_o against_o god_n or_o you_o and_o can_v you_o think_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v for_o any_o one_o against_o our_o maker_n and_o 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