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The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened and Applied
The parable of the ten virgins opened & applied being the substance of divers sermons on Matth. 25, I-13 wherein the difference between the sincere Christian and the ... hypocrite ... are clearly discovered ... / by Thomas Shepherd ; now published from the authors own notes ... by Jonathan Mitchell ... Tho. Shepherd, son to the reverend author ...The parable of the ten virgins opened & applied being the substance of divers sermons on Matth. 25, I-13 wherein the difference between the sincere Christian and the ... hypocrite ... are clearly discovered ... / by Thomas Shephard ; now published from the authours own notes ... by Jonathan Mitchell ... Tho. Shephard, son to the reverend author ...
London: printed by J. Hayes for John Rothwell, 1660
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2. Christ being the Fountain of all grace, and having the Spirit without measure, and therefore hath enough to spare; he cannot be meant by these Vessels which had but their measure, and such a measure as that they had none to spare for the other. Therefore by Vessels are meant principally the precious souls of the faithful, into which this golden Oil was put, and therefore, 2 Cor. 4. 7. We have this treasure in earthen vessels. And Rom. 9. 23. They are vessels of glory, prepared unto glory, and so frequently; so that herein the foolish fall short, for the foolish boasted of Christ out of them, but where was the Spirit and virtue of Christ in them? And this is conceived to be the reason why the main difference is not made, by the want of the external principle, Viz. Christ, but by want of the internal principle and work; this they had not. 1. They had so much oil, i. e. lighter strokes of the Spirit, as kindled a profession but they had not enough. 2. They had so much oil and light as continued their profession for a while, but it continued not long:
2. Christ being the Fountain of all grace, and having the Spirit without measure, and therefore hath enough to spare; he cannot be meant by these Vessels which had but their measure, and such a measure as that they had none to spare for the other. Therefore by Vessels are meant principally the precious souls of the faithful, into which this golden Oyle was put, and therefore, 2 Cor. 4. 7. We have this treasure in earthen vessels. And Rom. 9. 23. They are vessels of glory, prepared unto glory, and so frequently; so that herein the foolish fall short, for the foolish boasted of Christ out of them, but where was the Spirit and vertue of Christ in them? And this is conceived to be the reason why the main difference is not made, by the want of the external principle, Viz. Christ, but by want of the internal principle and work; this they had not. 1. They had so much oyle, i. e. lighter strokes of the Spirit, as kindled a profession but they had not enough. 2. They had so much oyle and light as continued their profession for a while, but it continued not long: