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A39838	Mercy in the midst of judgment with a glimpse of, or a glance on, London's glorious resurrection like a Phoenix out of it's ashes delivered in a sermon preach'd at St. Dunstans in the West, Sept. 2, 1669 being the day of publick fasting and humilation in consideration of the late dreadful fire, by Chr. Flower.	Flower, Christopher, 1621 or 2-1699.	1669 (1669)	Wing F1383; ESTC R28644	18,802	34

Angels reaching unto Heaven and beneath an innumerable multitude of the Damned covering the face of the Earth far and near howling and weeping and sighing but in the midst of these two vast Bodies wonderfully rallied together Christ the Judge Ought not this to be stiled a Great day who ever saw at any time such a Convention such a Meeting such an Assembly Great confessedly great will this day of Jesreel be that is of the Seed of God for Christ shall then separate his Seed from the Seed of the Devil As in an Amphitheatre such as the Romans had innumerable spectators sate round about it above and below on the floor were the poor persons condemned to be devoured by Beasts ruefully expecting them to be turn'd loose upon them Thus all the Saints will be as so many spectators plac'd in the Region of the Air above but on the Earth the Damned that are by the Devils when the sentence shall be given to be drag'd to Hell 2. It may be call'd the Great Day because on that day business of the greatest Concernment shall be Transacted Not about the Affairs of one single Empire or of some certain Kingdoms but the work of that day will be about the business of the whole World About the chiefest and eternal Good about the chiefest and eternal Evil. At that day it will be known what condition every particular person shall abide and continue in to all Eternity For then as the Tree falls whether toward the South or toward the North in the place where the Tree falls there it shall be Eccles 11. 3. which denotes an Eternity of Bliss or Torment 3. It may be call'd the Great Day because that day will comprehend the past days of all Ages it will be as a Recapitulation of all days from the first day that ever dawn'd and on it as in the last Scene of a Comedy whatsoever at any time was acted on the Stage of the World shall then be exhibited to view 1. For all the actions of mortals shall be laid open and survey'd as at one view There is not an idle word but we shall give an account of it Mat. 12. 36. Saint Paul goes somewhat farther then this Rom. 2. 16. In that day God shall judge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The secrets of mens hearts 2. Those Thoughts Words and Actions shall be examined by Christ Quem latebit nil occultum Nec relinquet quid inultum as one hath it Who will suffer no Person or Thing to escape his most exact Scrutiny 3. Every one shall be rewarded by Christ according to what he hath acted in the Flesh Then the Lord will open his Treasures both of Rewards and Punishments which he heaped up together till that day then to be distributed hence is that Deut. 32. 32. Is not this laid up in store with me and sealed up among my Treasures A Treasure you know is a great heap or heaps of Money that hath been a great while a gathering and such are the actions of men and the deserts of them lockt up from the beginning of the world in the mind and memory of Almighty God which he will open on that day and reward every one according to his doings Saint Peter calls this day the day of Restitution of all things saying that the Heaven must receive Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 till the times of Restitution of all things Acts 3. 21. meaning he shall then restore whatsoever any committed to him or deposited as in his hand The Apostle using that Expression minds me of Razis of whom we may read in the 2. Book of Machabees Chap. 14. who that he might animate and encourage the Jews to stand for their Laws fatally wounded himself being over-zealous rather then he would give himself into the hands of wicked men so when his blood was utterly gone saith the History he took out his own Bowels with his hands and threw them upon the People calling upon the Lord of Life and Spirit that he would restore them again unto him viz. at the last and Great Day and so he dyed The same reason holds for evil actions witness that expression of Saint Paul Rom. 2. 5. But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath Now in treasuring as one hath well observed there is 1. A laying in 2. A lying hid 3. A bringing out again as there is occasion Thus wicked profligate persons while by following of their Lusts they think they do somewhat to the furthering of their happiness they shall in the end find pro Thesauro Carbones instead of other Treasure hot burning coals And if it will be thus what is there hid that shall not be made manifest that it may have its reward The Adulterer who waits for the twilight and to whom the morning is as the shadow of death shall in that day be manifest at Noontide to the view of Men and Angels and if his being known here puts him in the terror of the shadow of death how terrible shall that day be to him when what he hath done in secret shall be proclaimed on the house top 4. It merits to be call'd the Great Day because it will be a day of the gretest combat and conquest For behold saith the Lord by the Prophet Joel In those days and at that time I will gather all Nations and will bring them down into the valley of Jehosaphat and will plead with them there Joel 3. 2. Behold here the Warriour and the Triumphant Conquerour But with what Weapons will he wage War I answer with no other then the two edg'd Sword of the Word of his mouth with which he will object against the wicked their abominable ingratitude so that they shall have nothing to say for themselves no more then he in the Gospel who had not on his wedding garment 't is said of him he was speechless Mat. 22. Suppose we Christ sitting in the Air near Jerusalem judging the world there where himself was judged and using this or the like language Behold me sitting over against that place where first I labour'd and began my Passion here here in Gethsemani I did sweat blood for you here I was betray'd and taken and led like some notorious Thief or Robber into the City where I was hurried from one Tribunal to another scourg'd buffeted abused and at length unjustly condemn'd after that lugging my Cross I came to Mount Calvary where I was Crucified for you Behold the very place where hanging between Heaven and Earth being plac'd between two Thieves I offer'd my self a Sacrifice for you to the Father you Pilat can witness this and you Herod Caiphas Annas Judas and ye ô Jews that opened thus like a pack of Blood-hounds upon me Away with him away with him he is not worthy to live Crucifie him Crucifie him Heaven and Earth can witness as much for the Heaven that was darkened all the face of it and