The great Sin of Impenitency, and Unbelief; and the fevere Judgments denounced against them. Acts BEWARE therefore, left JohnFOR xiii. 40. ED the World, that LIFE. that come upon you, which is spoken of in the PROPHETS, 41. Behold, ye Despisers, and wonder, and PERISH: for I work a Work in your Days, a Work which you shall in no wife BELIEVE, though a Man declare it unto you. Rom. i. 18. For the WRATH of God is revealed from Heaven against all UNGODLINESS, and Unrighteousness of Men, who hold the TRUTH in Unrighteousness. Rom. x. 13. For whofoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be SAVED. 14. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not BELIEVED? 18. He that BELIEVETH on him, is not CONDEMNED: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because Chap. xi. 20. Because of Unbehe hath not believed in the Name of the ONLY begotten SON OF GOD. 19. And this is the ConDEMNATION, that LIGHT is come into the World, and Men loved DARKNESS rather than LIGHT, because their Deeds were evil. 20. For every one that doth EVIL, hateth the LIGHT, neither cometh to the LIGHT, left his Deeds should be REPROVED. Matt. xi. 20. Then began he to upbraid the Cities wherein most of his mighty Works were done, because they repented not. 21. Wo unto thee, Chorazin, lief they were BROKEN off, and thou STANDEST by FAITH. Ве not HIGH-MINDED, but FEAR. 21. For if God spared not the natural Branches, take heed left he also spare not thee. Chap. ii. 1. Therefore thou art inexcufable, O Man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou thy felf; for thou that judgest, doft judgest another, thou condemnest the fame things. 2. But we are sure that the Judgment of is according to Truth, against them which commit such things. 3. And thinkest thou this, O Man, that judgest them which do such things, and doft the same, that thou shalt efcape the JUDGMENT of GOD? 4. Or despisest thou the Riches of his Goodness, and Forbearance, and Long-fuffering, not knowing that the Goodness of God leadeth thee to Repentance? 5. But after thy hardness and im. Ff2 penitent zin, wo unto thee, Bethfaida: for if the mighty Works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in Sackcloth and Ashes. 22. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the Day of Judgment, than for you. 23. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto Heaven, shall be brought down to Hell: for if the mighty Works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this Day. 24. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the Land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment, than for thee. Matt. xii. 38. Then certain of the Scribes and of the Pharifees answered, saying, Master, we would fee a Sign from thee. 39. But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous Generation seeketh after a Sign, and there shall no Sign be given to it, but the Sign of the Prophet Jonas. 40. Foras Jonas was three Days and three Nights in the Whale's Belly: so shall the Son of Man be three Days and three Nights in the Heart of the Earth. 41. The Men of Nineveh shall rise in Judgment with this penitent heart, treasurest up unto thy felf Wrath against the Day of Wrath, and Revelation of the righteous Judgment of God; 6. Who will render to every Man according to his Deeds : 7. To them, who by patient continuance in weil doing, feek for Glory, and Honour, and Immorta lity; Eternal LIFE: 8. But unto them that are con tentious, and do not obey the Truth, but obey Unrighteousness, INDIGNATION, and WRATH; 9. TRIBULATION and ANGUISH upon every Soul of Man that DOTM Evil. 10. But Glory, Honour, and Peace to every Man that worketh Goon; to the Jew first, and alfo to the Gantile. II. For there is no respect of Persons with GOD. 2 Theff. i. 7. The Lord Jesus Chall be revealed from Heaven, with his mighty Angels, 8. In flaming Fire, taking Vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the GosPEL of our Lord Jesus Chrift: 9. Who shall be punished with everlasting Deftruction from the Prefence of the Lord, and from the Glory of his Power; 10. When he shall come to be glorified in his Saints, and to be admired in all them that believe. Titus i. 15. Unto the Pure all Things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving, is nothing pure; but even their Mind and Confcience is defiled. Heb. ii. 1. Therefore we ought to give the more earneft Heed to the Things which we have heard, left at any time we should let them flip. 2. For if the Word spoken by Angels was stedfast, and every Tranigreffion and Difobedience received a juft Recompence of Reward; 3. How shall we escape if we neglect fo great SALVATION, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him. Chap. iv. 1. Let us therefore fear, left a PROMISE being left us of entring into his Rest, any of you Chouid this Generation, and shall should feem to come short of it. condemn it, because they re- 2. For unto us was the Gospel preached as well as unto them: but pented at the Preaching of the Word preached did not profit Jonas, and behold, a greater them, not being mixed with FAITH than Jonas is here. in them that heard it. 11. Let us labour therefore to enter into that Rest, lest any Man fall after the fame Example of Unbelief. the Word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged Sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of Soul and Spirit, and of the Joints and Marrow, and is a Difcerner of the Thoughts and Intents of the Heart. 42. The Queen of the South shall rise up in the Judgment with this Generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost Parts of the Earth to hear the Wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solo-Chap. iii. 12. Take heed, Bremon is here. John viii. 24. I faid therefore unto you, that ye shall DIE in your SINS: for if ye BELIEVE not that I am he, ye shall DIE in your SINS. Chap. xii. 47. If any Man HEAR my Words, and BELIEVE not, I JUDGE him not: for I came not to judge the World, but to SAVE the World. 48. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my Words, hath one that judgeth him: the Word that I have spoken, the fame shall judge him in the last Day. Chap. xvi. 8. And when he is come, he will reprove the World of Sin, and of Righteousness, and of Judgment: 9. Of SIN, because they BELIEVE not on me. Luke xiii. 1. There were present at that Season some that told him of the Galileans, whose Blood Pilate had mingled with their Sacrifices. 2. And Jefus answering, thren, left there be in any of you an EVIL HEART of Unbelief, in departing from the LIVING GOD. 17. But with whom washe grieved forty Years? was it not with them that had finned, whose Carcafes fell in the Wilderness? 18. And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his REST, but to them that believed not? 19. So we fee that they could not enter in, because of Unbelief. Chap. x. 26. For if we sin WIL FULLY, after that we have received the Knowledge of the Truth, there remaineth no more Sacrifice for SINS, 27. But a certain fearful looking for of Judgment, and fiery Indignation, which shall devour the Adversaries. 28. He that despised Moses Law, DIED without Mercy, under two or three Witnesses : 29. Of how much forer Punish ment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath TRODEN under Son of God, and hath counted the BLOOD of the COVENANT wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy Thing, and hath done Defpite unto the SPIRIT OF GRACE? faid Chap xii. 25. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh: For if they escaped not, who refused him that spake on Earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven. 1 Pet. iv. 18. And if the Righteous scarcely be SAVED, where shall the Ungodly and Sinner appear? Rev. said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were Sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such Things? 3. I tell you, Nay: but except ye REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH. 4. Or those eighteen upon whom the Tower in Siloam fell, and flew them, think ye that they were Sinners above all Men that dwelt in Jerusalem? 5. I tell you, Nay: but except ye REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH. ************ ***(****** CHRIST'S Answer to the Scribes and Pha rifees, upon their demanding what Authority he had. Matt. xxi. 23. Mark xi. 27. Luke xx. 1. [Mr.] AND they come again into Jerusalem, [L.] and it came to pass, that in one of those Days, [M.] when he was come into the Temple, [L.] as he taught the People, and preached the Gospel, [Mr.] the Chief Priests and the Scribes, [M.] and the Elders of the People, came unto him, and (L.) came upon him, and spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what Authority doft thou these Things? or who is he that gave thee this Authority, [Mr.] to do these Things? [M.] And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in likewife will tell you by what Authority I do these Things: [Mr.] answer me, [L.] and tell me, [AM.] The Baptifm of John, whence was it? (Mr.] Was it from Heaven, or of Men? answer me. [L.] And they reafoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say from Heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? But and if we fay, of Men, [M.] we fear the People; [Z.] all the People will ftone us; for they be perswaded that Jobn was a Prophet: for (Mr.) they feared the People, for all Men counted John that he was a Prophet indeed. [L.] And And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. (Mr.) And they answered and faid unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering, faith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what Authority I do these Things. The Conversion of Zaccheus, a Publican. Luke AND Jefus entred and paffed through Jericho. xix. 1. 2. And behold, there was a Man named Zaccheus, which was the Chief among the Publicans, and he was rich. 3. And he fought to see Jesus who he was, and could not for the Press, because he was little of Stature. 4. And he ran before and climbed up into a Sycamore Tree to fee him, for he was to pass that way. 5. And when Jesus came to the Place, he looked up and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make hafte, and come down, for to-day I must abide at thy House. 6. And he made hafte, and came down, and received him joyfully. 7. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be Guest with a Man that is a Sin ner. 8. And Zaccheus stood, and faid unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my Goods I give to the Poor : and if I have taken any thing from any Man by false Accusation, I restore him four-fold. 9. And Jesus said unto him, This Day is SALVATION come to this House, forsomuch as he also is the Son of Abraham. 10. For the Son of Man is come to SEEK, and to SAVE that which was lost. 1. |