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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. This blurs all the glory of a Christian, or at least the greatest part of it: For what is the glory of a Saint? 'Tis to be like Jesus Christ the Lord of glory, to bear his Image before God and men: As to see a man with a Swines face would be the shame of a man; to see a Christian with Satan's Image, is the shame of a Christian; but to be like our Head, this is our glory, though it be in sufferings, 2 Cor. 3. 18. heavenly, humble, compassionate, holy, as he was; and hence when God hath a mind to make Churches or Christians base in the eyes of the ⟨p. 178⟩world, he will withdraw here, and when he intends to draw the world after him, he will glorify it with his glory, Isai. 60. 6, 7.
2. This blurs all the glory of a Christian, or at least the greatest part of it: For what is the glory of a Saint? 'Tis to be like Jesus Christ the Lord of glory, to bear his Image before God and men: As to see a man with a Swines face would be the shame of a man; to see a Christian with Satans Image, is the shame of a Christian; but to be like our Head, this is our glory, though it be in sufferings, 2 Cor. 3. 18. heavenly, humble, compassionate, holy, as he was; and hence when God hath a mind to make Churches or Christians base in the eyes of the ⟨p. 178⟩world, he will withdraw here, and when he intends to draw the world after him, he will glorifie it with his glory, Isai. 60. 6, 7.
3. It cuts off a Christian from all hope of glory, how many be there that scramble and catch at Christ, and every one saith he is mine, The proud man saith, he is mine, and hopes now verily to be saved, but that hope is vain; they have Christ out of them, but where is Christ in them? The life of Christ, and the Spirit of Christ?