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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.
It's then upon a double ground which you are to avoid:1 either, 1. Because you have Faith, but you imprison your Faith, you put out the eyes, and shackle the feet of Faith, for Faith will conquer and triumph over all sins, and fears of the world, if at liberty, 1 John 5. 4. like a Master in a Ship, if he cannot save the Ship one way, let him have liberty, he will by another. As if it be Objected, You have departed from Christ, what have you to do with him? I'll return saith Faith to my first Husband. Ob. But he is angry with you. Ans. If he b• angry for my departure from him, I will not provoke him more by staying here, who knows but he may repent? Ob. But you cannot go to him with all your heart. • Answ. True, yet I'll look to him to draw me. Ob. But you feel nothing. Ans. Yet I will wait. Ob. But you will wait in vain. Ans. Still I'll look he would keep me from that. Now stop at any of these, trouble comes, suffer it to shift it will find rest. As 'tis with the Anchor, let it down but little▪ •he ship drives, but let it down at full length, it will ride in storms; then, 'tis […] of Faith that gets the Blessing, where opposition makes the Soul take faster hold; as it was with Jacob. The Woman of Canaan got it thus.
It's then upon a double ground which you are to avoid:1 either, 1. Because you have Faith, but you imprison your Faith, you put out the eyes, and shackle the feet of Faith, for Faith will conquer and triumph over all sins, and fears of the world, if at liberty, 1 Iohn 5. 4. like a Master in a Ship, if he cannot save the Ship one way, let him have liberty, he will by another. As if it be Objected, You have departed from Christ, what have you to do with him? I'le return saith Faith to my first Husband. Ob. But he is angry with you. Ans. If he b• angry for my departure from him, I will not provoke him more by staying here, who knows but he may repent? Ob. But you cannot go to him with all your heart. Answ. True, yet I'le look to him to draw me. Ob. But you feel nothing. Ans. Yet I will wait. Ob. But you will wait in vain. Ans. Still I'le look he would keep me from that. Now stop at any of these, trouble comes, suffer it to shift it will find rest. As 'tis with the Anchor, let it down but little he ship drives, but let it down at full length, it will ride in storms; then, 'tis of Faith that gets the Blessing, where opposition makes the Soul take faster hold; as it was with Iacob. The Woman of Canaan got it thus.