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A51626 Christs glorious appearance to judgement in two choice sermons ... / Mr. Samuel Malbon. Malbon, Samuel. 1673 (1673) Wing M311; ESTC R10883 23,632 50

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CHRISTS GLORIOUS APPEARANCE TO Judgement IN Two Choice SERMONS OF THAT Reverend Minister of Christ Mr. SAMUEL MALBON LONDON Printed by John Hancock Sen. and Jun. at the Three Bibles in Popes-Head-Alley in Cornhill 1673. THE SUMME OF TWO SERMONS Preached Aug. 19 MAT. XVI 27. For the Son of Man shall come in the Glory of his Father with his Angels and then he shall render toward every Man according to his works THIS verse hath either reference to the immediate foregoing or rather to the 24. as a further Argument to press that difficult duty For the Son of Man i.e. the Lord Jesus Christ who is both God and Man as God the Son and only begotten of God as Man the Son of Man born of the Virgin Mary though not begotten by man as other men are The Son of Man Christ Jesus in his humane Nature shall come We read of a double coming of Christ The first is past long ago when he was born into the world then Christ came to obey the Law and by suffering to satisfie Justice and so to save sinners All those among the sinful sons of Adam who were from all Eternity elected and should in time be effectually called and believe on him The second coming of Christ is yet to be The Son of Man shall come which was not only true when it was spoken by Christ but also still is true of which coming of Christ we reade Acts 1.10 11. This coming of Christ it will be to Judgement at the end of the world at the Resurrection then Iesus Christ shall come to judge the world of this coming of Christ my Text speaks as appears by the last words And then shall he c. which coming of Christ was long ago foretold and prophesied in Jude 14.14 c. in the Glory of his Father this Christ mentions that we might not think his second coming will be like his first then he came under the habit and shape of a servant then he came to suffer to be judg'd and condemn'd by men and therefore came in a mean and despised way but when he shall come again the second time he will come as a Iudge to be a Iudge and therefore will come in the glory c. He will come like himself with his Angels with all the Angels accompanying him who are his And then and not till then he shall Iesus Christ himself shall reward or render to every man one and another good and bad high low c. according to their works not according to their thoughts and words of themselves not according to their wills and wishes not according to their meanings and purposes c. but according to their works not according to the works of others but according to their own works Observations 1. There is to be a day of Iudgement 2. Jesus Christ the Son of Man is to be the Judge at this day 3. When Christ shall come to judge the world he shall come in the Glory of his Father 4. With the Angels 5. The Angels are Christs with his Angels 6. That at the day of Iudgement every man shall receive a reward from Christ according to his works D. 2 That Jesus Christ the Son of Man is to be the Judge at the day of Judgement That Iesus Christ who suffered upon the Cross at Ierusalem he shall be the Iudge at this day and that in that nature in which he suffered God gave the Law by a Man viz. Moses and he will judge men according to the Law by the Son of Man Iesus Christ who was typified by Moses John 12.47 Iohn 3.17 These places speak nothing against my Text but the meaning of them is this either thus That the first and chief End of his coming was not to judge the world but to save it or rather those places are spoken on concerning his first coming That then he came not to judge c. The truth of this doctrine appears by many places of Scripture the day of Iudgement is not often spoken of but this is hinted That Iesus Christ shall be the Iudge Iob 19.26 that is judge the world Acts 10.38 39 c. Hence 2 Cor. 5.10 it s called The Iudgement-Seat of Christ and very often called The Day of Christ 1 Cor. 1.8 Phil. 1.6 and 10 c. Acts 17.31 Rom. 2.16 Christ shall judge the world not that the Father and Spirit are excluded but because Christ in his humane Nature will appear will speak and pass the Sentence and he speaking God will speak by him and he judging God will judge by him and therefore it s said in that Acts 17.31 He hath appointed a day in which he will judge the World by that Man whom he hath appointed The Iudgment will be of the whole Trinity as to the Consent and Authority but it will be Christs as to the visible Acts Promulgation and Execution of the Sentence as when Iudges among men condemn Malefactors it is by the Authority of the Prince though the trial and sentence be actually by him Some observe there are four things to be considered in Iudgment 1. Judicial Power 2 The internal Approbation ●f good and detestation of evil 3. The Retribution of Reward These three agree to each Person in the Trinity But then 4. There is an external sitting upon the Tribunal and pronouncing of sentence and in this respect the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all Iudgement to the Son Iohn 5.23 This is part of Christ his Kingly Office as he is the Fathers Prorex and rules for him Christ hath three Offices Priest Prophet and King as he is a Priest so he died to save his people and ever lives to make intercession for them as he is a Prophet so he reveals the minde of his Father to them as he is a King so he now rules the world and will hereafter judge it Christs Kingly Office will not end till the day of Iudgement be past and then he shall give up the Kingdom to his Father 1 Cor. 15.24 This is an honour fit for none else but God and Christ to be the great Judge of the whole world All men shall be judged at this day except Christ only who shall be the Judge Christ shall be the Judge not that he hath taken this work upon himself but the Father hath appointed him to it as before God appointed Christ and sent him at his first coming to save the world and he hath appointed him and will send him at his second coming to judge the world That there shall be a day of Iudgement even Reason it self manifesteth and therefore the Heathen themselves had an apprehension of some such time but Iesus Christ shall be the Iudge that is a Truth only made known by the Scripture and therefore wholly to be received by faith but though the truth could not have bin known by reason yet it s no way contrary to it yea there may be several reasons given why it should be
so which I shall but touch 1. The first reason may be taken from his first coming he was much abased at his first coming therefore he shall come again and be exalted he was arraign'd accused and condemned by men at his first coming therefore he shall be the Iudge of men at his second coming Phil 2.8 9 10. which is to be at the day of Iudgement Rom. 14.9 10 11. This is an ordinary Piece of Gods Providence towards his people the same evil he casts them into now he exalts them into the contrary good in his time as the Lord had a purpose to make Joseph Ruler over all Egypt but first he makes him a slave so God had a meaning to make Christ Iudge of men and therefore first suffers him to be judged by men This may be one reason to prove that Christ shall be the Iudge at this day and it hath not a little in it to prove the day of Judgment it self The sufferings of Gods people in the world prove that much more doth the ill usage and sufferings of Christ prove it that there will be a time when the innocency of Christ shall be cleared before all the world and his enemies fully punish'd which that it might be indeed God hath appointed Christ Judge at this day Iohn 5.22 23. Christ shall be the Judge that he might be honoured before and by all the world and there 's reason for it because he was dishonour'd and disgrac'd in and by the world Christ shall judge the world that it may appear to all men how the father honours him and loves him and what a difference there is betwixt Christ and all other men 2. This will be for the Honour of God his Greatness and Sovereignty to judge the world by another Kings on earth seldom judge any themselves but execute Judgement by others Hereby the Iustice of God also will appear the more in that he will judge men by Man by one who was flesh and blood like themselves Iohn 5.27 3. Christ is the Saviour of the world of all those who do and will believe on him he is the way of salvation to his People they are saved by him and for others those who live be sure where the Gospel is preacht the great reason of their destruction and perdition will be because they do not and will not believe on him Iohn 3.19 this may be another reason because it s by believing on him that those who shall have it come to have a right to eternal life they shall have it for his sake and therefore from him and it s for not believing on him that others will suffer eternal death and chiefly deserve it therefore it shall be inflicted by him and in this the justice of God will appear also the more in the destruction of unbelievers in that he will condemn them by him whom he offered to them to be their Saviour hereby wicked mens mouths will be stopt indeed they will have nothing to say Fourthly Christ now rules and governs the world Mat. last 18. the world is Christ's as by Gods Gift so by his Purchase and therefore c. Fifthly Christ shall be c. that so wicked men might see their Judge God being invisible Rev. 1.7 Mat. 24.30 Sixthly Christ hath liv'd in the world amongst men and so by experience he knows their temptations and ways therefore the Apostle saith Christ is fit to be an High Priest Heb. 4.15 and therefore he may be said to be fit to be Mans Judge he knows what it is to live in the world Christ will be able to answer any thing that wicked men may plead that they liv'd in a sinful world and that they had such and such temptations c. in that he hath lived in the world and bin tempted as much and more then any USE I. Instruct 1. Learn hence willingly to suffer and undergo any thing for God you will be no losers in the end the lower you are brought for God the higher he will exalt you one day the more disgrac't for God the more will he honour you the more you do for God the more he will own you hereafter this we may learn by Gods dealings with Christ none brought lower then Christ and therefore none shall be exalted higher none disgrac't more and therefore God will honour none so much none ever did so much for God and therefore none shall ever be own●d so much by God Christ lost nothing by any thing he did suffered or underwent for God neither shall you Secondly learn not to judge of men as they appear outwardly to you in this life who more mean poor and every way low while in the world then Christ yet he even he that poor but blessed Iesus Christ who had not a ho●se to put his head in while in the world shall be the Judge of the whole world It will not be with men hereafter according to their condition while here who would have thought seeing Jesus Christ here on earth when born in the S●●ble lying in the Marger when buffered and spit on when hanging upon the Cross c. who would and could have thought who did think of those who saw him without an Eye of faith that he should have bin the Judge of the world at this great day Thirdly is it so then what awful honourable and reverent althoughts should we have of Jesus Christ how should we fear and everence him in our hearts Judges on earth are feared reverenced honour'd and fear'd how much more should Jesus Christ the Judge of the whole world Christ was a man as we are sin only excepted but he was and is God as well as man and though a man yet you hear he is to be the Judge of all men he is to be a Judge of Iudges themselves to whom but that there are none such here a word might have been spoken particularly as such from this doctrine to put them in minde that as they are Iudges of others so they themselves shall be judged by another even by Iesus Christ Honour I say and fear Christ because he is to be your Iudge Those who honour me saith God I will honour so they who now honour Christ Christ will honour at this day those who now truly fear him then shall not fear him But as for those who have now low mean and contemptible thoughts of Christ Christ now knows their thoughts and I shall say no more but they for certain will not be out of his mind at this day when they shall stand before his Tribunal-Seat we also hence learn the honour of all true believers in that they stand nearly related to Christ would you not account it an honour to be near related to some great Iudge on earth what an honour then is it to ●e related and nearly related to the Iudge of the whole world USE II. Of Comfort and Consolation To all true believers to all those who have truly own'd and truly