A59665:1403
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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3. Because this ariseth, and therefore is given because Christ stood, and therefore those he never stood for, rose for, suffered for, never have it.
4. Therefore we shall see in experience, take the best Professors living, though they may come, as they and others judged, to the Lord, and follow the Lord, yet they will in time depart, sometime outwardly, John 6. 64. There be some of you that believe not. See them, v. 66. And why did th•y depart? It was not given them of the Father. The Spirit never was given effectually to draw them, nor yet to keep them.
4. Therefore we shall see in experience, take the best Professors living, though they may come, as they and others judged, to the Lord, and follow the Lord, yet they will in time depart, somtime outwardly, Iohn 6. 64. There be some of you that believe not. See them, v. 66. And why did th•y depart? It was not given them of the Fa•her. The Spirit never was given effectually to draw them, nor yet to keep them.
I• not outwardly, at le••t inwardly; and hence Hypocrites though they have marvellous affections unto Christ, and so have spoke of him and commended him, and seemed to be carried above all creatures and duties toward him, yet himself and his mercy, and his blood, becomes a common thing to them, and his knowledge and promise; common: and hence they slight and loath him, and mourn not for it, and so are so far from being kept close unto Christ, as that they are nearer the unpardonable […] then him. But all they have is like Jonahs gourd, which suddenly riseth, but there is a Worm at the root, that pulls it down again: And so their love dies to Ministers that Christ sent; and to his Truth and Ordinances.