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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	account_n	day_n	idle_a	2,166	5	9.1920	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77851	A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Together with a sermon of the generall day of judgement. / By Anthony Burgesse pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.	Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664. Demonstration of the day of judgement against atheists & hereticks.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1658 (1658)	Wing B5661; Thomason E1904_1; ESTC R209997	46,977	246

heed in these respects 1. Beware of living in secret sins secret uncleanness secret lying bribing or unjust wayes for this will be the eminent work of the Day of Judgement to bring all secret things to light The Day of Judgement is Judicare malè judicata non judicata those sins which for the secretness the Magistrate cannot judge at the Day of Judgement will then be most eminently and signally judged by God That will be the Day when those sins which no neighbour no wife no friend in the world knows shall be discovered and judged Whatsoever is said or done in secret shall be preacht upon the house-top Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge Why will God judge them Because such sins are so secretly committed that the Magistrate cannot punish them Flatter not thy self with secretness seeing there will be a Day of Judgement but live so uprightly and sincerely that if thou hadst Gyges ring which they fable would make a man invisible yet thou wouldst with Joseph say How can I do this and sinne against God The more craft subtilty and secrecy there is in a sinne the greater is thy wickedness as appeareth Joshua 7.9 That wedge of gold was a tongue indeed as the word signifieth Sometimes even in this life God judgeth secret sins to make them confess them and bring them to light how much rather at that great Day Prov. 5.14 2. Because of this Day of Judgement take heed of accounting any sins little as if they were venial for at this great Day even those shall be judged as well as the greatest Matth. 12.36 We must give an account of every idle word at the Day of Judgement It is true Some learned men because of the Context do positively determine That the idle word is no less than the sin against the holy Ghost but more probably our Saviour argueth from the less to the greater If of an idle word a man shall give account how much more of that blasphemy against the holy Ghost Do not then charge men as too strict or precise when they endeavour to abstain from idle thoughts and idle words that they dare not give themselves that licence which others take for these are indictable as well as great sins an idle word will damn thee as well as sinfull actions if not repented of For what are the apostate Angels adjudged to eternal torments and reserved in those chains of darkness Was it for any more than proud thoughts and the very first also There cannot be any little sinne no more than a little God or a little hell or a little damnation in some sense Futurum Judicium est ●●ucides said a devout Ancient to one whom he saw laughing If a man should have no other sinne but an idle word or an idle thought yet at the Day of Judgement this would eternally cast him for this needeth the bloud of Christ to wash it away as well as other sins But wo and a thousand times wo to us because of this Day For what are all our Feastings What are all our meals but so many idle words What are all our meetings our companyings together but so many idle words 3. Because of this Day of Judgement therefore in a particular manner take heed of sins of omission Do not bless thy self with a privative Righteousness Lord I bless thee I am no drunkard no extortioner nor like this Publican It is not a Negative but a Positive Holiness which this Day will enquire after Thus you may reade of that solemn process at the Day of Judgement Ma●th 25.42 43. I was in prison and ye visited me not c. all is for omission It 's not for sins committed you robbed me defrauded me you persecuted me you put me into prison but the omission of what they should have done was that which did condemn them Now how dreadful will the Day of Judgement be even in this respect to most men How little do they consider their Negative their Privative sinnes thou comfortest thy self because thou art none of the gross positive sinners in the world but what confusion will fall upon thee when God shall enquire about thy omissions Thou dost not curse or swear but thou prayest not thou callest not upon God privately or in thy Family thou dost not oppose all such who are maliciously set against those who fear God thou art but a meer Negative Christian thou dost not reprove sinne thou dost not punish sinne thou art not zealous for the holy wayes of God Oh consider this not doing will damn thee as well as sinful doing and in this God will make special enquiry How many Talents hath God given thee and thou hast not improved them How many blessed advantages for good have been vouchsaft and thou hast omitted them as Divines say Plures sunt gratiae privativae quam positivae so Plura sunt peceata privativa quam positiva 4. Because there is a Day of Judgement take heed of Hypocrisie of carnal and corrupt Ends in the professing of Christs way for that Day will especially bring the Jehues and the Judasses to light who though they may for a season do the will of God yet because not for Gods sake not upon pure and righteous motives therefore the great work of that Day will be to unmask such and make them naked 2 Cor. 5.9 10. This made Paul walk with such integrity not seeking himself in the Ministry of the Word because we must all appear before the Judgment seat of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we must be thorowly made manifest and transparent Now it is hardly known who is an hypocrite and who is sincere who is truly for God and who in pretence only who is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and who is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but then the counsels and thoughts of the heart will be disclosed That is remarkable 1 Cor. 4.5 Paul did not matter other mens judgements yea he did not judge himself because the Day of Judgement will finde out more evil more hypocrisie more sinfulness than ever we thought of Isa 3● 14 The hypocrites are surprized with fearfulness Who among us shall dwell with devouring fire A man that is carried by false motives in Religion hath hell heated seven times hotter for him Hence the expression for an heavy damnation is to have a portion with the hypocrites Matth. 24.51 It was the speech of that famous Oratour for the Heathens Symachus pleading for the Liberty of the Heathenish Idolatry when urged to become a Christian in a scoffing manner Fac me Episcopum Romanum ero Christianus Are not many too real what this Heathen was in pretence Help me to profit to preferment and I will turn religious but pray thou for truth in the inward parts 5. Lastly Let the thoughts of this Day moderate thy appetite to the great things of this world to wealth honours places of trust and charge for as these things do increase so their account will be greater at that Day Oh that I had never been a Magistrate will one say Oh that I had never been a Minister will another say We shall be then as ready to shake off those burdens as now we are to put them on Let this therefore satisfie thee if I have less my account will be less at that great Day FINIS