A59665:1946
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.
1. Why do men mind the things of the world so much? that there is such care for them, such eager desire after them, that many times prayer is neglected, Sabbaths neglected, when will they be at an end? God neglected, Souls of wife, children servants, a mans own soul neglected and overgrown with nettles; that there is such an high opinion, dreams of worldly goods, and when a man hath them, then at rest; because, with the glutton, they think they have goods for many a year; and hence we shall see when a man waketh, death is near to him; and when it is near to a man, now he thinks he hath been deceived in all the things of the world, that they are not good for him, 1 Cor. 7. 29. The time is short, and the fashion of the world passeth away: Nothing makes these things so sought after and good but only esteem; now this is because men look only to things present.
1. Why do men minde the things of the world so much? that there is such care for them, such eager desire after them, that many times prayer is neglected, Sabbaths neglected, when will they be at an end? God neglected, Souls of wife, children servants, a mans own soul neglected and overgrown with nettles; that there is such an high opinion, dreams of worldly goods, and when a man hath them, then at rest; because, with the glutton, they think they have goods for many a year; and hence we shall see when a man waketh, death is near to him; and when it is near to a man, now he thinks he hath been deceived in all the things of the world, that they are not good for him, 1 Cor. 7. 29. The time is short, and the fashion of the world passeth away: Nothing makes these things so sought after and good but only esteem; now this is because men look only to things present.
2. Why do mens hearts sink with the meanness of their outward condition, and the troubles of it? (for this is security) it is because of this, they do not remember the nearness of the coming of the Lord; it is but a little while longer, and then the God I have chosen will alone be sweet, and he will make me amends for all my troubles, and therefore let me bear up my head a little while.