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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.
But 2. Some he loves as Sons, even the most foolish and weak in the world sometimes: hence not for any service they can do, but for his own sake he will give them an Inheritance, and love them as sons, because he will; these abide ever in the Lords love: Hagar and Ishmael cast out, Sarah and Isaac stay in the Family.
But 2. Some he loves as Sons, even the most foolish and weak in the world sometimes: hence not for any service they can do, but for his own sake he will give them an Inheritance, and love them as sons, because he will; these abide ever in the Lords love: Hagar and Is•mael cast out, Sarah and Isaac stay in the Family.
How shall I know that?
1. If the Lord loves thee for his Name-sake, it will draw thee to that fellowship with it self,1 that what-ever thou wantest, thou wilt seek for it hence, by presenting that Name of God, that for his own sake he would supply:2 I know the Lord loves for Christs sake, but why should Christ help? for his Name-sake: For thus many hypocrites think when they see Gods anger against them for their sin, they seek to remove that […], and when that is done, think God is at peace, and now all is well. They see the Lord is delighted with the obedience of his people, hence fall to that work, and now thin• the Lord is pleased with them. But if ever the Lord loves any man, he will first stop his mouth, whether Jew or Gentile,