Wesley Corpus

The Great Assize

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typesermon
Year1758
Passage IDjw-sermon-015-016
Words120
Sanctifying Grace
3. You, whose office it is to execute what is given you in charge by him before whom you stand; how nearly are you concerned to resemble those that stand before the face of the Son of Man, those servants of his that do his pleasure, and hearken to the voice of his words! Does it not highly import you, to be as uncorrupt as them to approve yourselves the servants of God to do justly, and love mercy to do to all as ye would they should do to you So shall that great Judge, under whose eye you continually stand, say to you also, "Well done, good and faithful servants: enter ye into the joy of your Lord!"