A59665:1198
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. The apostasy of eminent Professors, who have bin deceived in their evidencing thus: And truly it would ma•e one think the honesty of the World is but a fashion, and no evidence of any good estate; hence men say you have joy, so had the ••ony ground; you are blameless and strict, so was Paul a Pharisee; and Satan hereby shakes many a foul: hence the Apostle comes in, Heb. 6. 9. and speaks of better things, and things that accompany Salvation, and these should you follow. Hymeneur and Philaus fell both, 2 Tim. 2. 18, 19, 20, 21. Yet purge your selves and you shall be vessels of honour for the Masters use.
2. The apostacy of eminent Professors, who have bin deceived in their evidencing thus: And truly it would ma•e one think the honesty of the World is but a fashion, and no evidence of any good estate; hence men say you have joy, so had the ••ony g•ound; you are blameless and strict, so was Paul a Pharisee; and Satan hereby shakes many a foul: hence the Apostle comes in, Heb. 6. 9. and speaks of better things, and things that accompany Salvation, and these should you follow. Hymeneur and Philaus fell both, 2 Tim. 2. 18, 19, 20, 21. Yet purge your selves and you shall be vessels of honour for the Masters use.
3. Corrupt experience, it may be a man walks so loosely without fear, or life, or love, that the Lord leaves him, and he can see no clear through-wo••, sometimes hath pangs, and then hopes, sometime dead, then doubts; hence being vexed here, and finding, no peace; if he find it any other way than this, there he rests. As 'tis observed with man […] hide their shame: but when dead, their face is also covered, all their glory being then gone: so some glory of God ap| pears here, but when Christians are dead, they cover this, He look no more to it, all the glory of it is now gone, and here lies a deceit to love Christ for freeing me from this way of evidencing.