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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.
6. A •lory in all his carriage. Let him bless me with outward estate, though but a little. This is the allowance that Christ in Glory provides for […]. Let him threaten me, good is the Word of the Lord. Let him desert me, his anger is love: Oh that is Glorious! Let him take all from me, reproach me, Moses esteems Christs reproach greater riches than Egypt, which is our estate here. It sees a Glory in all Christs ways, and quiets it self here, it is the Lord, as Eli said. Thus Saints see and esteem of Christ in all his Glory, and we shall find a false hea•t ever falls short here, a sincere heart never, but commonly is so taken up with it, that if you ask, suppose you should have all Grace, Holiness, Promises of Christ, &c. Would not this be mercy? Yes, enough: I should then boast in him, and bless him for ever. And hence Christ is called, L•ke 2. 33. the Glory of Israel, because they so esteem him. And Isa. 28. 5. In that day the Lord shall be a Diadem of Glory. Others may in horror pri•e Christ above the world, but 'tis only to ease them.
6. A •lory in all his carriage. Let him bless me with outward estate, though but a little. This is the allowance that Christ in Glory provides for 〈…〉. Let him threaten me, good is the Word of the Lord. Let him desert me, his anger is love: Oh that is Glorious! Let him take all from me, reproach me, Moses esteems Christs reproach greater riches than Egypt, which is our estate here. It sees a Glory in all Christs waies, and quiets it self here, it is the Lord, as Eli said. Thus Saints see and esteem of Christ in all his Glory, and we shall find a false hea•t ever falls short here, a sincere heart never, but commonly is so taken up with it, that if you ask, suppose you should have all Grace, Holiness, Promises of Christ, &c. Would not this be mercy? Yes, enough: I should then boast in him, and bless him for ever. And hence Christ is called, L•ke 2. 33. the Glory of Israel, because they so esteem him. And