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ry idle word that men fhall speak, they fhall give an account thereof at the day of judgment. 2 Peter ii. 9, "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to referve the unjuft unto the day of JUDGMENT to be punished. 1 John iv. 17, "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of JUDGMENT; because as he is, fo are we in this world."

Thefe places of fcripture are fo many united teftimonies, proving that there will hereafter be a day of judgment. Those who spake of this day were infallible witneffes, all uniting to declare the truth of that folemn day.

Where is the wretch fo bold as to declare that David, Solomon, Daniel, and others, were not men of truth? Who will fay that Jefus Chrift, and the apostles were a company of liars? Woe to him who makes God a liar, by rejecting the testimony of his Son !

This day spoken of in the fcriptures of truth, is not left as a piece of history to be believed or not; the truth of it is brought home to every man's confcience by the holy ghoft; and men cannot get rid of the evidence given them by the spirit of truth. Chrift fays, John xvi. 8, fpeaking of the holy ghoft; "And when he is come, he will reprove the world of fin, of righteousness, and of JUDGMENT."

To reprove, is to charge a perfon with a fault which he knows he is guilty of. The fpirit reproves the whole world. The reafon why they are reproved is, because they are enlightened. Paul fays, Eph. v. 13, "But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light; for whatsoever doth make manifeft is light." Chrift fays, John viii. 12, "I am the light of the world." John fays, fpeaking of Chrift, John i. 9, "That was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." This verfe fhews why it is that all men are reproved of a JUDGMENT; it is because they are assured of a judgment to come.. This is plain from what Paul told the Athenians; Acts xvii. 31, "Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that MAN, whom he hath ordained;

whereof he hath given affurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead."

Paul declares that God has given affurance unto all men, of the day of JUDGMENT. This is mentioned by Paul. Rom. i. 19, " Because that which may be known of God is manifeft in them, for God hath fhewed it unto them."

This manifeftation Felix had when Paul preached before him. Acts xxiv. 25, "And as he reafoned of rightepufness, temperance, and JUDGMENT to come, Felix trembled and anfwered, go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient feafon, I will call for thee." When Paul reafoned of this JUDGMENT to come, there was fuch an evidence in the mind of Felix, that what he faid was true, that he trembled, while thinking of the awful day before him. The fact is, the holy ghoft brought the evidence of that day home to his foul in fuch a manner, that the only thing left him was, to fend Paul away that he might not hear any more of that truth so troublesome to the wicked; "God will bring every work into JUDGMENT with every fecret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."

. I do not think that every perfon knows fo much as to fay, there will be a day of judgment; (unless he has read it in the fcriptures) but all nations are fo far enlightened as to know that they are finners, and that as finners they must be pardoned or punished; in this way all men are affured of the judgment to come. Though all men are enlightened; yet it is not to that degree as to comprehend every thing which they have fome knowledge of. John fays, chap. i. 5, " And the light fhineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not."

When Paul reafoned of JUDGMENT, it was of that which is recorded in the feriptures. The reafon of this JUDGMENT will appear in the following manner; Does God govern the world? Certainly, he who made the world governs it. Is God a righteous governor? He furely is. What is the character of a righteous govern or? He rewards the fighteous and punishes the wicked. Are the righteous rewarded and the wicked punished in

this world? They are not. If God the righteous governor, rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked; and the righteous are not rewarded, nor the wicked punifhed in this world, how does it appear that God is righteous? There is no way to prove it but this, (viz. ;) that there will be a day when God will reward the righteous and punish the wicked; this brings us to fee the meaning of the fcriptures which fays, "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to referve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished."

2. Having proved from the fcriptures that there will be a future judgment, I now proceed to speak of the judge who will decide every thing brought before him, when all nations are gathered before him. Jefus Chrift is now appointed the judge to act at that great and folemn day. How fuitable is he for fuch a work! Having fuffered on earth, died on earth, and having reigned in righteoufnefs on the earth one thousand years, and in righteoufnefs having made war and overcome his foes ; it is altogether wife that he fhould be the judge of the quick and the dead.

The fcriptures in feveral places, mention Christ as the judge. Acts x. 42, " And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was or dained of God to be the JUDGE of quick and dead." 2 Tim. iv. 8, "Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteoufnefs, which the Lord the righteous judge, fhall give me at that day." Thefe two verfes fpeak of Christ as the judge of quick and dead, and the righteous judge. Many places declare that he will judge the world. Psalm xcvi. 13, "For he cometh to JUDGE. the earth; he fhall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth." Acts xvii. 31, "Becaufe he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteoufnefs by that man whom he hath -ordained; whereof he hath given affurance unto all men, in that he hath raifed him from the dead." Rom. ii. 16, "In the day when God fhall judge the fecrets of men by Jefus Chrift, according to my gofpel." 2 Tim.

iv. 1, "I charge thee, therefore, before God, and the Lord Jefus, who fhall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing, and kingdom." 1 Pet. iv. 5, "Who fhall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead."

How plain and folemn are thefe declarations concerning the Lord Jefus as the judge, who in that day will judge every man according to his works!

3. The fcriptures mention the judgment feat of Christ, where he will set to judge the world when all nations are gathered before him. In many parts of the world the judgment feat where men fet to judge, were very fplendid. Here the judge not only displayed his judgment; but his power to judge. Chrift's judgment feat is mentioned, Rom. xiv. 10, "But why doft thou judge thy brother? Or why doft thou fet at nought thy brother? For we fhall all stand before the JUDGMENT SEAT of Christ." 2 Cor. v. 5, "For we must all appear before the JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST."

It appears to me that this judgment feat will be a CLOUD in the air. When Chrift comes to reign on the ́earth a thousand years, he will firft appear on a cloud, and be feen over Jerufalem. And when he fhall judge the world at the laft day, it will be in the air.

I think that Chrift will be on the earth after the thousand years, until the last judgment, and that at the judgment he will rife into the air, and there call all nations before him. Whether it will be fo or not, it is certain that he will be on a cloud to judge the world. It is faid, Rev. xiv. 14, " And I looked, and beheld a white CLOUD, and upon the cloud fat one like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a fharp fickle." This Son of

man fat on a cloud in harveft time; "the harvest is the end of the world." Chrift fays, Matth. xxvi. 64, “ Hereafter fhall ye fee the Son of man coming in the CLOUDS of heaven, with power and great glory."

Having proved the judgment to come, defcribed the Judge, and his judgment feat, I now proceed;

2. To fpeak of the refurrection of all the dead, and what they will be raised for.-All who are raised when Chrift comes to reign on the earth, will live forever, and all who are changed at his fecond coming, will be in the fame fituation, equal to the angels. Thefe fhare in the firft refurrection.

At the day of judgment, there will be many faints in their graves, who lived and died in the thousand years of Chrift's reign upon earth, for though thofe who obey the Saviour, will live long under his reign, yet they will live mortal, and many will die, and many will be alive at the judgment day, who will be changed, but at the laft day all in their graves will be raised, and all the righteous will be changed. This is plain from Rev. xx. 12, 13, “And I saw the dead small and great, stand before God. And the fea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them, and they were judged every man according to their works." Thefe verfes prove that not only all in their graves will be raised,but that hell will give up the dead which are in it. This appears to me a general gathering of men and devils.

Jefus Chrift has given us a folemn account of this general refurrection of all that are in their graves at the laft day. John v. 28, 29, "Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves fhall hear his voice, and fhall come forth; they that have done good, unto the refurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the refurrection of damnation." Thefe verfes prove that all in their graves and in the fea, will be called before the judge.

In another place Christ has told us, that all nations will be gathered before him; and it appears from what he has faid, that they will be gathered in a promifcuous affembly, before the judge in the air, where Chrift and those faints are who had part in the first resurrection. After they are gathered before the judgment feat, the judge will feparate the righteous from the wicked, and the whole of Adam's family will appear in two companies; one on the right hand of the judge, and the

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