A59665:1903
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.
Answ. 1. Would you never look after the Lord, and being betrothed to him till the very time of his coming? will you despise Grace to the utmost, and weary out Grace to the last gasp? behold the Lord shall come, and thy eye shall see him, and wail because of him; and the Lord will make thee cry out on thy death-bed, and warn others to take heed of trifling with the Lord long, who didst never take warning thy self.
Answ. 1. Would you never look after the Lord, and being betrothed to him till the very time of his coming? will you despise Grace to the utmost, and weary out Grace to the last gaspe? behold the Lord shall come, and thy eye shall see him, and waile because of him; and the Lord will make thee cry out on thy death-bed, and warn others to take heed of trifling with the Lord long, who didst never take warning thy self.
2. You see when the Cry is made, the Bridegroom is not far behind; now is his cry, and you see some that did awaken, and after the cry, had time too little to trim their lamps. It may be many cries have been sounding in thy secure ears; and yet there's time, he is not come; grant it, and will you therefore despise this rich grace the more because of his goodness.
2. You see when the Cry is made, the Bridegroom is not far behinde; now is his cry, and you see some that did awaken, and after the cry, had time too little to trim their lamps. It may be many cryes have been sounding in thy secure ears; and yet there's time, he is not come; grant it, and will you therefore despise this rich grace the more because of his goodness.
Obj. 3. But I am well as I am without the Bridegroom.