The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened and Applied

Answ. 1. When men have lost the satisfying sense of the blessed face and love of God; when hypocrites have lost the imaginary sight of it, and Saints the real enjoyment of it, Psal. 17. ul•. I shall be satisfied when I awake with thine image; sleep first shows it self in closing up of a mans eyes that he seeth not any thing about him; hence, something else contents, and must do it when you feed not daily on the Lords love; and when that, then vain cares and thoughts (Luk. 21. 34.) overcome a man, and then he groweth a very worldling, as if he had hope of no other portion; hence no mind after spiritual good things; hence he sleeps at Sermons, hence he falls out into passion, and discontent with his present condition, nay, with every other thing when any cross comes: Because these things are sweet to you, and God is not, when discontented; the Lord keep my soul from entering into thy secrets; Oh consider it if you have had sense of the Lords love in Sacraments! and some new doubts arise, and you are not satisfied with it; now look to your selves; it is impossible a Christian should do any work without rest. Now as bodily feeding causeth rest, so doth spiritual feeding, spiritual rest; feed and rest here, and it will make you fall to your work; feed not here, rest not here, and you will in something else; and carnal rest will bring carnal neglect.