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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62905	A discourse of Christ's Second Coming and purging of his kingdom in two sermons on Matth. XIII, 41 / by Samuel Tomlyns.	Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1858; ESTC R25655	49,894	104

of this Truth Acts 24.15 16. In this I exercise my self to keep a Conscience void of offence both toward God and man he did act and practise according to this Truth it had a prevailing Influence on his Heart a commanding Anthority over his Actions you must much converse with God here Psal 139.17 when I am awake I am ever with thee and how fitly do those Two Expressions agree Devid was ever with the Lord on Earth and Paul saith Christians should be ever with the Lord in Heaven 1 Thes 4.17 there must be a walking with God on Earth Gen. 8.24 Enoch walked with God and God took him and why did God take him and for what End was it not to walk with him in Heaven Rev. 3.4 those that had not defiled their Garments should walk with Christ in white we must shine as lights in this world Phil. 2.15 that hereafter we may shine a the sun in the king dom of our Father Matth. 13.43 Jesus Christ must be glorified in us now John 17.10 I am glorified in them that we may be assured he will be glorified and admired in us hereafter 2 Thes 1.10 when he will be revealed from Heaven he will be glorified in his Saints and be admired in them the believe Christians must not be like the Heathen Philosophers Athenagoras in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Apology for the Christians charges the● that they sought and aimed at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Art of Words but not a Demonstration of Works but he saith that Christian Handicrafts-men and Old Women that could not discourse for their Religion did yet demonstrate its Excellency in their Works When they were beaten they would not strike again when they were wronged in their Estates they would not go to Law they would pray for them that persecuted them and love those that hated them 11. Consider how great Guilt you will contract and what hateful and abominable Creatures you will be if you reject the Word of the Kingdom and enter not into it Christ bid his Disciples to shake off the Dust of their Feet against such Luke 10.9 10 11. for a Testimony against them They that refuse the Gospel of the Kingdom and turn away from the King of Glory are such unclean Creatures that Christ's Ministers were not to defile themselves or their Feet by carrying away any of their Dust but to shake it off and leave it as a witness there that Christ's Ambassadors had been there had preached to them and been rejected by them This very Dust should remain with them to testifie and give in Evidence against them in the great Day that they would not open their Ears to Christ speaking in his Ministers but obstinately hardened their Hearts both against the Master and the Servants against the Lord and his Subjects Tas● heed therefore that you reject not him that speaks from Heaven Be jealous over your own Souls that you receive not the Doctrine of Grace the Word of the Kingdom in vain 2 Cor. 6.2 as the Highway the stony and thorny Ground did Let Christ's Word root in your Hearts shine and reign in your Lives Do not think to blind your Eyes stupifie your Consciences and cheat your own Souls with an outside Religion Great was the Sin of Ananias and Saphira that pretended to devote the whole Price that they sold their Land for to the Service of Christ and his Church yet kept back part of it and so lied to God and tempted the Holy G●o●● Acts 5.3 9. O do not dare to tread in their Steps Will you tempt Christ and his Spirit whether they are omniscient Or try whe ther you cannot put a Fallacy or Cheat o● them Will you make a costly and dangerous Experiment whether they cannot find out your base Metal your counterfeit Coin your hypocritical Services Though you pretend to know God Hos 8.2 yet without sincerity Christ will not approve and know you Matth. 7.23 Let not Christ's Word be received only into your Memories but let Christ himself be entertained in your Hearts to order your Affections and direct your Conversations If you do not ope● to Christ your Hearts below he will not 〈◊〉 pen to you his Heaven above 4. Use For Caution Take heed you do not rashly judge and hastily pass a Censure on the Kingdom of Christ and on the Church of God Turks Jews and Heathens that see the loose and wicked Lives of some Christians do presently condemn all Christians as if there were no sincere Piety powerful Religion or Beauty of Holiness among them and thereby take an advantage to reproach Christ himself and to reflect on his Gospel as if it did allow and he did approve such things When as Christ loveth Righteousness and hates Iniquity Psal 45.67 He forbids all Sin he dislikes and abhors all Iniquity Matth 22.10 11. Friend how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment Christ hath spoken plainly enough Except a man be born again unless Men repent and be converted John 3.3 5. Matth. 18.3 they cannot enter into the kingdom of God That without Holiness Men shall not see God Hebr. 12.14 These Instructions and warnings of Christ are plain yet many presume and thrust into the Church of God and give the Lye to Jesus Christ as if they should live in Glory though they be dead in Sin and see God though they are ●oid and utterly destitute of Holiness But ●●ere will shortly be an end of all their Pre●●●ptions and ungrounded Confidences of 〈◊〉 their deceitful and treacherous Hopes and those that stumble at the seandalous Persons that are in the Church let them wait but a little and these Spots shall be washed off from the Face these Wens these gangreen'd Limbs shall be cut off from the Body of the Church this Dross shall be p●● away for ever Jesus Christ hath a shaip Sickle to cut those Tares Rev. 14.14 An Ax to hew down those barren Trees a Fan to purge his Floor a Furnace 〈◊〉 unquenchable Fire to burn up the Chaff Matth. 3.12 The Goats and the Sheep go in the same Pasture in the Day-time b● when the Evening comes there is a Separation the Goats go to their Penn and ●e Sheep to their Fold So Jesus Christ when he comes to judge the World shall separate the Goats and Sheep Matth. 25.31 32 Though they are now in the same visible Church yet Jesus Christ shall part them and set the Sheep on his Right-hand and the Go● on his Left Christ will disown Hypocrites and exclude them out of his Glory He wil● own the Sincere and call them to inherit 〈◊〉 Kingdom Matth. 25.34 Do not rashly judge those to be related to Christ that will be rejected by him They that Feign that Flatter that Lye to Josus Christ will be detected and abhorred by him his Eyes wil be as a flaming Fire to discover them and his Wrath will be as a consuming Fire to bum them up But then the true Church of Christ shall be as a Bride adorned for her Husband Revel 21.2 She shall shine with beautiful Holiness and glorious Righteousness and be without spot and wrinkle Ephes 5.25 26 27. mete to be presented and fit to be married to Christ and to be an Object of his Love for Christ to rejoice in and delight himself with to Eternity Then shall there be no more a pricking Briar a wounding or piercing Thorn no stinking Weeds no empty Vines no barren Fig-Trees in the Garden of God Nothing shall any longer desorm or defile the Church The People of the Church shall be all righteous the Branch of God's planting the Work of his Hands that he may be glorified Isa 60.21 The Image of God shall be fully drawn on them the Law of God shall be perfectly transcribed into them no Fooesteps of Sin shall remain on them no dross of Corruption shall cleave to them they shall be transformed by the perfect renewing of their Minds Then they will appear as Trees of Righteousness Isa 61.3 and bear all pleasant Fruits and the chief of Spices Cant. 4.13 14. And those that have flourish'd in God's Nursery below for a time they shall at last be transplanted into and so grow in the Heavenly Paradise for ever FINIS Advertisement These BOOKS are Published the Author of this Book 1. THE Great Duty of Christi● to go forth without the Ca● to Jesus Set forth in several Serm● on Hebr. 13.13 2. Supplication to the Sovere● Judge The Duty of the best M● Set forth in several Sermons 〈◊〉 Job 9.15 3. A Discourse in several Serm● on the 1 Peter 3.19 By which also went and preached unto the Spirits Prison