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But as awful as this solemnity is, one far more awful is at hand. For yet a little while, and we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10). For as I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God (Romans 14:11). And in that day, every one of us shall give account of himself to God (Romans 14:12).

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2. But as awful as this solemnity is, one far more awful is at hand. For yet a little while, and we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For as I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. And in that day, every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

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Preached at Bedford in 1758 on Romans 14:10: the signs before the Last Judgment, the judgment itself, and how to be ready to stand there.

EditionPrinted in the 1771 Works. Preached at the Assizes before Sir Edward Clive, in Saint Paul's Church, Bedford, on 10 March 1758

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Sermon 15 in the 1771 Works. Romans 14:10. Bedford, 10 March 1758.

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