therefore, wo to
the soul that shall sit till this time of grace pass over, and will not
come in in time.

But I will go forward. Now, ye see two things in that throne, the one is a
_great_ throne, the other is a _white_ throne. Let kings keep silence of
their thrones, and speak of this throne. O ye kings, will ye look to the
heavens above you, and see that white cloud, and upon the cloud one
standing like the Son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in
his hand a sharp sickle, who thrusts his sharp sickle in the earth, and
cuts down the vine of the vineyards of the earth, and casts them into the
great wine-press of the wrath of God; so he calls it a _great_ throne.
Solomon's throne was great which he made of ivory, and had six steps, and
twelve lions, two on every step, and the queen of the South was astonished
when she saw it; and it is said in the Canticles, "Come forth, O daughters
of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother
crowned him in the day of his marriage, and in the day of the gladness of
his heart." But will ye come out, ye daughters of Zion, and see here
another throne nor Solomon's, another crown nor his crown? It is a _great_
throne, so that all the monarchs' thrones under heaven, what are they in
comparison with this throne? Nothing. Therefore no wonder that the
twenty-four elders take their own crowns, and cast them down before his
throne; and it is no wonder that they fall down before him that sits on
the throne, and worship him that lives for evermore, saying, "Thou art
worthy to receive glory, honour, and power, for thou hast created all
things, and for thy will's sake they are created." O that the men of the
world saw this throne! And, O that ye did see the greatness of the majesty
of his throne!

Now he calls it _great_, because of him that sits on it; _great_, because
of them that stand about it; _great_, because of them that shall be judged
there; and last of all, _great_, because of the judgment itself. Now, who
sits on it? O! the Judge of the whole world, God himself, that infinite
Essence that men and angels have borrowed their being from, even he whose
glorious face the seraphims and cherubims cannot behold for the brightness
thereof; and therefore they have wings to cover their faces, because they
cannot bear to see him, much less so then can any mortal man see his face
and live; he that rides on his white horse, and tramples under foot all
his enemies