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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. Do not only in Ordinances do thus, but out of Ordinances then, as in particular times of trial (for the Lord will not give you in an Ordinance as much Grace as shall serve you out of it) lift up your hearts to Christ, and say as Christ, Father the hour is come, now glorify thy Name, John 12. 28. So Lord, here is work to do, but a dead heart is upon me, Lord glorify thy Name. I have seldom seen but the Lord either helped then, or at some other time when thou didst come, and then the Lord puts thee in remembrance that 'tis out of respect to that.
1. Do not only in Ordinances do thus, but out of Ordinances then, as in particular times of tryal (for the Lord will not give you in an Ordinance as much Grace as shall serve you out of it) lift up your hearts to Christ, and say as Christ, Father the hour is come, now glorifie thy Name, Iohn 12. 28. So Lord, here is work to do, but a dead heart is upon me, Lord glorifie thy Name. I have seldom seen but the Lord either helped then, or at some other time when thou didst come, and then the Lord puts thee in remembrance that 'tis out of respect to that.
2. Thus coming and feeding on the Lord Jesus, believe that he will help, and that shall be so; some have never got strength against sin till then, but this hath conquered difficulties, Rom. 8. 37, 38. In all these things we overcome, for I am persuaded, &c. So you coming helpless to a Christ, all his strength is yours by covenant. Be persuaded he cannot go from his word: but yet we must use other means sanctified by Christ, for Christ worketh by means. And therefore,
2. Thus coming and feeding on the Lord Jesus, believe that he will help, and that shall be so; some have never got strength against sin till then, but this hath conquered difficulties,