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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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7. Either if the Lord gives him any thing, himself and mercy, he will now add something of his own to Christ, and pull the veil of the Law over the face of the glory of Christ, Gal. 1. 6. or else do nothing at all for him, unless it be when the good fit takes him, under a pretence Christ must do all; as here the five wise Virgins that fell asleep: and thus you see how Grace is opposed by the children of Grace. Now therefore my Exhortation is, to take heed of this, and be ever ready to attribute all to the Lord, as they cried when the Second Temple was building from beginning to the end, Zec. 4. 6, 7. so that thou wast spared so long, that called by means that the Lord should by Faith accept, that he should speak peace, this is Grace, that though vile, yet he will save me: 'tis Grace, that though I can do nothing, yet he will help me, and afterwards Crown me: Oh this is wonderful Grace! And
7. Either if the Lord gives him any thing, himself and mercy, he will now add something of his own to Christ, and pull the vail of the Law over the face of the glory of Christ, Gal. 1. 6. or else do nothing at all for him, unless it be when the good fit takes him, under a pretence Christ must do all; as here the five wise Virgins that fell asleep: and thus you see how Grace is opposed by the children of Grace. Now therefore my Exhortation is, to take heed of this, and be ever ready to attribute all to the Lord, as they cryed when the Second Temple was building from beginning to the end, Zec. 4. 6, 7. so that thou wast spared so long, that called by means that the Lord should by Faith accept, that he should speak peace, this is Grace, that though vile, yet he will save me: 'tis Grace, that though I can do nothing, yet he will help me, and afterwards Crown me: Oh this is wonderful Grace! And