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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
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3. Hence the Lord saves by Faith, and justifies by Faith, and seals by Faith, Eph. 1. 13. and sanctifies by Faith, and glorifies by Faith, 1 Pet. 1. 3. So that all a Christians life is a Beggars life, and 'tis strange the Lord should choose the basest, poorest Grace to save by; and the end is the glory of his Grace, Rom. 4. 16. 'Tis of Faith that it might be of Grace.
3. Hence the Lord saves by Faith, and justifies by Faith, and seals by Faith, Eph. 1. 13. and sanctifies by Faith, and glorifies by Faith, 1 Pet. 1. 3. So that all a Christians life is a Beggars life, and 'tis strange the Lord should chuse the basest, poorest Grace to save by; and the end is the glory of his Grace, Rom. 4. 16. 'Tis of Faith that it might be of Grace.
4. The Lord leaves many wants in his people, under which they sit sighing, and that sometime very long, refuseth to hear their Prayers, that they may repair to the Throne of Grace, and so in conclusion bless Grace, Heb. 4. 16.
4. The Lord leaves many wants in his people, under which they sit sighing, and that sometime very long, refuseth to hear their Prayers, that they may repair to the Throne of Grace, and so in conclusion blesse Grace, Heb. 4. 16.