Ghrilt fall ſeparace them: { And be ſhall ſet the Sheep at his right #:nd,\ The righr Hand, 1s the place of Honour and Digmty, and he place fer Favourites : Then Chriſt ſhall exalr his Saints to orcat Honour and Dignity, and ſhew them his Favour ; and [ ihe G5.ts on the left Hand, | Wicked Men ſhall riſe to Shame and Cx:2embt, The Right Hand Men of the World, ſhall be at the Lett Hand of Chrift, Ir thall be then ſeen, thar becauſe they are People of no Underſtanding, he rhar formed chem, will ſhew (1631 No Favour,
2.4 Then ſhall the king ſay to them on his right FA hand, Come ye bled of my tarher, inherit the *©123p-22: Kingdom * prepared for you from the foundation of 22 1. the world. $0. The King, that is, he who was before called the Son of Man, who tall chen fit on the Throne of þus Glory , he ſhall ſay co has Saints, to thoſe on his right md, thoſe whom he deſigns ro Ho- nour and to Favour, [Come ye Bleſſed of my Father ;] You whom my Father hath Bletled with all Spiritual Blefſings in me, who were alſo Bleſſed in his Ftorn{ Thoghts : For there Was 4 King- dom prepared for you from the Foundation of the World ; you have nor purchaſed ir by your Works ; no, ir was prepared for you before ever you were. You were Blefſcd in my Farher's Eternal Thouzhts , fo he prepared a Kingdom tor you; and you have been Blefſcd fince with all Spiritual Bleſſings through me, fo you are nov prepared for ir: Theretore, Come and now Inherit it, as _ that which you are fore-ordained and born unto, as char which 1s | ircely given you, nor purchaſed by you. * Jat-27- 25 * For] was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: *Heb.13.2. ] was thirſty, and ye gave me drink; *1 was a ſtranger, and ye took me 1n : 25 * Naked, and ye cloathed me : I was fick, and ye vilitzd me : I was in priſon, and ye came unto me, 27 Then ſhall the righteous anſwer him, ſaying, Lord, when ſaw we thee an hungred, and ted zþee £ or thiiſty, and gave zÞce drink ? 28 \When jaw we thee a ſtranger, and took zhee in: or naked, and cloathed zhee £ 30 Or, when ſaw we thee lick, or in priſon, and
Came unto thee ?
| 40 And the king {hall an{wer and lay unto them, ' Prov. 17% Verily 1 {ay unto you, * Inaſmuch as ye have done 77 *+ | uato one ot the lealt of theſe my brethren, ye have
ic 5. 6.10 : done 17 unto me.
The Recompences of the Laſt Judgmenr, are according to the Tenour of our Good Works, and the Deſert of Evil Works. The King here gives the Reaſon of his Gracious rewarding Sentence : [Er I was an hungsy, and ye fed me.) This doth nor imply an Deſerr, much lefs any Worthineſs of Equality, berween the Wor and che Reward ; bur that Evangelical Works, the Produtts of unfeigned Faith and Love, qualifie us by the Covenant of Grace to receive it. The Cauſes ot the Reward are either, che Original Cauſe, the moſt free and rich Mercy of God, or the Meritorious, the moſt perte& Righreonſnels and Sacrifice of Chriſt; and the Good. Works here recired, are infallible Signs- that the Per- formers of them are the Objets of the Divine Favour in Prede- ſtination, and are cruly unired to Chriſt, Beſides, in the Goſpel, which is the Law of Grace, God has eſtabliſhr a necefſary Con- nexion, berween Faith, that works by Love, and the Bleſſed Reward ; and accordingly Evangelical Works are the Condition of our Title, that qualifies us ro obtain the Kingdom of Glory, freely pronnicd tor Clirift's ſake ro obedient Believers. And in this relpect the driſpeyting the Reward, may be laid ro be an AR of Juſtice, namely in che Faichtul Performance of the Promiſe; as in the Forgiving Sins, (which is an At of pure Mercy,) God is is ſaid ro be Faithful and Jus, 1 Joh. 1. 9, Our Lord here reckons bur one Species of Good Works ivftead of many, as is uſual in Scripture; and he rather chvſerhto inſtance in Works of Chirity, than of Piety. 1. He know; the Hardneſs of Mens Hearts : and 2. Thar che Pocr rhey ſhould always have with them, eſpe- cially ſuch as would live Godly, and 1o be more than orhers, our of Favour with the World. 3. He knew how acceptable theſe were to his Father, avd had a mind rhe World ſhould know ir, Mica 6. 8. Ta, 58.7. Exech. 18. 7. Mat. 9.13. 1 Foh. 3. 17. And hereby declares , thar Ads of Charity ro Men's Souls, makes us fit Subjetts for rhe Divine Mercy in the Day of Judg- ment, 2 Tim. 1.18. The Anſwer, ver. 37. | Then ſhall the Rinhteous anſwer him, ſaying , &c.} only teacherh us rhis, Thar at te Great Day the beſt of Men ſhall bluſh and be afhamed, ro hear G:d ſpeak of any Good Works they have done, and be ſwal- lowed ur in the Admiration of God's free and infinite Grace in rewarding any thing which they have done ar fo liberal a Rate. And the King ſhail cr./wer and ſay unto them, $&c. ) This onl corfrmeth whac we had , Chap. 10. 42, Thar Ciriſt looketh upon Atts of Kindnef done to the meaneſt Godly Perfons, and will reward them, as if they had been done unto himſelf; ſo thar rho” our Charity muſt nor be limiceq only there, yer ic muſt be chlifctiy ſhewn ro rhoſe of the Houſhold of Faith; ocher Cha- riry may be ſhiewed in Obedience to the Command of God, and have irs Reward; but none can to properly be 1aid co he done co Chriſt, as rhar which is done ro thoſe, who are his true' Members. ", !
41 Then ſhall hefay alſo unto them on the left hand, * Depart tromme, ye curſed, into everlaſting fire, prepared tor rhe devil and his angels.
a2 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no mear : I was thirſty. and ye gave me no drink:
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ye viſited me nor. Sy 4.4 Then ſhall they alſo anſwer him , ſavins Rig Lord, when {aw we thee an hungred, or athirſ oa finc 4 ſtranger, or naked, or lick, and in priſon, and dig Life not miniſter unto rhee 2? | oy 45 Then ſhall he anſiver them, ſaying, Verily | -— ſay unto you, * Inaſmuch as ye did z? not to one 4 +3... alvra the leaſt of theſe, ye did zr not to me. ark. Eve | The great King, and Judge of the whole Earth, had before 0M _ given Sentence for thoſe on his right Hand, who are now pol. ub teſſed of their Kingdom, and fit with him to Judge the weor(g. (hal He now comes to Sentence the Goars at the left Hand , whoſe End