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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.
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Hence see the great unkindness of many a soul immediately after his espousing to Jesus Christ,1 who having once given himself to Christ, and received comfort thereby, presently grows more careless than before he was matched unto the Lord Jesus, who should now stand in a holy watchfulness and readiness to receive Christ, as 'tis Psalm 85. 8. Let them not turn again to folly, because they are very apt so to do. Many say when in some distress, and after long waiting, if the Lord would pity once, then happy I; I would give away any thing, all I h•ve unto him• •well, the Lord pities; the soul when in its low estate, and then it blesseth God, but like the Israelites, soon forgets his works, his love, and after great peace from God, comes greatest carelessness: can this stand with Grace, and Christ? very hardly; but yet it may, for there are Two things that make for it.
HEnce see the great unkindnesse of many a soul immediatly after his espousing to Jesus Christ,1 who having once given himself to Christ, and received comfort thereby, presently grows more carelesse than before he was matcht unto the Lord Jesus, who should now stand in a holy watchfulnesse and readinesse to receive Christ, as 'tis Psalm 85. 8. Let them not turn again to folly, because they are very apt so to do. Many say when in some distresse, and after long waiting, if the Lord would pitty once, then happy I; I would give away any thing, all I hve unto him well, the Lord pitties; the soul when in its low estate, and then it blesseth God, but like the Israelites, soon forgets his works, his love, and after great peace from God, comes greatest carelesnesse: can this stand with Grace, and Christ? very hardly; but yet it may, for there are Two things that make for it.