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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.
1. Whose work will you do?1 you cannot cease to do Christs work, but you must do your own work, (I speak not for idleness) i. e. you must serve your lust; now consider what good did thy self ever do thee, nay Satan never such an enemy as thy own self: and will you fall down to such an Image? Shall thy lusts have content more and rather than Christ?
1. Whose work will you do?1 you cannot cease to do Christs work, but you must do your own work, (I speak not for idlenesse) i. e. you must serve your lust; now consider what good did thy self ever do thee, nay Satan never such an enemy as thy own self: and will you fall down to such an Image? Shall thy lusts have content more and rather than Christ?
- 1M•t. 1.
2. Consider the Lord will take care and charge of thee, to do thy work, to bring about thy ends for thee, do but thou do his. Martha was cumbered about many things, hence forsook the better part: so men neglect, forget Christs work, because of so many distractions of their own. What will become of my hundred Talents? what will become of my Wife; Child? Now do you take care of the Lords work, take that for your charge, and the Lord will take charge of you. The best, readiest, and only way to have your own ends, is to seek the Lords, and forget your own. As in Solomon, his great work and care was to rule a State well, and the Lord gave all the rest. Set thy face to the Sun, and these shadows will follow you. The Servant takes charge of his Masters work, and he need not trouble himself for meat and drink, and è contra.
2. Consider the Lord will take care and charge of thee, to do thy work, to bring about thy ends for thee, do but thou do his. Martha was cumbred about many things, hence forsook the better part: so men neglect, forget Christs work, because of so many distractions of their own. What will become of my hundred Talents? what will become of my Wife; Child? Now do you take care of the Lords work, take that for your charge, and the Lord will take charge of you. The best, readiest, and only way to have your own ends, is to seek the Lords, and forget your own. As in Solomon, his great work and care was to rule a State well, and the Lord gave all the rest. Set thy face to the Sun, and these shadows will follow you. The Servant takes charge of his Masters work, and he need not trouble himself for meat and drink, and è contra.