one Gospel-Faith to which Salvation is promised then it 's no marvel that the Faith is called the common Faith as the Salvation is called the common Salvation the Faith being as large as the Salvation or it is not the Faith of the Gospel or of Gods Elect and 1 Tim. 2. 4. That he will have all Men saved and come to the knowledge of the truth It saith not only he willeth to have all saved but he will have all men to be saved and if so who shall say him nay He saith not come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved that being the way to be saved now in this day of Grace preparative to the Glory but saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth which sutes with vers 6. Who gave himself a ransom for all to be testified in due time there being various times of this Testimony else all the World that never heard of him here could not give Glory to him as they shall in the World to come Phil. 2. 9 10 11. Rev. 5. 13. When the Earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the Sea Isa 11. 9. Tit. 2. 11. The Grace of God that bringeth Salvation to all Men hath appeared It bringeth Salvation to all men and teacheth us who believe it now in this day of Grace to live sutable thereunto vers 12. As a preparation to the Glory 2 Thes 1. 10. 5. And finally and as that wherein the abundance of the promises to the Nations at that day are manifest and in which it appears they are altogether as manifold as to Israel this favour and blessing being promised 1. To all Nations and to the ends of the Earth Isa 52. 10. Jer. 3. 17. Rev. 15. 4. Ps 72. 17 98. 3. 2. To all flesh Ps 65. 2. 145. 21. Isa 40. 5. 66. 23. 3. To all Kings Ps 72. 11. 102. 15. 138. 4 5. Isa 62. 2. and Princes Psal 47. 9. 68. 31. Kingdoms Ps 68. 32. 102. 22. Rev. 11. 15. 4. To all People Ps 47. 1 2. 67. 3 5. 148. 11 12. Luk. 2. 10. 5. To all the kindreds and Families of the Earth Gen. 12. 3. 22. 18. Ps 22. 27. 96. 7. 6. To all the Earth 1. Chro. 16. 30 31. Ps 66. 1 4. 67. 7. 98. 3 4. And 7. To all Tongues Isa 66. 18. All which gives us to understand the abundance of Promises to the Nations in general and to be performed in the times of the Restitution at and after the Resurrection and Judgment in the World to come set forth in holy Scripture in such multiplicity and variety of Promises and Expressions as all Nations all Flesh all People all Kings and Kingdoms all Tongues all the Earth all Kindreds and Families of the Earth to inform and confirm us both in the truth and weightiness of the matter and if any yet dare to deny it and to apply all these Promises to the Elect or Believers only in any sense let them at their own peril take their wilful will contrary to all Scripture and reason Christ The Scripture seems wonderful clear and full in this matter if it be to be performed in the new and restored World I think there can be no resisting hereof Min. 1. If any make doubt of that let them fix the time or times when it shall be else where from evidence of Scripture light or else they say nothing to it 2. The Scripture determins the time with such open face and evidence of light that whoso runs may Read 1. It shall be when he comes to judg the World in Righteousness and the People with his truth Ps 96. 13. 98. 9. 2. It shall be when the Kingdom is the Lords and he shall govern among the Nations Ps 22. 27 28. when the Lord shall be King over all the Earth and there shall be one Lord and his name one Zec. 14. 19. Rev. 11. 15. 3. It shall be in the time of the new Heavens and new Earth Isa 66. 18 22 23. which will be the new World and will not be till after the old is dissolved and renewed 2 Pet. 10. 11 12 13. and after the judgment is over v. 7. Rev. 20. 11. c. ch 21. 1 5 24. 4. It shall be in the time when the great transgressors are suffering their eternal Punishment Isa 66. 23 24. 5. It shall be when the time of this World shall be no more in the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Rev. 10. 6. 7. with ch 11. 15. 6. It shall be in the new World that the leaves of the tree of Life shall be for the healing of the Nations and the fruit for those with Christ in the Holy City Rev. 22. 2. all which does clearly shew us the time For further reason see Confession of Faith Article 7. Christ Some make the application of all to the Thousand Years Reign and limit it there Rev. 20. Min. 1. We may not lose the eternal Estate Life Kingdom Glory and World to come in a Thousand Years there being no other Kingdom World Life or Glory promised but in the World to come in which all these things are to be accomplished 2. Those Scripture grounds now mentioned all of them carry it beyond the Thousand Years and the Judgment into the World to come and the eternal Kingdom of Christ and the promises being as manifold to the Gentile World as to the Jews we may safely conclude they shall arrive thereto in and after the Judgment by repentance purging and pardon as the Jews shall as before has been shewed Christ The Judgment of penal Punishment is said to be eternal it 's called the eternal Judgment Heb. 6. 2. Some say that this notion overthrows the fundamentals of the eternal judgment Min. 1. The Judgment threatened in the Gospel is especially intended against such as sin immediately against the Gospel who as they have had the greatest means of light so will they be liable to the greatest Judgment Mat. 11. 20 24. Mar. 16. 15 16. to suppose the eternal Judgment threatened and to be inflicted on the wilful Rejecters of the Gospel to be intended to all the World that never heard thereof has been and is a very great mistake 2. And for the use of the word Eternal Everlasting and for ever I have fully spoken to both in my Additional word chap. 7. pag. 51. and in my answer to Mr. Coue ch 7. pag. 62 63. That it 's frequently limited to time in Scripture sense that it usually intends a long time sometimes more and sometimes less as is most apparent and might be manifested I think I may safely say not less than a hundred times I shall here only mention a few in tâ—â— present case viz. Threats of temporary Judgments to be for ever and perpetual yet a time promised of an end thereof and of Salvation and deliverance as Deut.
used to prove that which it does not at all intend it being so apparent that the Apostle speaks of the givings down of the Spirit in it's mighty works after believing and not in the first work of conversion it being the promise and was performed that the spirit should be given down abundantly upon believers after believing as clearly distinct from it's sacred work in the Gospel in begetting souls to the faith see for this Joh. 7. 38 39 Act. 2. 38 39. Eph. 1. 13. so that to apply the giving down of the Spirit according to promise after believing to the first work of faith and conversion is a very great weakness and mistake 2. The Apostle in that place intends not the giving down of the Spirit upon the Ephesians to whom he wrote much less to persons in the first work of faith it being evident that the Apostle throughout this chapter keeps the distinction between himself the ministers with him and the Church as was usual in his other Epistles from v. 1. to 13. he speaks to but not of the church but of themselves distinguished by We Us and Ye and v. 13. speaks of the church and from v. 16. to 19. speaks of themselves and lets the church to know the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward who believe i. e. to the Apostles in the mighty gifts of the spirit and works done by them for confirmation of the truth of the Gospel according to Mar. 16. 17 18. Heb. 2. 3 4. 3. I conclude that the work of faith and conversion of sinners is so far from being a mâ—racle as some pretend that it 's rather a marvel that so few believe and are converted certainly our Lord would not have marvelled at their unbelief Mar. 6. 6. nor grieved for their hardness of heart if they could not have believed without a miraculous work which he was able to have effected Mar. 3. 5. It 's true many believed on the sight of miracles done without them but we read not of any miracle done within them to work faith nor is the work of faith and turning to God at all called a miracle 4. And from the whole we have great cause to fear that the Spirit is much more talked of by us all than known and enjoyed either in it's operations in the Gospel to conversion or in its gifts according to promise and cause we have to mourn in the sense thereof that he should be so much amongst us in word and so little in Power If the Spirit of the Gospel were a spirit of Ignorance errour and pride a spirit of Worldlyness oppression envy hatred and division Were this the Spirit of the Gospel we have enough and too much of this But if the Spirit of Christ is indeed in its operations and effects the Spirit of Power of Love and of a sound mind 2 Tim. 1. 7. If it be the Spirit of Love Joy Peace long Suffering Gentleness Goodness Faith â—eckness Temperance Gal. 5. 22. 23. Then surely we have cause to complain as the Prophet Isa 24. 16. My leanness my leanness wo unto me Christ What think you of the work of Regeneration relative to the matter in hand I desire to enquire 1. What it is and 2. How it is effected Min. Without doubt it carryeth the sum of the matter in it and includes Faith Repentance and the whole of Gospel Conversion and turning to God But more particularly 1. Negatively what it is not it 's not any Conversion then a Conversion only from â—in might be it there may be many Convictions and Conversions too that may be far short of Regeneration and Persons may be and it 's to be feared that many are deceived herein 2. Affirmative what it is the word Regeneration I find but twice used in the New Testament in the terms thereof and not at all in the Old it being most proper to the New tho I doubt not but that the true sense thereof is often exprest Joh. 3. 3 5. And it implyeth and importeth a renewing returning or restoring to a new Estate And those two Scriptures in which it 's mentioned teâ—ds much to give us a tight understanding therein The 1. I shall mention is Tit. 3. 5. According 〈◊〉 his mercy he saved us by the washing of Regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit Which Regeneration here consisteth in our being by the Power of the Gospel begotten to believe the Truth of the glad tidings thereof relating to the Restitution and World to come our Faith must be in the Regeneration to come or else it 's none of the Faith of the Commission or of Regeneration Mar. 16. 15 16. Nor brings us under the promise of a share in the Regeneration to come it not being the Faith of Regeneration Regeneration begun here being a preparation to the Glory of the perfect Regeneration of and in the new and restored World The 2. Scripture is Mat. 19. 28. Ye which have followed meâ—n the Regeneration when the Son of Mâ—â— shall â—it on the Thâ—one of his Glory ye also shall sit upon twelve Thâ—â—nâ—â— uâ—â—gâ—â—g the twelve Tribes of Israel That this Regeneration relates to the New life in the New World at and after the Resurrection I think is by the Learned generâ—â—ly owned that the true reading and sense of the Words is ye that have followed me shall in the Râ—genâ—â—aâ—â—en sit upon twelve Thrones c. That is in the new and restored World see Wilson's Scripture Dictionary on the Word the day and time of the last Judgment when our whole Nature being restored both Body and Soul shall enjoy the Heavenly inheritance Mat. 19 28. You which have followed me shall in the Regeneration sit upon twelve Thrones and the English Greek Lexicon on the Word the last day of the World and it 's so called because in it God will create a new Heaven and a nâ—w Earth and will perfectly ingender again a Man that is chosen Mat. 19. 28. And indeed this is properly the Regeneration time and state when all things shall be renewed restored and return to a new and better estate So that Regeneration may be thus defined When a Man doth truly believe the truth of the glad tidings reported in the Gospel by Jesus Christ Crucified for our sins raised and ascended into Heaven and shall come again from thence to perfect the Redemption viz. The Resurrection Regeneration and new World and to perfect his People with Himself therein and is in this Faith effectually turned to the Lord in heart and life according to the Gospel This iâ— Regeneration begun here which if persevered in will certainly issue in the perfect Regeneration and Glory in the World to come 2. How it 's effected and that is 1. For us by Jesus Christ Crucified Raised and Ascended in and by him the whole work is and shall be effected Act. 3. 21. Rev. 21. 5 12. 2. In us here the Lord begets us by the word of his Grace to
it 's the same world that God loved to whom the Gospel is by Commission to be Preached and that is to all And such a world as of which many if not most may perish through unbelief which the Elect world in the owners own sense cannot do which clearly contradicteth their notion in this matter 4 It appeareth from v. 17. 19. God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world by him might be saved It 's the same world he still speaks of that he was not sent to condemn but to save and that it 's evident that some of this world that God loved and Christ was sent to save as before I said may be condemned v. 19. This is the Condemnation that light is come into the world and men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil God loved the world and gave his Son to save the world the world loves darkness rather than this light of Love and Salvation and this is and will be the Condemnation not want of love in God nor want of a Saviour but because they loved the darkness of ignorance and sin more than this light of Love Life and Salvation and surely this is not the Elect world who love Darkness more than Light and be Condemned 5. Not only because the express terms and scope of that Scripture clears it not to intend the Elect only but the whole Scope of the whole Scriptures clears it likewise the design of Love to the world in this matter being included in that promise Gen. 3. 15. The head design of the Serpent being the destruction of Mankind the Fathers design herein being as large for prevention So Gen. 22. 18. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and sutable to and answering of these promises with many more to the same effect Ps 72. 17. 22. 27 28. The Lord who best knew his Fathers will and Love herein states his Fathers Love and Good Will to the world sutable to the promises thereof the love and good will was to the world the special Grace and Life is to such as believe and obey the Gospel and sutable to this is the Angels tidings Luk. 2. 10. Behold I bring you tidings of great joy which shall be to all people and surely the Elect be not all People but because the word all doth not always intend all therefore it must not hero but this Foundation of all relating to this matter last mentioned clears it and indeed there is neither Scripture nor right Reason to limit it to a few only it being contrary to the love and design of Gods Grace to the world in the Redemption work made manifest ever since the first sin and fall 2. Of the extent of the Death of Christ and that must be as large as the Fathers Love in sending him into the world or else it answers not his end in sending him for himself saith That he came down from Heaven not to do his own will but the will of him that sent him And that he died for the world is most apparent Joh. 1. 29 Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same world as was mentioned before which the Father loved in sending of him and this is to be noted that when he is said to take away sin as the Lamb of God it is as he was a Sacrifice for sin the substance of that Type the Paschal Lamb the Passover 1 Cor. 5. 7. Christ our Passover was Sacrificed for us Joh. 6. 51. The bread that I will give is my Flesh that I will give for the life of the world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same world as before 1 Tim. 2. 6. Who gave himself a Ransom for all to be Testified in due time 1 Cor. 5. 14 15. If one died for all then were all dead and in that he died for all c. v. 19 God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself Heb. 2. 9. That he by the Grace the love of God should tast death for every man That he by the Grace and Love of God to all should tast death for all 1 Joh. 2. 2. He is a Propitiation for our sin and not for ours only but for the sins of the whole world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same world as ch 5. 19. The whole world lieth in wickedness In all which Scriptures the death of Christ for the world as by a Cloud of Witnesses is asserted and confirmed Christ The Scripture seems wonderful plain and apparent in this matter yet some say that by world and all is not intended all the world but that in all these Scriptures the Elect only are intended Min. What I have already said about the love of God to the world doth in substance clear this matter By which it appears that it intends the world and not the Elect only they being never so called Christ Some say that Joh. 1. 29. cannot intend the sins of the world in general but of the Elect only because the sins of the world are not taken away but the whole world lyeth in wickedness and therefore their sins are not taken away Min. For answer to this I shall refer you to the 3d. particular to be spoken to in this Chapter namely the varieties of the ends of the death of Christ And as for the word all tho it doth not always intend all in many other cases yet in this it does proved not only from the reason before given viz. the design in the Gospel of good will to all which is the Fundation of all the general expressions in the Scriptures about the Redemption work by Christ as world and all but 1 Tim. 2. 6. giveth us further and full light in all such like expressions about the same matter Who gave himself a ransom for all to be testified in due time Now the great question is whether all in this Scripture intends the Elect only or all the world I suppose it will be granted by all that it intends one or both of them I say both but that it intends not the Elect only apparently appears Which I shall endevour to clear as followeth Vers 1. Is an Exhortation that first of all Prayers Intercession and giving of Thanks be made for all Men. Vers 2. For Kings and for all that are in Authority This being the Foundation of all that follows to vers 6. as arguments to inforce the Exhortation of Praying for all and if the first all for whom we are to Pray be not the Elect only then the other that follows is not The first argument seems to arise as the reason of the Exhortation of Praying for all in the word therefore I Exhort therefore vers 1. which relates to something spoken before as a reason of the Exhortation and most probably to ch 1. 15. This is a Faithful saying and Worthy of all acceptation that Jesus Christ
and of the World is as clearly and fully stated in the Scriptures as the special Salvation of Believers viz. the world 〈◊〉 general as Israel I say not all but the Majority a very full and large generality after they are raised and have past the Judgment and born their Punishment shall as Israel obtain a mitigation of their Punishment and some Degrees of blessing and Salvation by the seed of the Woman the seed of Abraham by whom they have been Redeemed to a new life and world in whom all the Nations of the Earth shall be blessed which Salvation shall not only wonderfully come short of the Salvation of believers but shall be inferiour to and differ from the common Salvation of the Jews God in the degrees of his Grace to men in the Restitution designing to keep up an Eternal distinction between the World and the natural seed of Abraham in their various and respective distinctions and degrees yet the World shall Enjoy some favour blessing and Salvation in times to be Effected which is one part of the mystery of the Gospel Eph. 1. 9 10. My further grounds are 1. Because God alwaies retained his propriety in the World as in the Jews tho more remote he â—ever Elected Abraham and his seed so as to lose his right and propriety in all or any of the World besides tho Abraham and his seed had the preheminency above all the World they were the chief or first fruits among the Nations Amos 6. 1. and so shall be in the new World Isa 60. 14. but in this choise he losed not his real Propriety in the World Deut. 10. 14 15. and hence he was and still is good to all and made and maketh provision for all Ps 145. 9 15 16. Mat. 5. 45. 2. Because the Womans seed according to promise Gen. 3. 15 hath undertaken and will Effect the breaking of the head design of the Serpent for all mankind in recovering all in the resurrection to a new life and World Joh. 6. 51. Heb. 2. 14 15. Rom. 5. 18. 1 Cor. 15. 21 22. and the Generality shall in time reap some advantage thereby Ps 96. 10. 11. 12. 13. 98. 4. to 9. Rev. 5. 13. 3. And Especially as an effect of this undertaking of Christ for the life of the world because there are as manifold Promises to the Nations in general as to the Jews and that as distinct from blessedness and the Tribes of Israel tho they shall be chief among the Nations and that not only of some believers but a return is Promised to the Nations at that day as fully as to the Tribes of Israel tho they are and shall be chief Jer 12. 14 15. Thus saith the Lord to all mine evil Neighbours that touch the inheritance that I have caused my People Israel to inherit behold I will pluck them out of their Land and pluck out the House of Israel from among them and it shall come to pass after that I have plucked them out I will return and have compassion on them and will bring them again every man to his Heritage and every Man to his Land vers 16. And it shall come to pass if they will diligently learn the ways of my People to swear by my name the Lord liveth as they taught my People Israel to swear by Baal then shall they be built in the midst of my People What is intended to swear by the Lord see Isa 19. 18. 45. 23. With Rom. 14. 10 11 12. And sutable to this promise is Zec. 9 1. The burden of the word of the Lord in the Land of Hadrach and Damasciâ— shall be the rest thereof when the eyes of Man shall be towards the Lord as the eyes of all the Tribes of Israel This will be a universal Restitution and Reformation indeed when the eyes of Man in general shall be towards the Lord as the eyes of all the Tribes of Israel in their restored estate according to ch 8. 20 21 22. When the Earth shall be full of the knowledg of the Lord as the Waters cover the Sea and as I have frequently elsewhere shewed especially in my Answer to Mr. Coxe the manifold promises to the Nations at that day as that they shall serve the Lord with gladness and joy which cannot be but in the enjoyment of some good by and from him Psal 67. 3 4 5. 100. 1 2. 22. 27 28 29. 86 9. And promises to particular Nations which will be made good to all as to Egypt and Assyria Isa 19. 17 to 25. Jer. 48. 47. is a particular promise to Moab yet will I bring again the Captivity of Moab in the latter days saith the Lord. And to Ammon ch 49. 6. And of Elam vers 39. But it shall come to pass in the latter days that I will bring again the Captivity of Elam saith the Lord. compared with Ezek. 32. 24 25. And Ezek. 16. 53 61. Is a promise of Sodoms return at that day as full and firm as to Judah and all these promises to the Nations refer to and are to be fulfilled in the latter days as those to the house of Israel Isa 2. 2 3 4. Mic. 4. 1. The last and latter days in Scripture sense frequently relating to the Judgment and new World to come Jam. 5. 1 2 3. 1 Pet. 1. 5. 4. Because the New Testament fully falleth in with the same truth as an explanation of those Prophesies and Promises thereof as the Restitution of all things Act. 3. 21. the uniting of all things in Christ the Head and Lord of his Church and the then visible Lord of the World and shall be so acknowledged and Worshipped Phi. 2. 9 10 11. Rev. 5. 13. Isa 5. 45. Of this general Salvation we read 1 Tim. 4. 10. He is the Saviour of all Men but especially of them that believe It 's true it 's God the Father that is here intended but he saves no otherwise than by Jesus Christ Act. 4. 12. 13. 47. So he is called the Saviour of the World Joh. 4. 42. 1 Joh. 4. 14. And that all flesh shall see his Salvation Luk. 3. 6. And Jude v. 3. calls it the common publick or general Salvation I know that there it is Objected that the Faith of the Gospel is called the common Faith Tit. 1. 4. Which Faith is so called because it 's the common Faith of all true believers and so is the Salvation called common as the Faith is i. e. common to all true believers To this I say if this common and universal Salvatition is included in the Doctrine of the Commission for Gospel Preaching as indeed it is Preach the glad tidings to all the Creation Mar. 16. 15. Which do undoubtedly intend the common or general Salvation and if the Faith to which the special Salvation is promised is to believe the general and common Salvation as it 's most apparent it is Mar. 16. 16. And that there is but this
9. Joh. 6. 51. to reign over almost all his Subjects in Wrath under eternal torments And how would this render the fifth Kingdom and Monarchy so much spoken of in Scripture and talked of â— men but little understood to be far worse much â—â—e merciless and miserable except to a very few faâ—â—ites only than any of the four that went before it â— figures thereof whereas it shall in times as far exâ—â—d them all as the new World shall exceed the old â—â— as the Lord thereof exceeds all that ever went beâ—â—e him and further If it were not so how should â—â—ey then sing unto him and glorifie his Name as it 's â—â—d they shall Psal 66. 4. 96. 7 13. 98. 4. â—v 5. 13. If the Lord by his blood redeemed them â—â—m death to a new life for no other end but to torâ—â—nt them for ever how shall they then sing his praise â—â—d glorifie his Name The sum of all I say about this matter is 1. That God made all good yea very good and man â— his own Image 2. That man by sin lost himself and all came under the â—â—se and death with him 3. That the great design of God made manifest is â—y the second Nan the Lord from heaven to recover â—â—an and all with him that fell by his sin out of that â—â—ate of curse and death to a new life and world eterâ—ally 4. That all must come to Judgment for the things â—one in the body which Judgment shall be just and â—ighteous according to the various dispensations under which they have lived and against which they have transgressed Rom. 2. 12. Joh. 12. 48. Jam. 2. 12. â—â— 1. 25. Rev. 20. 12. Which Judgment as it will be very great and terrible suitable to the greatness of the Majesty against whom all sin has been so in the true Analogy and sense of Scripture it will be Eternal â—nto all and will be wonderful dreadful and amazing to all that meets with the least portion of penal punishment therein yet in this matter God will not proceed contrary to all rules of Justice he has given to men nor contrary to the method of his own dealings with men in like cases he always having kept and will keep to measure and times in the Judgment which is most righteous Psal 80. 5. Isa 27. 8. Jer. 30. 11. 46. 28. Nor contrary to his Name Nature and Promises at that day Jer. 12. 15. Ezek. 16 61 62 63. Luke 12. 47. 48. And so that mentioned before from Sovereignty will undoubtedly stand true He will not punish without a cause nor more than is deserved but rather less Ezra 9 13. To this righteous proceeding of God See Gen. 18. 25. Deut. 32. 4. Psal 116. 5. 145. 17. Rom. 3. 5 6. It 's true God saith to his people of old That he would punish their iniquity and sin double Jer. 16. 18. But that I taâ—â— to relate to times and not to measure it not standing with the Justice of a righteous God to punish sin double for measure but double may relate to times 1. Then by destruction temporal by their enemies And 2. At the day of Judgment and then will he be pacified towards them Ezek. 16. 63. And afterwards shall they inherit the promises Jer. 16. 14 15. But first he will punish them double Isa 40. 1. 3 Hence you may learn two good Lessons further 1. To be preparing for this great and glorious day O it will be a great and terrible day and it 's your great concern now to be preparing and making ready for it to get right in the saith and life of the Gospel in order thereunto it 's called the great and terrible day of the Lord Joel 2. 31. because the Judgment will be great and very terrible Mal. 3. 2. Who may abide the day of his coming and who shall stand when he appeareth The terribleness of the Judgment then to be executed â— described under varieties of dreadful Expressions â—ereby to discover the dreadfulness thereof it 's called â—â—ll utter darkness a lake of fire the second death â—erlasting shame and contempt c. attended with â—â—ping and wailing and gnashing of teeth whoever â—â—ets with the least Portion therein both for measure â—â—d time will find it to be of sinking and dreadful â—oncern and therefore deceive not your self with a â—â—in conceit from self-confidence as I fear many do â—â—e those Isa 28. 15. who said they had made a coveâ—â—nt with death and were at agreement with hell â—â—ey feared not the judgment it should not come nâ—gh â—hem v. 18. All their confidence was disannulled and â—â—t to stand it 's true some men talk much of the â—edgment but expect not to come to it themselves tho â—â—e Scripture tells us 2 Cor. 5. 10. That we must all â—ppear before the Judgment-seat of Christ and receive â—â—cording to the things done in our bodies whether it be â—udor bad v. 11. Knowing therefore the terror of the â—ord we persuade men yea believers and the Apostle â— Pet. 3. having declared the Conflagration of the â—orld by fire being reserved thereunto against the day â—f Judgment and perdition of ungodly men v. 7. Which is enough to amaze men in the thoughts thereâ—f were there no other or further Judgment but to â—e burnt up with the World at that day Mal. 4. 1. when â—e lake of fire must be eternal from whence the Aâ—ostle draws this result or conclusion v. 11. Seeing â—hen all these things shall be dissolved what manner of â—rsons ought we to be in all manner of holy conversaâ— and godliness that so we may escape the fire of that â—ay and v. 13 14. from the expectation of the new â—â—eavens and new Earth that shall succeed exhorteth saying Wherefore beloved seeing ye look for such things be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace without spot and blameless And it 's the Exhortation of the Lord and Judge himself Luke 21. 36. Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape alâ—â—â—ose things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of man And chap. 12. 40. Be ye also ready for the Son of man cometh at an heâ— that ye think not Mat. 25. 10. And they that were ready went in with him to the Marriage and the door was shut O! therefore I say be preparing every day for your Lord 's appearing lest it come upon you as a snare as it will upon all the World and all that are unprepared for it read and ponder well Luke 12. 35 36 37. 2. Being ready look and wait for him love and long for his appearing to such he will appear a second time without sin unto salvation Heb. 9. 28. It is to those that love him and look for his appearing that the crown of righteousness shall be given 2 Tim. 4. 8. And none can really and rightly look for and love his appearing and say