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A62379	The grand assises: or, The doctrine of the last generall judgment with the circumstances thereof: comprised and laid forth in a sermon preached at the assises holden for the county of Southampton at Winchester, on Wednesday, July 28, 1652. By William Sclater Doctor in Divinity, preacher of the word of God in Broadstreet, London.	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1653 (1653)	Wing S918A; ESTC R218648	45,998	59

life resembled by Daniel ch 7.9 10. when he saith that his throne was like the fiery flame a fiery siream issued and came forth from before him and so in his wrath God is said to be a consuming fire Heb. 12. ult and the Psalmist to expresse it in the Actuall execution compares it to the Hills melting like wax at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth Psal 97.5 To this purpose tends that expression in the person of the Lord Christ Those mine enemies that would not that I should reign over them bring hither and slay them before my face Luk. 19.27 Nor is it more then equall that those who in the fury and rage of their impetuous corruptions (l) Psal 2 3. teare the bonds of Christ's injunctions in sunder at least in their attempts should when he is advanced and got into his throne bind them fast in (m) Psa 149.8 chains yea and though they were Nobles themselves in links of iron the meaning is to crush them as Christ an anointed (n) Psal 2.6 King who refused him for a Jesus a redeeming Saviour And yet if yee peruse Rev. 4.3 yee shall there read that howsoever He who sate upon the throne was to look upon like a Jasper and a Sardinstone which sparkled with radiant blazing and dazeling colours or coruscations yet even then he had a rainbow round about that throne in sight like unto an Emerald the (o) Gen. 9.13 rainbow was a sign of the Covenant of favour after the great deluge of the old world and the Emerald being green and fresh delighteth the eyesight Whereto tendeth all this but to shew a strong propensity to mercy even in the (p) Hab. 3.2 middest of severity yea the very damned in hell find this for though a greater judgement could not befall them Extensive in regard of Continnance for it 's Everlasting yet Intensive he could lay more upon them then they suffer It 's an old word in Orthodox Divinity God rewardeth Ultra condignum punisheth citra condignum Ezra 9.13 Christ is said in the Revelation 1.13 to wear his girdle about his paps or breast we about our loynes we about our loyns (q) Luk. 12.35 the seat of Concupiscence to curb that Christ about his breast these at of Anger to restrain it to wit in point of Execution the motion of anger in Christs bosome was like the stirring of pure water in a crystall glasse without all disorderly * His girding about the paps and breasts signifieth that there is no defect or aberration in any motion or affectiō in our Saviour Christ but every thought and inclination of his heart is kept in order by the fulnesse of the Spirit Mr. Ed Leigh Annot. ib perturbation such as is in the defiled muddy and polluted breasts of sinful men indeed the Lord is so propense to snew ‖ There is a sweet expressiō in ludg 10.6 His soule was grieved for the misery of 〈◊〉 he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men Lam 3.33 In all their affliction hee is afflicted Isa 63.9 Atque delet quoties cogitur esse serox Therefore in the Psalms wee read that God as he had a red to Correct so withall a staffe to Support Psal 23.4 the acts of benignity rather than the contrary of extreme rigour that even when he is proceeding to the very act of Execution his very Heart is turned within him and his repentings are kindled together making many expostulations both with the sinner and with his own mercy How shall I give thee up Ephraim How shall I deliver thee Israel c. Hos 11.8 Justice and Mercy strive as it were which shall first manifest it self Justice like Zarah one of Tamars twins Gen. 38.28 puts out the hand on which is bound a scarlet thread of a bloudy colour but it draws back the hand again till Mercy like to Pharez breaketh forth before it and carries the priority ver 29 30. But I must hasten yee see here in the Text as the Throne was Great to strike terror into the hearts even of the mightyest Potentates upon earth so also it was White the colour as of Clearnesse and Innocence so of Lenity Kindnesse and of Indulgence And which must not be passed over both these exercised when actually upon his Throne Seated there not in any posture of haste as on any sudden to passe sentence before due pawsing examination or conviction Hee first sits down and ponders the whole cause As much as this was intimated in the Lords proceeding with Sodom Gen. 18.21 the enormities whereof though they were exceeding clamorous and cryed to heaven for judgment yet before the execution of fire and brimstome upon them he is said first to goe down and see whether all things answered that loud and lewd report of their unnaturall and most prodigious crimes I saw saith St. John a great while throne Great for Terror and Severity White for Lenity and Moderation a Throne for Counsel and sage Deliberation And so I come to the next particular which the Text in order presents us with and that is the Judge fitting on his throne who is here said to be God himself set forth under expressions of Majestick terror from whose face the earth and the heaven flee away and there was found no place for them God himself then is the Judge seated upon his throne so is his style Heb. 12.23 God the Judge of all even Father Son and Holy Ghost Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity which howsoever distinguished in regard of Personal subsistence and peculiar appropriations of operations yet are still but One and the same in Essence and divine Being even as if you take water and ice and snow though in Apprehension distinct things yet put together into one vessell and dissolved all prove but one water or as (r) Gregor Nyssen Catech. 15. Gregory Nyssen makes the observation in Abraham Gen. 18.2 3. who though as it 's said He saw three men from his tent dore yet hee called all but my Lord in the fingular as for the device of the Rabbins that these three Men were three Archangels Michael who foretold the birth of Abraham's Son Raphael who healed him of his wound received in his Circumcision and Gabriel who rescued Lot out of Sodom this conceit we may reckon among those which St. Paul calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 foolish and unlearned questions 2 Tim. 2.23 the mystery of the Text is to represent the Trinity of Persons in the Unity of the divine Essence so Isa 33.22 The Lord is our Judge the Lord is our Lawgiver the Lord is our King this threefold repetition of the word Jehovah implyeth the mystery of the Holy Trinity as (s) Ioh. Gerard. loc Com. tom 9. c. 3. sect 26. tract de Extremojudicio Gerard apprehends it To the Father judgment is given Psal 9.8 The Lord hath prepared his throne for