A59665:44
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.
First, Those things wherein they all agree are three.
1. They are all Virgins; Virgin-Professors.
2. They were all awake and watchful for some time, ready to meet the Bridegroom, and hence it it is said, They took their Lamps.
3. They all had so much Faith as to go out to meet the Bridegroom. Secondly, Those things wherein they did differ, are,
1. Generally, five were wise, and five were foolish, v. 2.