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Title:ThePulpitOfTheReformation,Nos.1,2and3.

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THEPULPITOFTHEREFORMATION,NOS.1,2AND
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ThePulpitoftheReformation;
No.1,October30,1834.
Containing
TheLastJudgment,
ByJohnWelch.
TheDayOfJudgment,
ByBishopLatimer.
No.2,December1,1834.
Containing
TheParableOfTheHouseholders,
AndThe
ParableOfTheTares,
ByBishopLatimer.
No.3,January1,1835,andNo.4,
February1,1835.
Containing
ASermonPreachedBeforeQueenMary
ByJohnKnox
ToWhichIsSubjoinedAnExtractFromKnox'sAdmonition
ToThePeopleOfEngland.
Aberdeen:
PublishedBy
GeorgeKing,28,St.NicholasStreet,
dnARobertKing,BroadStreet,Peterhead

Contents

TheLastJudgment.
ByTheRev.JohnWelch,A.D.1570-1622.......
TheDayOfJudgment.
ExtractedFromASermonByHughLatimer,Bishop
OfWorcester,AndMartyr,1555.............
TheAPaSrearbmleonO,fBTyhBeisHhooupseLhaotlidmeer.r..............
TheParableOfTheTares,
ByBishopLatimer,PreachedOnThe7thOfFebruary,
1553............................
ASermonOnIsaiahXXVI.
ByJohnKnox.......................
ItIsI,BeNotAfraid.
FootEnxottreascte.d.Fr.o.m.K.n.ox.'s.A.d.m.on.iti.o.n.To..En.gl.a.nd..........

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TheLastJudgment.

ByTheRev.JohnWelch,A.D.
1570-1622.

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.xx.11.
AndIsawagreatwhitethrone,andhimthat
satonit,fromwhosefacetheearthandheavenfledaway.

Thesecurityofallfleshiswonderousgreat,forthereisafearful
sleepfallenbothuponthegoodandtheevil.Thefoolishvirgins
aresoundasleep,andthewiseareasleepalso.Andsupposethe
Lordbeatthedoor,andthehourofjudgmentathand,andthe
seventhangelreadytoblowthelasttrumpet,whentimeshall
benomore;yetitisscarcelyoneofathousand,yea,oneoften
thousand,istobefoundthatisprepared,andbusyingthemselves
tomeettheLord,whoismakingspeedtocomeintheclouds:
andhowsoonthatfireshallbreakforth,whichshallkindlethe
heavensaboveyourhead,andtheearthunderyourfeet,andshall
setallonfire;howsoonthetrumpetshallblow,andtheshout
shallcry,Rise,Dead,andcometojudgment,isonlyknown
toGod,andtonomortalman.Willyenotthenbewakened
tillthistrumpetwakenyou?Andwillnoneofyoutakepains
tolookovertheleavesofyourconscience,andreadwhatsins
arewrittenthere,sinceyecameintotheworld,beforethatday
ofdoomcomeuponyou?Othatyeknewthateternity,andthat
terrorofthedayoftheLord,whentheheavensaboveyou,and
theearthbeneathyou,shallnotbeabletostandbeforetheface
ofhimthatsitsonthethrone!ThereforeIhopetheLordhas

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madechoicetomeofthistext,atthistime,togiveyouwarning
beforethejudgmentcome.YeknowthewatchmanthattheLord
takesfromamongthepeople,thathesetsoverthecityorhouse
tocredittothem,Ifyeseetheswordandpestilencecoming,and
warnthemnot,thebloodofthemthatperishunderthejudgment
forlackofwarning,willberequiredathishand,thatis,the
watchman's;thereforeitistimeformetobemakingwarning
toyou,and,inthemeasureofstrengththatGodwillgiveme,
Iamtomakewarningnotofatemporaljudgment,butofan
everlastingjudgmentthatiscomingon,(Godwakenyouand
warnyouintime!)thatwhenyeshallseetheJudgesitonhis
throne,yourheartsmaynottrembleathisawfulcountenance,
havinggottenyoursoulswashedinhisblood.But,tocome
tothepurpose,therearemanyvisionsinthisbook,andthere
aremanythingsdonehere,thattheSonshewstohisservant
John.HeshewshimfirstthepresentstateoftheChurchatthat
timeintheworld,underthenameofsevenstars,andhetells,
theyaresuffering,andhadpatience;andtheylabouredforhis
name'ssake,andfaintednot;butyethehadsomewhatagainst
them,becausetheyhadforsakentheirfirstlove.Somewere
intribulationandpoverty,butyetrichinGod;somekeptthe
nameofJesus,anddeniednotthefaith,supposetheyshouldhad
giventheirbloodforit,asthefaithfulmartyrAntipasdid;but
yethehadafewthingsagainstthem,becausetheymaintained
thedoctrineoftheNicolaitans,whichthinghehated.Somehad
love,service,faith,andpatience,andtheirworkwasmoreatthe
lastthanatthefirst;butyettheysufferedthefalseprophetess
Jezebeltobeamongthem,towhomhethreatenshewillcasther
intoabedofaffliction,andthemthatcommitfornicationwith
her,excepttheyrepentthemoftheirworks.Thereweresome
whoseworkswerenotfoundperfectbeforeGod;thereforehe
exhortsthemtorememberhowtheyhadheard,andreceived;
hebidsthemholdfastandrepent,otherwise,hetells,thathe
willcomeshortlyagainstthem.Somehadalittlestrength,and

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kepthisword,anddeniednothisname;thereforehepromises
todelivertheminthehouroftemptationthatshallcomeupon
alltheworldtotrythewholeearth.Somewereneithercoldnor
hot;andtherefore,becausetheywerelukewarm,hetellsthem
thatitwouldcometopass,thathewouldspewthemoutofhis
mouth;theythoughttheywererichandincreasedingoods,and
hadneedofnothing,buttheyknownotthattheywerewretched,
miserable,poor,blind,andnaked;andthenhecounselsthemto
buyofhimgoldtriedinthefire,thattheymightberich,and
whiteraiment,thattheymightbeclothed,andeye-salvethatthey
mightsee.Sowhatisyourcasethisday?Haveyenotforsaken
yourfirstlove?Butasfortribulation,itisnotyetcome;forour
dayshavebeendaysofpeace,oflight,liberty,andglory;butas
fortribulationitisnotyetcome;butastheLordlives,thedaysof
tribulationarenotfaroff.Asforfalsedoctrine,Godbepraised,
itisnotamongusyet,or,atleast,ifitbe,itdarenotbeavowed
yet;butIfear,that,wholivestoseeit,theyshallseeheresy
andcorruptionindoctrineandreligioncreepinpieceandpiece,
inthisChurch;andifourworksbefoundperfectbeforeGod,or
not,theLordknowsthecontrary,andyourownconsciencesbear
witnesstoit;andifyourlifebeanswerabletoyourname,Ileave
ittoyourconsciencestojudge,ifwehavenotanamethatwe
areliving,andyetaredead;andwhetherthisbenotthedoleful
stateofthegenerationthatisneithercoldnorhot.Itisclear,the
zealofthegloryofGod,beingsowornoutoftheheartsofall,
plainlydeclaresthesame.ButIleavethis.Afterhehadshewed
himthepresentstateoftheChurch,atthattime,thenhetellshim
whatshallbethestateoftheChurchuntotheendoftheworld.
And
first
,inthevisionofasealedbook,containingtheseacts
concerningtheChurch,whichnonecouldopenbuttheLionof
thetribeofJudah,foritwassealedwithsevenseals.Now,what
wascontainedinthesesevenseals?Thiswilltakealargertime
todeclarethannowismeettowareuponit.
Markalwaysofthesethingsspoken,therearethree

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consolationstotheChurchofGod;howsoeveritbethatshe
beintribulation,orpoverty,andaffliction;andalbeititcome
topass,thatthedevilcastsomeoftheminprison,thatthey
maybetried,andsomehavetribulationtendays,whichisbut
ashorttime;andhowsoeveritbethatouradversarygoesabout
continuallylikearoaringlion,seekingwhomtodevour;but
yet,hethatridesonthewhitehorse,withthebadgeathisbelt,
andthearrowsathisside,heshallgetthevictoryattheendof
theworld;andtothemthatarefaithfultothedeath,heshallgive
themacrownoflife.
Mark
next
,supposethesword,thefamine,thepestilence,
thesetemporaljudgments,becommontothegodlyaswellasto
thewicked,yetthereisconsolationtothesoulsofthemthatare
slainforthetestimonyofJesus,theyarelyingunderthealtar,
andtheycrywithaloudvoice,Lord,howlong,holyandtrue,
dostthounotjudgeandavengeourblooduponthemthatdwell
ontheearth?Thenitwassaiduntothem,thattheyshouldrest
foralittleseason,untiltheirfellow-servantsandbrethren,that
shouldbekilled,astheywere,shouldbefulfilled.
Mark,
thirdly
,thesixthsealisopened,andtherewasagreat
earthquake,andthesunwasasblackassackclothofhair,and
themoonwaslikeblood,andthestarsofheavenfelltothe
earth,andheavendepartedawayasascrollwhenitisrolled
together;andeverymountainandislandweremovedoutoftheir
places;andthenthekingsoftheearth,andthegreatmen,and
richmen,andthecaptains,andthemightymen,andeverybond
man,andeveryfreeman,hidthemselvesindensandrocksof
themountains;andsaidtothemountainsandrocks,Fallon
us,andhideusfromthepresenceofhimthatsitsonthethrone,
andfromthefaceoftheLamb:forthegreatdayofhiswrathis
come,andwhoshallbeabletostand?ThenshalltheChurch
ofGodbeavengedonherenemies;thensheshallhavepower
overthenations,andshallrulethemwitharodofiron,andas
thevesselsofapottertheyshallbebroken;thenshallthesaints

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ofGodbebroughtoutofgreattribulation,andhavetheirlong
robeswashedandmadewhiteinthebloodoftheLamb;they
shallbeinthepresenceofthethroneofGod,andservehim
bothdayandnightinhistemple;andhethatsitsonthethrone
shallliveamongthem,andhethatisinthemidstofthethrone
shallgovernthem,andshallleadthemtothelivelyfountainsof
waters,andGodshallwipeawayalltearsfromtheireyes.Now,
Igoforward.Afterthis,hetellshim,beforethisdaytheGospel
shallbewonderfullyrestrained;Andthebottomlesspitshallbe
opened,andthesmokeofthatpitshallariseasthesmokeofa
greatfurnace;andthesunandtheairshallbemadedarkwiththat
smoke:andoutofthatsmokeshallcomelocustsupontheearth,
andtheyshallhavepowerasthescorpionsoftheearthhave,
andthepainofthemshallbeasthepainofascorpion