The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened and Applied

I have answered this else-where at large,¹ yet these two things I would say.

1. 1Answ.

1. That a mans chief work lies not in facile duties, for though Grace and Christs spirit makes duties easy, his yoke easy; yet there is a contrary Spirit that will make them hard and difficult at first.

1. That a mans chief work lies not in facile duties, for though Grace and Christs •pirit makes duties easie, his yoke easie; yet there is a contrary Spirit that will make them hard and difficult at first.

2. Least I should leave you unsatisfied altogether, we shall find a christian life is carried with a double motion: 1. In seeking of God in his Ordinances. 2. Or in walking with God out of his Ordinances, these are joined together, Gen. 6. 8, 9. Noah found Grace, hence sought it, though not in the eyes of the world: and hence Noah walked with God. Hence we see Christ was sometime in the Mount alone, Sometime abroad going up and down doing good. Moses in the Mount and in the Camp too. Now look as before a man is justified, his chief work then is to seek God in his Ordinances for a principle: so a soul now espoused to Christ is to walk with Christ: now walking implies constant following of another, or a continual work; so Christ hath work for you every moment. Hence in every company, time, place, temptation, enquire thus, Am I not like to lose my time,