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A07289	Saint Peters watch word the end of all things is at hand / digested into eight chapters, and published by R.M. minister ; perused and allowed.	Mavericke, Radford, b. 1561?	1603 (1603)	STC 17683A; ESTC S450	71,286	178

concerning the person of the Iudge now let vs consider the glorious maner of his comming vnto Iudgement which is to be described in the Chapter following The sixt Chapter IN the fiue twentieth of Mathew our Sauiour him selfe doth most gallantly and gloriously describe and set forth that his cōming vnto iudgement when he saith 〈◊〉 25.2 When the Sonne of man commeth in his glory and all the holy Angels with him then shall he sit vpon the throne of his glorie and all nations shall be gathered before him c. Now our Sauiour Christ doth purposely speake of this his most maiesticall and glorious comming vnto iudgement to counteruaile his first comming in the flesh in so great basenesse and humilitie The which most admirable surpassing glory of Christ when he shall come to shew himselfe in the greatnes of his maiestie we may not imagine can be comprehended by any reason or vnderstanding of man for if as Saint Paule saith No eye hath seene no eare hath heard 1. Cor. 2.9 neither can enter into the hart of man to conceaue the ioy and glory which is prepared for vs in Heauen which are but the members of Christ How great glory must that be which is prepared for the head who is himselfe Prince of glory yea and glorified with the same glory in respect as he is man and our mediator wherewith he was glorified with the Father in respect that he was the Sonne of God before the worlde was for so prayeth he in the 17. of Iohn Father glorifie me with the same glory Ioh. 17.5 which I had with thee before the world was And whatsoeuer he asked of his Father that did he receiue as he saith in the 11. of Iohn That God heareth him praying that is Ioh. 1.124 granteth his request at all times Therefore it is that Saint Paule boldly affirmeth in the second to the Collossians Col. 2 9. that in Christ Iesus as hee is man dwelleth all the fulnesse of the God-head bodily or essentially And in the first to the Ephesians the same Apostle also saith That God raised vp Christ from the dead Eph. 1.20 and set him at his right hand in the heauenly places farre aboue all principalities power might and dominion and euery name that is named not in this world onely but also in that which is to come And hath made all things subiect vnder his feete And aboue all hath appoynted him to be the head to the Church which is his body euen the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all things Now if any would demaund whether the faithfull shall not be made partakers of this glory of Christ I answere no doubt they shall for so Christ himselfe saith in the 17. of Iohn The glory that thou O Father gauest me Ioh 17.22 I haue giuen them that is those that haue or shall hereafter beleeue in his name But here we must note that there is a great difference betweene Christ the head and giuer of this glory and his Saints and members which are made partakers of his glory let vs a little illustrate this by some fit similitudes The whole body of a King we know is glorious and very magnificent but yet there is a great difference betweene the glory of his head or face and the glory of his feete The grace and glory of Courtiers specially those that are neerest in fauour with the Prince is very glorious yet when they are highest in fauor not comparable to the Prince in glory Mordecay when hee was most royally arayed with King Ahashuerus his owne apparrell set vpon the Kings owne horse Hester 6.9 the Crowne royall put vpon his head and Proclamation made before him this shall be done to the man whom the King will honour Yet euery man did know that there was a great difference betweene Mordecay who was honored of the King and the King who gaue the glory and honour vnto Mordecay Againe that similitude which the Apostle vseth to note the difference as I suppose of the Saints in glory affirming one glory to be of the Sunne 1. Cor. 15.41 and another of the Moone and another of the Sarres May very liuely represent vnto vs the difference betwixt the glorie of Iesus Christ the Sonne of righteousnesse and the glory of his Church and Saints who receiue all the glory from Christ euen as the Moone and Starres receiue their light of the Sunne And as the sun is yet neuerthelesse light and bright in himselfe notwithstanding he maketh so infinite number of starres and planets to shine through his light and brightnesse so Iesus Christ our sauiour the sonne of the eternall God shall in a most heauenly and glorious maner giue light and glory to all his saints children though they be neuer so innumerable yet shall not his glory thereby any thing be diminished neither shall any saint or Angell attaine vnto the perfection of his glorie The which thing saint Austen me thinketh by a pretie inuention of words in the tongue which he vseth doth very wel note vnto vs for speaking in a certaine place of the glory and ioy that the saints shall hereafter this haue in heauen saith thus Non omne gaudium intrabit in gaudentes sed omnes gaudentes intrabunt in gaudium that is as I take his meaning may be the faints in heauen shall not be partakers of all the ioy and glory of their master in heauen notwithstanding all saints shal be sure to enter into their Masters ioy into heauen there to receaue so much glory as they are capable of and as each measure can containe euen as Christ saith to the good and saithfull seruant Enterthou into the ioy of thy Master In a word Matth. 25.23 Christ himselfe doth make this matter plaine inough vnto vs as it seemeth vnto me in the 17. of Iohn and 24. verse Ioh. 17. where he saith Father I wil that they which thou hast giuen me be with me euen where I am that they may behold my glory that is as I vnderstand it that they may be glorified with me and it to haue their glorie still increased in beholding that incomprehensible and infinite glory which I haue with thee as I am man their Sauiour and Redeemer which neither Saint or Angell can attaine vnto This most infinite endlesse and incomprehensible glory is the very same which our Sauiour meaneth saying Matth. 25. When the Sonne of man shall come in his glory Now to the ende that we might the better conceaue and consider of this vnspeakable glory of Christ he addeth presently three circumstances of very great importance Three circumstances The first is that he will not come alone but like a King of glory as he is wil come accompanied and attended on with all his holy Angels none left behinde Angels and Arkangels Cherubins and Seraphins and all the whole hoast of heauen shall giue their attendance vnto this

thy selfe the Lord is not slacke in ●omming as thou countest slackenes but tarrieth patiently yet a verye little while expecteth thy repentance take heede therfore that thou doe not according to the hardnes of thine heart which cannot repent heape vnto thy selfe wrath Rom. 2.5 against this great day of wrath and declaration of the iust iudgement of God So much briefly touching the error of the open Atheist and saint Peters reply thereunto Now the error of the secure or vnrighteous steward The securitie of the vnrighteous Stewards though it bee very dangerous yet it is not altogither so impious One saith that there shall be no iudgement the other saith My master will deferre his comming vnto iudgement for so saith the vniust steward Surely my master wil deferre his comming and thereupon he giueth himselfe licence to sinne and to liue securely in this world So then the cause of so great securitie as is now in the worlde euen of such as voluntarily confesse and acknowledge Iesus Christ to bee their maister euen in those whome hee hath reposed great trust and committed many talents vnto their credite and gouernance yea many such as hee hath made ruler ouer his wholehouse not only to keep good rule themselues but also to keep many other in good order I say the cause of all this security in thē is noted in this one word surely my Master will deferre his comming against which sinne of securitie our sauiour himselfe doth inueigh most sharpely saying Math. 24.15 Who is a faithfull seruant and wise whom his Maister hath made ruler ouer his houshold to giue them meat in season Blessed is that seruant whom his maister when he commeth shall find so doing verily I say vnto you he spall make him ruler ouer all his goodes But if that euill seruaut shall say in his heart my maister doth deferre his comming and begin to smite his fellowes and to eat and to drinke with the drunken that seruants master will come in a day when he looketh not for him and in an houre that hee is not ware of and will cut him of and giue him his portion with hypocrites there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth Vpon these wordes then of our sauiour Christ I may well conclude this generall affertion that there is no securitie in this world and that they who other they be that liue securely liue most dangerously without speedie repentance are like to be onertaken in their sinnes and hereafter to be punished eternally The second generall obseruation is that as there is no time of securitie in this world by reason wee are to expect the end thereof euery day so is there nothing in this world that can secure vs No earthly thing that can secure vs. because euery thing shal haue an end as the Apostle saith The end of all things is at hand No trust then or confidence to bee set then in any worldly thing Sampsons strength Croesus riches Solomons glorie Absolons beautie all must vanish away friendes though neuer so mightie wise men though neuer so politique valiant men though neuer so frolicke cannot secure vs no not a moment of time Oh that in time then we would learne to bee wise and put no confidence in transitorie things Ier. 9.23.24 that we would folow the counsell of the Prophet Ieremie Let not the wise man glorie in his wisdome nor the strong man glorie in his strength neither the rich man glorie in their riches but let him that glorieth glorie in this that he vnderstandeth and know me saith the Lord for I am he that sheweth mercie iudgement and righteousnesse in the earth Hence is it that saint Paule concludeth 1. Cor. 1.31 Let him that glorieth glorie in the Lord and he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall neuer bee confounded Therefore the Psalmist truly sayth Psal 118. It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any confidence in man it is better to trust in the Lord then to put any confidence in Princes He that ●rusteth in God hath ● sure refuge And if the Lord be angry yea but a little blessed are all they that put their trust in him On the contrary the scripture saith of the wicked that liue die in their sins or else shall liue wickedly till the day of iudgement come vpon them that they shall say to the mountaines and rockes Fall on vs Reuel 6.16 and hide vs from the presence of him that sitteth on the throne and from the wrath of the Lambe for the great day of his wrath is come and who can stand So that this is the briefe conclusion of the second obseruation that nothing in this life or in this world may or can secure or keepe vs from the daunger of that great day of which saint Peter forewarneth vs but onely our trust and confidence in God which the faithfull haue in him by the meanes of Christ See then how much we are beholding to saint Peter for giuing vs this Watchword The ende of all things is at hand No time of daliance in this world Whereby wee are taught that there is no time of daliance nor any place left vs to bee secure in this world alwayes we must watch and pray because wee know not what houre the sonne of man will come Math. 24.36 as Christ himselfe sayth Of that day and houre knoweth no man no not the Angels of heauē but as the dayes of Noah were so likewise shall the comming of the sonne of man bee for as in the dayes before the floud they did eate and drinke marrie and gaue in marriage vnto the dayes that Noah entred into thee Arke and knew nothing vntill the floud came and tooke them all away so shall also the comming of the sonne of man be Watch therfore saith our Sauiour Christ for yee know not what houre your maister will come Of this bee sure if the good man of the cause knewe at what watch the theefe woulde come he would surely watch 〈…〉 therefo●● we mu●● looke for him euery day Luke 21.34 and not suffer his house to be digged through Therefore be ye also readie for in the houre ye thinke not will the sonne of man come For the same cause is it that Christ giueth vs this great caueat Take heede to your selues least at any time your hearts bee oppressed with surfetting and drunkennesse and cares of this life least that day come vpon you at vnwares For as a snare shall it come vpon all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth watch therfore and pray continually that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe and that ye may stand before the sonne of man But oh good God how is this caueat of Christ forgotten in this age of ours When the care of this life and the desire of gaine haue almost choaked all godlinesse or