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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11605	Three sermons preached by VVilliam Sclater Doctor of Diuinity, and minister of the word of God at Pitmister in Sommersetshire. Now published by his sonne of Kings Colledge in Cambridge	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1629 (1629)	STC 21846; ESTC S102973	35,556	86

The same Apostle b Act. 24.26 treating of Iustice and temperance and iudgement to come before Foelix an Heathen made him tremble and quake euery ioynt of him for feare of that iudge whom by bribery and whoredome he had offended But we are fallen into the times S. Peter c 2 Pet. 3. speakes of wherein the doctrine of iudgement is holden a fable and nothing but a meere policy to keepe fooles in awe The wicked Iewes vpon denuntiation of a particular iudgement d Isay 22.13 are brought in thus speaking Come say they let vs eate and drinke for to morrow by the Prophets fabling we must dye Must you dye Ah wretch And what followes death After death comes Iudgement and if thou haue any grace in thee the very mention of it will make thee tremble Salomon e Eccl. 11.9 hauing to deale with such like desperate scoffers thus rebuketh their Godlesse practise Goe to young man if you must needes haue your swinge on reioyce and let thy heart cheare thee in the dayes of thy youth walke in the wayes of thy heart and in the sight of thine owne eyes But know God for all these things will bring thee to iudgement It is not a permission but an ironicall sharp and reprehension vrged by a seuere denunciation of a iudgement to come As if I should now say to an vniust bribing Magistrate if any such amongst vs goe to seeing thou hast sold thy selfe to work wickednesse eate vp the flesh of the people flea of their skins break their bones chop them in pieces as meate for the pot as Micah a Mic. 3.3 speaks oppresse the fatherlesse and let not the cause of the widow come before you say with shame enough b Hos 4.18 bring bribes fill your houses with extortion But know it is appoynted to all men once to dye then comes the iudgement At that day thou shalt find that a little of Samuels good Conscience c 1 Sam. 12.3 whose oxe haue I taken whose Asse haue I taken whom haue I done wrong vnto or of whom haue I taken a bribe to blinde mine eyes withall will doe thee more steed then all the treasures of wickednesse wherewith thou hast filled thine house As if I should say to the Cormorants of the Country build you houses in desolate places ioyne house to house land to land Country to Country till the poore can haue no dwelling amongst vs But know that for all these things God will bring thee to iudgement And then thou wilt wish as Ieremie d Ier. 9.2 that thou hadst had in the wildernesse a cottage of a wayfaring man rather then all these sumptuous buildings and large possessions while the stone shall cry out of the wall and the beame out of the timber shall answer it woe e Hab. 2.11.12 vnto him that buildeth a Towne with blood and erecteth a City with iniquity As if I should say to our scraping mercilesse Vsurers shut vp your bowells of compassion and cause the eyes of the needy to fayle by vaine expectation of your releife grinde the faces of the poore buy them for siluer yea for old shooes liue vpon the sweate of others mens faces But know that for all these things God will bring thee to iudgement and then thou shalt find one penny giuen in compassion of thy brothers want will afford more comfort then all the huge masses of siluer and gold that by vsury thou hast heaped together As if I should say to our drunken tospots powre in strong drinke drinke and be drunken spend your patrimonies at the Ale But know that for all these things God will bring you to iudgement As if I should say to a beastly Whoremoger fill thine eyes with adultery and thy bones with rottennesse take thy pleasure in dalliance and fill thee with lust But know that whoremongers and adulterers God will Iudge Heb. 13.4 As if I should say to our blasphemous swearers go to seeing you haue taught your tongues to speake blasphemies sweare the Puritane out of his Coate thy selfe out of Gods kingdome but know it is appoynted to all men once to dye and then comes the iudgement Beloued in Christ Iesus I know not how these things moue you but if there be any care of our soules me thinkes they should worke in vs a care to depart from euill that we may be found worthy to stand before Christ at his comming Act. 17 30.31 And surely if S. Paul● admonition vpon this ground moue not to amendement I see not what can remaine for vs but a fearefull expectation of iudgement and violent fire to deuoure vs. The Lord for his Christs sake giue vs all grace on whom his name is called to depart from iniquity that seeing he hath appointed a day wherin he will iudge the world in righteousnesse by that man euen Iesus whom he hath appointed we may all be admonished in euery place to repent and escape those vnsufferable torments that he hath prouided for vnbeleeuers in that lake of fire that burnes for euer before the Throne of God To the same God the Father Son holy Ghost three persons one true inuisible immortal and only wise God be all honour and glory for euer and euer Amen FINIS

let vs see for what ends the Lord hath appointed death for his owne Children One is the abolishing of the reliques of sinne that euen after regeneration sticke in vs. By a wonderfull wisedome God hath ordained that during the dwelling of the soule in the body there shall be also a dwelling of sinne in our mortall body partly to exercise vs by resisting the assaults thereof partly to shew vs from how great a bondage Christ hath deliuered vs But by death hee puts an end to sinne in respect of all practice and inhabitation Through enuy of the deuill sinne entred into the world and death by sinne Through the wisedome of God death puts an end to sinning And this is one end of this appointment of God A second is to put an end to the sensible miseries of this life for as there continues a remanent of the old Adam euen after grace so some portion of afflictions still remaynes to Gods Children not as Papists teach for satisfaction but partly to giue vs a taste of those miseries from which Christ hath freed vs partly to tame and subdue Corruption partly to conforme to the Image of Christ Now death brings an end to all sensible euills And for this cause also hath God prouided death as a remedy lest too long endurance of euills should ouercome our patience Thirdly that the soule might be admitted into the presence of God which made Paul desire a Phil 1.23 to be dissolued because he knew his soule should persently be admitted into the presence of Christ Vse 1 Now seeing God for these good ends hath ordained the death of his Saints methinkes it should teach vs contentment at least if not reioycing in the death of all those that dye in the Lord. And surely if any man haue knowne and felt the misery of subiection vnto his sinnes the strong rebellion of Corruption against grace I doubt not but hee is thus minded that in that respect he would change conditions with the meanest of Gods Saints that haue dyed in the Lord. And therefore well is it with the dead they rest from their labours their workes follow them and which is not the least blessing they are freed from the miserable bondage to Corruption Now as touching the wicked the Reason of their dying is because death is to them a part of the Curse due to their sinnes and there must be an end put to their pleasures in sinning a bringing of their soules to those vnsufferable torments God hath prouided for impenitent sinners And therefore I wonder not Vse if as the wise man speaketh the very remembrance of death bee bitter vnto them it is their iudgement their Curse the end of reioycing the very suburbes and gate that leades into Hell See we now the last thing .i. the consequent of death After that comes the iudgement I hope I shall not need to vse many words amongst vs Christians to euidence this truth being so plentifully taught in Scripture consented vnto by the Heathen testified by our conscience euidenced by particular iudgements The Scriptures are plentifull in this point how often occurre these and the like sayings God shall bring euery worke vnto iudgement with euery a Ecles 12. vlt. secret thing whether it be good or euill We must all appeare before the b 2 Cor. 5.10 iudgement seate of Christ that euery one may receiue the things he hath done in his body whether they be good or euill The Heathen had their tribunall after death and Aeacus Minos and Rhadamanthus presidents of proceedings therein Yea aske but the Conscience of the vilest Athiest it will be a thousand witnesses of this truth how often are they filled with vnspeakeable horrours especially in death wherefore but because they know there is a iudgement that followes it See but particular iudgements which are as praludia iudicij vniuersalis the ouerthrow of Sodom the deluge of the old world particular iudgements on particular persons what else doe they testifie but a iudgement to come some sinnes are here punished that wee might know there is a prouidence and a iudge that takes notice not all here punished that wee might expect a greater iudgement to come Yea that very Confusion of things as they terme it which some haue brought as an argument to ouerthrow both prouidence and iudgement viz the present prosperity of the wicked and the afflicted estate of Gods Children it is argument sufficient in Pauls diuinity to proue a iudgement to come c 2. Thes 1.4.5 The present persecutions of Gods children are an euident Demonstration of a iudgement to come and Salomon d Eccle. 3.16.17 before him in his suruiew of vanities I saw sayth he a place of iudgement and ●oe there was wickednesse a place of Iustice and behold iniquity what inferres he therefore no prouidence therfore no iudgement to come Nay but the contrary I sayd in my heart surely God will iudge the iust and vniust for a time there is for euery purpose and for euery worke See we a little what this iudgement importes Iudgement implies three things First Examination and withall discouerie of euery mans workes whether they be a Eccl. 12. vlt. good or euill then b 1 Cor. 4.5 come your close and secret adulteries then your priuie and coloured bribery then your hypocrisie then your euery euill worke to be scanned and examined The c Apoc. ●0 12 bookes are opened first of Gods d Mal. 3.16 remembrance wherein are registred euery of our sinnes euen to an e Math. 12.36 idle word secondly of our owne Conscience which serues to bring in records against vs of all our vngodly deedes which wee haue vngodlily committed Secondly After Examination followes sentence giuing First of Absolution to Gods Children howsoeuer here laden with reproaches and scandals condemned for Hypocrites The Lord shall then euidence by fruites of faith that sure their faith was vnfained Secondly of Condemnation vpon the wicked here blearing the eyes of men with I know not what pretenses of their good hearts and good faith to God The Lord shall then make their madnesse and dissembling knowne to all men by lacke of true Good workes to grace their pretended faith with all Math. 25.35.42 Thirdly After sentence follows Execution .i. A happie admission of Gods Children into possession of the kingdome prepared by the father purchased by Christ Iesus Secondly A heauy and vncomfortable dismission of all impenitent and incorrigible sinners into that lake that burnes with fire and Brimestone before the throne of God for euer and euer Vse Now Brethren I could wish in applying of this doctrine I had a measure of the Apostles spirit that I might with it pierce into the Consciences of vs all S. Paul a 2. Cor. 5.11 hauing breifly mentioned this doctrine of last iudgement thus sayth that by this terror he perswaded men And surely if this terror perswade not to repentance I know not what will