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religion_n	false_a	true_a	worship_n	4,780	5	7.8086	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59938	A plain and evident discovery of the two personal comings of Christ one at the beginning of his thousand years reign, Rev. 20, 4, with his holy and blessed raised saints in the Now [sic] Jerusalem, come down from God out of heaven, Rev. 21, the other after the little space when the thousand years are ended, &c. : whereunto are added many profitable applications of the same doctrine for all sorts of persons.	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1670 (1670)	Wing S3408; ESTC R38237	52,178	52

true Grace in our hearts may shine forth in our lives the best adornings for the coming of our Lord that so we may be counted worthy to escape all those things and be able to stand before him the Son of man Luke 21.36 being so adorned to meet our spiritual Bridegroom Mat. 25.13 so waiting for and expecting the Adoption even the redemption of our bodies Rom. 8.23 in that day of Redemption when he cometh as Luk. 21.28 Mat. 24.33 being then counted worthy of that world even the world to come Heb. 2.5 and of the resurrection of the dead being the children of the resurrection Luk. 20.35 Yea let us as the Apostle exhorteth hasten unto the coming of the Lord 2 Pet. 3.12 casting off every weight that presseth down Heb. 12.1 and so all such as are risen with Christ from the dead though they sleep in Jesus will God bring with him 1 Thess 3.13 4.14 Sixtly Let the due consideration of this second coming of Christ make us long for it and love it which will be an Argument of our blessedness by it 2 Tim. 4.8 for there is laid up a Crown of Righteousness for all such as love his appearing It is the time of the redemption of all God's Israel from their Enemies and from the hands of all that hate them that they may serve him without fear in righteousness and holiness all the dayes of their lives Luk. 1.74 Rev. 22.3 It is the end and attainment of the faith and prayers of God's People according to the mercy promised frequently to the forefathers and recorded in the Word that as our Saviour taught us to pray that Gods Name should be hallowed his Kingdom come his Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven so it will from his said appearance be accordingly fulfilled by Angels and Men on Earth then as before in Heaven so it will be such a state as will be much admired and so to be longed after loved where above all his Servants shall behold Christs glory which his Father hath given him on Earth Iohn 17.24 Seventhly Let all faithful Christians hence be chearful and free-hearted in giving to Christ's Disciples so making them friends of the Mammon of iniquity that they may receive them into everlasting habitations Luke 16.9 that which is so disposed of is laid up in the best and safest treasury in the whole world yea more it is put into the best hand and for the best improvement that it is possible to make of earthly treasure Christ takes it as done to himself and undertakes the repayment both more incomparably than worldly treasure is worth and for unspeakably longer continuance than any worldly treasure could be kept 2dly Be sitted for acts of self-denial when Christ calls to it for he will be above all our interests or relations as there is the greatest reason Mat. 10.37 it is the condition of Christ's Disciples Mat. 16.24 Luke 9.23 Mar. 8.34 and such as in so doing forsake any thing make Christ their debtor who is their best paymaster and in the best season probably in his Kingdom in this time 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the word may seem to note an hundred fold in both these Texts Mark 10.30 Luke 18.30 though otherwise many times in this life likewise but it is most sure if they suffer with him in his Kingdom of Patience on Earth they man reign with him in his glorious Kingdom of Power on Earth in the New Jerusalem Jehovah Shamma the Lord is there Ezek. 40. ult and when the Tabernacle of God is with men Rev. 21.3 and he will dwell with them and wipe away all tears from their eyes And 3dly to be couragious and resolute in suffering for him when called to this And what are any or all the sufferings of men to the sufferings of God becoming man that he might suffer to satisfie Divine Justice to procure infinite Mercy for such as should otherwise have endured infinite and eternal Misery this our Saviour requires in the forenamed places Mat. 16.24 Luke 9.23 Mark 8.34 Eightly Let the terrible things of both those comings engage Godly men to labour to be counted worthy to escape such things and to be able to stand before the Son of man by improving all such Christs and his Spirits counsels Luke 21.36 as ye have heard in sundry particulars And let the consideration of them fray wicked men from their sins even the greatest as well as the meanest and to learn to kiss the Son Psa 2 ult lest he be angry and they perish in the way And if they will not believe these things let them hence know assuredly they will feel the misery of them as the Jews of old did after Christ's first coming upon their neglecting or despising his warnings Again As for ungo●ly men of any of the former sorts that refuse to make any such good use of these terrors of the Lord let them hence also take notice and know that when they shall think themselves most secure in their sins a sudden destruction will then come upon them as pains on a woman in travel and they shall not escape It is true I know and I find by daily experience that these terrors of the Lord and Doctrines of mortification are unpleasing and unacceptable to most sorts of men but they must ●e pressed upon them as wholsom and necessary Physick is by parents upon their children to save their lives so on these to save such mens souls if God may give them repentance but if not they will be the more inexcusable in that they have not perished without warning and such seasonable warnings may help to free Gods Ministers from the heavy guilt of the blood of souls Now therefore let all carnal worldly ignorant prophane wicked and u● believing persons And all sinfully engaged enemies to the Truth Cause Glory Worship and Servants of God or against any or all sorts of persons engaged to stand up for Gods and Christs sake that so they might promote irreligion and false religion with prophaneness or to endeavour to suppress true Religion and the power of Religion by opposition and hatred of true Piety and Holiness Oh let such seriously and throughly consider in the most retired closets of heir hearts and consciences what a dreadful appearance without repentance and reformation will the coming of the Lord be unto all such O let them consider what fools they will then be with millions of witnesses that for trifles sading Vanities for nothing for worse than nothing for the matter and cause of horrour and anguish with everlasting wo and misery in that they have despised rejected their own mercy that happiness that Christ hath purchased by an infinite price and was provided for his servants by the most wife holy glorious and infinitely gracious God for all truly penitent and believing souls and tendered and bestowed on them by the sanctifying Spirit of Wisdom Grace and Truth but such in the mean