The Throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it and his Servants shall serve him Then they shall serve him and not their Enemies any more and they shall serve him in-deed Now his Servants in name do serve other Lords Hypocrites go for the Servants of God but then his Servants shall serve him All Servants in name shall serve him indeed that is all shall serve him in sincerity so his Servanâ—s shall serve him throughly and to purpose 'T is so little Service that God hath now from his Servants that they can hardly be said to serve him but when they are before the Throne of the Lamb then shall Christ have abundantly more Service from his Saints As there shall be more light more warm Affections heat of Love in a high degree So there shall be much better Service Quest Shall there be a keeping of a Sabbath in the new Jerusalem the Holy City 't is said thus no Temple there no Sun nor Moon No Ordinances because the presence of the Lamb shall supply them and so make them useless and if no Ordinances then no First-day-Sabbath but every day a Sabbath Answ We must distinguish between the Holy City New Jerusalem and the Nations of them that shall be saved and shall walk in the light of it Rev. 21.24 Who bring their Glâ—ry and Honour into it mentioned Chap. 20.9 That is the Nations of them that shall be saved in the time of the Thousand Years as it is the same word which is used for the Congregation of Israel when they went out of Egypt travelling towards Canaan In like manner in the time of the Thousand Years besides the beloved City there will be a Camp of Saints there will be saved Nations called and converted then travelling towards the Holy City The Law shall go forth from Sion and the wâ—rd of the Lord from Jerusalem And they do walk in this light towards it Now in the beloved City Ordinances cease and the keeping of one day in seven ceases but in the Camp of the Saints c. amongst the Nations saved and walking in the light of the New Jerusalem there will be Ordinances and the keeping of the Sabbath in manner as is here prescribed Uses If there ought to be so strict an observation of the Sabbath day then how short do men come of the keeping of it Where are the Persons to be found that walk on the Sabbath according to this Rule 1. How loose are some in their Principles in writing and speaking against a Divine Institution of it as if there were not ground for the keeping of it but from Custom and the Commands of Men and so it shall be but the Holy of Men and not the Holy of the Lord whereas this is that which makes it H nourable and is the ground why we should call it Honourable because it hath the stamp of Divine Authority upon it And it 's Christ that is the Lord of it and not Man 2. And what loosness is in the practice of almost all Who be they that turn their Feet the Feet of the Body and Soul from it Where are any to be found that do not find their pleasure and speak their own words c. 2. Learn what reason there is to long for that glorious Reformation which shall be in the World As the Creatures groan to be delivered for the bondage of Corruption and from being in such bondage to Men's lusts who do abuse them so much to the dishonour of God and make them the matter of Sin So those that have the first fruits of the Spirit should groan within themselves waiting for the Adoption That is as they that believe have the power of Sons so they should wait for the Inheritance of Sons and long to have more of the Spirit of Sons that thereby they may be enabled as in their whole course to carry themselves as Sons towards their Heavenly Father So on the Lord's day they may come before the Lord in that Holy Spiritual and Heavenly frame which is here required What a blessed time will that be when he that is feeble and fails so much in Duties shall be as David the Man after God's own heart doing all his will Christ advised the Jews to pray that their flight might not he on the Sabbath-day Many times there is flying on the Sabbath-day and this is sad times Sometimes there is flying from Meetings flying from Duties for fear of Enemies and too often our Hearts on that day are flying away from God and the duties of his worship upon the wings of worldly thoughts and affections A happy time will it be with the Saints when there shall be no flying on the Sabbath no flying upon the wings of fear nor no flying upon the wings of worldly love but then David's wish shall be fulfilled to those that shall serve the Lord and David their King and fear the Lord and his goodness They shall have the wings of the Dove wherewith they shall fly to the Holy Spiritual Soul-refreshing rest of the Sabbath and fly to Heaven to the Throne of God and the Lamb c. Use 2. Exhortation Let that Holy Spiritual Strict Observation of the Sabbath which shall be hereafter be your pattern now 1. It will be a good evidence of your being in Covenant and of the truth and reality of Grace when you can thus holily and spiritually keep a Sabbath to the Lord. This is the Man that is likely to perform the duties of his Calling on other days to the honour of the Lord he will work he will Buy and Sell he will Plow and Sow he will Eat and drink to the honour of God and he will be careful that his business in the World be acted in Religion Isa 56.1 2. Keep Judgment do Justice Keep the Sabbath from polluting it The former comprehends the duties of the Second Table the latter the duties of the First So necessary is it to the right worshipping of God to keep a Sabbath that this is put for and made comprehensive of all the duties of God's worship 2. Thus shall you be the better prepared for a Storm For as here are Promises of being above troubles of riding on the High places of the Earth c. So hence you may conclude you shall have protection under trouble The true worshippers who worship God in Spirit and rejoyce in Christ Jesus may have great confidence and peace in their hearts in such a day Psa 27.4 5. One thing have I desired of the Lord c. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his Pavillion in the secret of his Tabernacle c. Those that come to his pavillion-love to be where God is and to be near him and to have communion with him c. When the Woman is in the Wilderness she is nourished there and when a stream comes and the Dragon casts out a flood out of his Mouth to swallow her up the Earth shall help her
SEVERAL DISCOURSES ON The Unsearchable Riches of Christ The Knowledge of Christ Crucified The Authority and Efficacy of the word Working out our Salvation The Observation of the Christian-Sabbath Christ 's coming to Judge the World Being Some REMAINS OF WILLIAM ALLEIN M. A. Sometime Minister of the Gospel in Blanford Carefully copy'd from his own Notes and publish'd at the Request of his Hearers Remember them which had the rule over you who have spoken to you the word of God whose Faith follow considering the end of their Conversation Heb. xiij vij BRISTOL Printed by Will. Bonny for I. Allein at his House in Bristol 1697. TO THE READERS Those especially who once were Hearers of the late Mr. W. A. and now desired this Service YOur justly Honoured-Teacher tho' ceased from his Labours near Twenty Years ago now once more speaks to you some great things of the Gospel to the same ends as St. Peter wrote to his dispersed Countrymen 2 Pet. 1.12 13. To stir you up by the way of Remembrance and to establish you in present Truth The World is indeed full of Books and Preachers yet seems to want more or at least that surviving Elisha might receive a double Portion of Elija's Spirit we are not allowed to wish that ascended Elijah's might be sent back to our dark impure World Divine Wisdom has chosen other ways to amend it but the Mantle they dropt we may take up to divide the Jordan in our way I cannot tell as perhaps you may at what times these Sermons were delivered it appears in some of them they were in in the time of the Authors publick Ministry Many yet remember what Excellent Piety Learning Modesty and Meekness enrich'd and adorn'd him and his Doctrine and have noted that when in his former Book which himself designed for the P ess and to have added somewhat to it he pleads more judiciously and strenuouslâ— for a dubious notion than most others did yet makes no such confident boast as they Somewhere that notion occurs too in these Papers which needs not offend any who are not of his mind in that Many great Men of different Names in our Age espouse most tâ—at he argues for viz. that a day aâ—d state of the Christian Church on Earth shall be when the impure mouths of Blasphemy now opened so wide against our blessed Lord Jesus his perfect Wisdom sacred Truth omnipotent Grace and vital Headship to his Body shall be stopped Satan the seducer being chain'd up and the whole Mystery of Godliness more clearly understood more unanimously â—elieved and the purifâ—ing nature of divine Truth irresistably demonstrated in the holy lives and loving Commerces of very numerous Converts to Christ Now who can forbear to wish at least this may prove true To promote such a Kingdom of Christ among Men as that in Rom 14.17 was the scope of the worthy Author's Life Study and Labours as witness these broken Remains he never design'd them for the Press as appears by many abreviatures and c's in his notes even in alledging Texts of Scripture which I think the Transcriber should have filled up but hath not a desire to serve true Religion peaceably in his private Station induced his consent to the motion of thus reviving his Honoured Father's Memory It cost him not a little pains tho' best acquainted with the Author 's very small Hand What assistance I could give in comparing his Copy with the Originals was due upon his request but after all our diligence the work requires the Readers Candour for we would not assume to correct the Atuhor's words tho' here and there may be a Phrase ungrateful to some Ears till they read on where our Author delivers his sense as plain and sound as needs be desired Once indeed I alter'd one Sentence to give the meaning of it in terms inoffensive but when the same recurr'd I chose to late it pâ—ss These Discourses were chose out of many because the notes of these were most legible the transcript has often fail'd in one little word viz. in putting so for ergo or therefore which the Authour commonly wrote in a character like So otherlike defects in the work claim excuse by Common Law Many have writ well on these same Subjects which as they can never be exhausted so must be alwayâ— inculcated that Men may grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 3. ult It 's not to be doubted but from a Man of God so well read in Holy Scripture you 'l receive what is worthy of your time and pains and will never be disrelished by any that love the Lord Jesus in sincerity but pleasant as bread eaten in Secret He was a true patient Labourer and most succesful Comforter of many dejected and wounded Spirits by skilful affectionate application of Gospel-Cordials a Man modestly zealous for Truth and Peace and mightily was his Spirit and Conversation influenced by the pure Heavenly Doctrine he believed and taught Like Remains of two other excellent Allein's Richard the geuvine Brother and Joseph the Kinsman of our Author have been judged worthy of such Publication And we have later Examples of Printing the Notes of great Men which in some parts are not more compleat than these Impartial Readers will allow that this Author was Baptized into the same excellent Spirit as they In the Sixty third year of his Age he was called into hiâ— Lords rest and joy when he had newly cut out for himself fome painful work wherein he hoped to do greater Service to the Church in divers places as he had every where good acceptance when his Friends told him they thought his Siskness would be unto death he answered well I know no cause I have to be sorry for that for I know in whom I have believed and am perswaded he 's able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day As 2 Tim. 1.2 but it 's some trouble to me that during my day I have not more improv'd my Time and Talent as I might Suitable Counsels he added to those about him to redeem the time and hasten all the work of their Generation and notwithstanding his penitent Reflections as excellent Arch-Bishop Usher on his death bed regretted his Sins of omission the Lord was pleased to chear him in his last Conflicts by ravishing prospects of Glory set before him even Eternal Life as the Gift of God through Jesus Christ To supply what was lacking in his design'd Service is one reason of publishing these imperfect Papers Some that saw his amiable walking in all good Conscience towards God and Man will more reverence and love that Truth whereâ—y he was sanctified the Faith and Footsteps of such guides St. Paul bids us follow and such remains may put us in mind that England's Churches once had burning and shining Lights Survivors sadly confess a greater scarcity of such now and may we not do well to enquire 1. How and wâ—y tâ—is is come
time when the day of Judgment should be Dominus dixit se nescire quia non erat paratus aliis revelare Salmeron He accounts himself not to know because he resolves not to make it known whether that be the sense or not this is a Truth God will not account you to know when you have opportunities to distil Knowledge to others as to your Wives Children Servants and you neglect 2. You are in danger of loosing that Knowledge which you have of letting slip the Truths you have received Exercse of Gifts in instructing others is a means to preserve and enlarge those Gifts to hide your Talent will be to consume it or else it may provoke God in Judgment to deprive you of it as he that hid his Talent had it taken away To him that hath himself and in common with others more shall be given him but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath Here 's a seeming Contradiction hath yet hath not if you observe the occasion of this Speech which was the taking away of the hid Talent Math. 25 29. you will find thus much imported 1. He that hath a Talent given him and hides it and doth not improve it to the advantage of others he is accounted not to have a Talent he that knows and doth not inform and labour to benifit others by his Knowledge is accounted not to know 2. He that hath and hides shall loose what he hath it shall come to nothing then what follows v. 30. Cast ye the unprofitable Servant into utter darkness c. a dreadful Sentence Cast ye the unprofitable Hearer the unprofitable Father Master Husband Wife c. that have Knowledge and hid their Knowledge c. see therefore that you improve in Knowledge come hither to gain Knowledge and go home to communicate Knowledge let your Families know what you learn The Woman of Samaria having found Christ in the Mountain goes presently and Preaches him in the City Paul had no sooner that Voice in his Ear I am Jesus whom thou Persecutest but straight way he Preached Christ in the Synagogues that he is the Son of God Act. 9.20 He accounts himself to know what he knows among others for their benefit Paul according to the Interpretation given of the words accounts it a most excellent and precious thing to Preach Christ Crucified Hence Doct. 5. A faithful Minister of Jesus Christ accounts the Preaching of Christ a most sweet and precious Service Non eximium duxi I judged no Work so desirable and excellent as this so sweet to Paul that he esteems it more dear than his Life Act. 20.24 I count not my Life dear to me so I may finish my Course with joy and the ministry received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the Grace of God he found Joy enough to carry him through all Sufferings in his course of Service and Duty he had reward enough in fulfilling his Ministry received of the Lord Jesus Glory enough in testifying the Gospel of the Grace of God Christ's Meat and Drink is to do his Father's Will Isa 49. â— Christ complains because of the obstinacy of the Jews I have laboured in vain because Israel is not gathered this seems an uncomfortable Service but he replys no there is sweetness and contentment sufficient even in labouring though in vain among the Jews surely my Judgment is with the Lord and my work with my God my Judgmenâ— c. or as Junius Officium meum penes est Jehovam My Office is with God that is he gave me an Office and I have performed and returned it to him in fulfilling of it that is satisfaction and recompence enough God witnesseth with my Conâ—cience that my Duty is discharged my work is with my God In the Margin my reward His work was a sufficient Reward O what an excellent Pattern is this for Christ's Ministers to account Work for Christ a reward given from Christ Gospel work your great Glory Likewise whatever Service Christ calls you to who are no Ministers know that there is sweetness enough even in the Service that 't is your greatest Honour to lay out your Selves for the Honour of Christ know you your duty to Christ to be your Dignity your work of Faith and labour of Love to be a reward Paul calls it a Grace to suffer for Christ Phil. 1.29 much more to do for Christ be so of Ingeâ—uous Spirits in the Service of Christ Profess the Gospel and live according to the Gospel live according to the Law of Faith to the Law of Love the perfect Law of Liberty Account Obedience to this Law to be most Honorable The Law of thy Mouth says David is dearer to me than Thousands of Gold and Silver not only the precious Promises of thy Mouth not only sweet Expressions of thy Love and Goodness but the Law which requires Obedience Self-denial c. this is more precious than Gold Labour you for such holy tempers of Spirit such Son-lke Dispositions to be in love with Duty to account the practicing of Holiness most precious the hearing of the Gospel Preached a Heaven to enjoy Christ in his Ordinances a high degree of Glory to live a gracious Life to be with Paul caught up into the third Heavens well may it be so accounted 't is so indeed Grace being Glory begun and Glory above is but Grace perfected But Jesus Christ Hence learn Doct. 6. Of all Divine Truths none are of so great necessity to be made known as Jesus Christ giving himself to be Crucified for the Salvation of Sinners This is the main thing for Ministers to apply themselves to make known and for People to know The Law was given on Sinai to drive Men to Christ to search more earnestly after him to be delivered from the Curse of it To him give all the Prophets witness Act. 10.43 he is the Principal Subject of the Gospel he is the Kernel of Scripture the Diamond in that Gold Ring the Sun in that Heaven the Ark in that Holy of Holys Hereto then all Studies and Endeavours must be applied to know Christ c. Thus briefly for these Observations The Main Points to be insisted on are these two Doct. 1. The Knowledge of Jesus Christ is the most Excellent and Precious Knowledge grounded on that Non Eximium duxi I counted nothing so excellent or worthy to be known Doct. 2. The labour of Ministers and the main Care and Endeavour of the People must be this the one to make known and the other to know as the History of Christ Crucified so especially the Mystery of the Cross of Christ 1. The Knowledge of Jesus Christ is the most excellent and precious Knowledge This is the ground-work and foundation in matter of Life and Salvation the Pillar and Grâ—und of Truth Christ is called the Foundation 1 Cor. 3 11. because all a Man's Peace Happiness and Joy lies on Christ as a Structure
agreeable to their actions whether good or bad 1. The Godly must be brought to an account Rom. 14.12 every one of us shall give account of himself to God how he hath behaved himself we must answer the Judge concerning our Persons Conversations c. our Thoughts Faith all shall be enquired into 2. Christ shall take notice of the sincere and holy works of Saints whatever proceeds from a pure Heart good Conscience and Faith unfeigned out of a desire to serve the Lord Jesus Math. 25.35 I was hungry and ye gave me Meat c. God is not unrighteous to forget your works of Faith and labour of Love Heb. 6.10 which ye have shewed towards his name Shew respect and reverence to the name of Christ c. 1 Cor. 3.13 every Man's work shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire which is in part made good in this Life by the work of the Holy Ghost through the Preaching of the Gospel causing a discerning Light to shine to put a difference betwixt Truth and Error and this work shall be perfected at the day of Judgment when all Truths shall be made manifest by the revealing brightness of Christ and all errors discovered thereby Quest Whether the Sins of the Godly shall be at all mentioned or taken notice of in that great day Answ 1. The Sins of the Godly shall not appear against them for Condemnation for then they must appear against the Judge who took the guilt and punishment of their Sins upon himself but the Godly shall triumph over their Sins because they stand before him that died for them therefore no fear of Death 2. Nor to their shame all sorrow and so shame done away therefore if the Sins of the Godly be mentioned yet this shall not make them hang down their Heads with shame they shall not do as Adam hide themselves from their Judge these things are clear Now some hold that they shall not be at all brought to light because by Sentence of Justification they are covered and taken away To this may be answered that in the time of this Life Believers are absolved in God's gracious sentence towards them and in their own conscience more privately and secretly by the witness of the Spirit but at the day of Judgment they shall be absolved and acquitted of all Sins more publickly even in the sight of Angels and the whole World Now the Spirit speaks to the Heart and Conscience then Christ shall openly pronounce Sentence Come ye Blessed of my Father c. therefore it seems not contrary to the analogy of Faith to hold that the Sins of the Godly shall be brought to light Nay it seems very suitable to the great design of the Gospel which is to illustrate and commend in the highest manner the free Grace of God the great love of Christ the power of his Death and Infinite Vertue of his Sacrifice As that day is a day of Wrath to the Wicked c. so a day of Love to the Saints wherein the Love of Christ shall in the fulness of it be display'd and to commend it the more it seems not incongruous to affirm that the Sins of the Godly shall be brought to light even their secret Sins He shall come to be glorified in his Saints and admired in them that believe his great love to Saints shall cause great admiration that is they shall admire the love of Christ not only to themselves but other Saints and Angels shall admire Christ in the Saints now the knowledge of Sin and of free Grace rejoycing over it or of the love of Christ c. this shall be a meanes to heighten much their admiration and seâ— of the great love of Christ with the more lustre 3. If the Sins of the Godly be recorded and to be read 't is in the Book of Life 't is that they may have some advantage thereby c. and they are all so recorded Rev. 20. Ergo. 2. For the Sins of the wicked that is most clear they shall be all laid open to the view of Men and Angels at that great day there is a Book in which all Sins are written from an idle word to the highest Blasphemy Math. 12.36 all secret Sins are set in the sight of the Sun Rom. 2.16 He shall judge the Secrets of Men there 's nothing hid that shall not be manifested this day shall declare it Rev. 2.23 All the Churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the Hearts and Reins Rev. 20.12 the dead are judged out of those things that are written therein Whatever you now go about to conceal and hide shall not be ever hid all wickedness that lay hid under a form of godliness c. then the Vail shall be removed c. Eccles 12.14 God shall bring every work to Judgment with every secret thing Eccles 11.19 Rejoyce c. yet know that for all this God shall bring thee to Judgment Take notice of some particular Sins because the Scripture doth particularize them as Whoredom and Adultery Whoremongers and Adulterers God will judge Heb. 13.4 Neglect and abuse of the means of Grace this is one of the greatest Sins that Men shall be brought to Judgment for it shall bring a very heavy Punishment It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for this People if you live under the light of the Gospel and walk in darkness sit and hear the word yet are setled on the lees of Sin then at the last day this shall be brought in upon your account so many Sermons you have heard and never benefitted by them so many times Christ came to gather you and you would not so many times the Gospel came knocking at the door of your Hearts and you refused to open know that all is Recorded likewise hard speeches Jude 15. spoken against God or his People or the Commands ways and Administrations of God as to say his sayings his dealings are hard Christ endured and his Members endure the Contradiction of Sinners but you must look to be called to the Judgment-seat of Christ for Contradiction Christ shall give Sentence against those that did speak against him Yea not only hard speeches but Idle words the least Sins if you were guilty of no Sin but one idle word Christ might very justly cast you into Hell for it Some are mentioned to shew that all shall be remembred against you And there is no deluding or deceiving the Judge by your colourable pretences and excuses for he is most Wise and knoweth all things So there 's no covering your Sins for he is most Just and so no corrupting him with Gifts no overcoming with entreaties for then wicked Men shall try and call hard but he is most severe no appealing from this Bar for he is the Supreme Judge there shall be Verity in his Inquisition Impartiality in Sentencing Severity in Execution 4 Godly shall stand apart from the wicked
on the other side shall the wicked say at the last day they shall know that not one thing fails of the word of God spoken concerning the ungodly they shall set to their seal that God is most just Math. 22.12 that Parable of a marriage of the King's Son most probably is to be understood of the day of Judgment There one was observed that had not a Wedding Garment and when the King askes How camest thou in hither is it fit that thou shouldst be admitted to this Feast c. he was speechless he had not a word to say for himself he was muzled as 1 Cor. 9.9 he could no more speak for himself then a muzled Ox can eat of the Corn he treads out his Conscience speakes against him so how shall he speak for himself when it shall be said that thou wert a Drunkard and never didst repent of this sin and is it fit that having drunk of the Cup of Devils in thy life-time and delighting in nothing else that thou shouldest be admitted to my Feast to partake in Eternal Life Thou that madest nothing of prophaning my Name is it fit thou shouldest dwell in my presence Thou that hadst a form but an Enemy to the power of Godliness when Christ shall thus accuse Wicked Men shall be muzled the Gospel is Preached for a witness Here when the Spirit of God in the word strives with Sinners to convince of sin and would discover their damnable estate They have somewhat to say that as they sin so they do somewhat that is good or will repent hereafter or will repent before they dye c. but then they are all speechless and past excuses 5. Wicked Mens cries and prayers shall not be heard in that day they shall cry Lord Lord they that despised Mercy shall cry they that made light of an invitation to Christ shall earnestly seek to him they that Christ came oft to gather as a Hen her Chickens and they would not then shall cry unto Christ to save them from wrath as the Devils I beseech thee torment me not cast me not into the great deep But refusing to cry in the day of Grace and to hear Christ crying to them their cries shall not be heard in the day of wrath Prov. 1.24 Because I have called that is Christ terming himself Wisdom and ye refused Isa 51.1 2. I have stretched out my hand a gesture of such as made Proclamation to get attention as Acts 21.40 Paul beckened with the hand and there was silence intimating there was no means left untried to perswade them to hearken unto him but what was the Fruit Ye have set at naught my Councel and would none of my reproof But Christ will deal with you as you with him I will laugh at your calamity that is the wicked which make a jest at God's word and mock shall have the just reward of their working they shall be requited in the same kind then shall they call but I will not answer Math. 25.11 The foolish Virgins cry Lord Lord open to us but he answered I know you not Wicked Men would go to Heaven at the last day although now they never think of taking the right way thither 6. Wicked Men shall be rewarded according to their works and what reward see Rom. 2.6 8. he will render to every Man according to his deeds unto them that are contentious and obey not the truth but obey unrighteousness indignation wrath tribulation anguish upon every Soul that doth evil So many expressions are heaped together to set forth the great heap of Judgments prepared for the wicked on the Jew first c. all transgressors without distinction or respect to Persons shall meet with tribulation yet Judgment shall begin at the House of God and those that have better means and more knowledge and do not accordingly shall receive the heavier He that knows his Masters will and doth it not shall be beaten with many stripes Amos 3.2 You only have I known of all the Families of the Earth therefore will I punish you for all your iniquities That is I have chosen accepted priviledged you and you only have known me therefore those sins of ignorance which are not so great in others are in you more inexcusable proceeding from pure malice according hereto at the last day their doom must be sorer Aall Sinners at that day shall be full of wrath All the damned are called Vessels of wrath Now all are not of the same quantity and capaciy one is capable of more another of less but every Vessel full of wrath As throw many vessels into the Sea one is bigger then another and can receive more but every Vessel will be full so the wicked shall be all turned into Hell and to the great deep and all shall be full of wrath though some may have more and some less See the reward of the wicked Math. 25.41 Depart from me from me who am the Way Truth and Life the Light of the World who am that only name given whereby sinners might be saved who am the express image of the Father by whose Blood sins are washt Ye Cursed by the Sentence of the Law into everlasting Fire that is torments prepared for the Devil as Wicked Men are Servants to Satan in sinning so shall they be companions of Satan in suffering Use 2. Exhort Let it be the great business of every day of your life to prepare for that one day of Christ's coming to Judgment that which was Paul's Prayer for Onesiphorus let it be your desire The Lord grant that he may find Mercy of the Lord in that day 2 Tim. 1.18 1. Labour after the knowledge of Christ He shall come in flaming fire to render vengeance on all that know not God 2 Thess 1.18 That is with fiery indignation his anger shall sparkle out in a most dreadful manner against them Know God in his Allsufficiency Faithfulness Majesty Goodness or you shall know him in his wrath Know Christ in his Sweetness fulness of Love Grace c. or else you shall know him in fulness of wrath Take heed that you hate not knowledge now in the time of knowledge if you are in darkness that day shall overtake you as a Thief that is suddenly and that day shall strip and spoil you of all your Joys and Comforts that you delighted most in If you know the Lord aright then will Christ say I know you If you know you shall be known now hear and so hear as that you may learn the Knowledge of Christ 2. Obey the Gospel 1. Believe what Christ commands you to believe this is the first and great command of the Gospel Believe in the Son as God-Man as Mediator and Saviour one that is able to save you to the utmost Then you shall be prepared for that day 2 Tim. 1.12 do as Paul He is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day That is my precious Soul