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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.
2. There is a knowledge of Christ from his works, as we know what Trade and what Artificers many men be because these are external things, yet know not the man: so there is a knowledge of Christ by his works, that by him the worlds were made, Heb. 1. and all creatures governed, and a man m•y see him in his trading with others, and himself, all comes from him, that a man may say, the Lord hath done all this and that for me, and yet strangers to Chri••. And if men be ignorant of him here, he may do such wonderful things before their eyes, that they cannot but wonder and say, this is the Lords work, and yet know him not, Met. 11. 20. He upbraided the Cities where most of his mighty works were done, but they saw him not, John 15. 24. If I had not done, &c. the Lord may work strange temporal deliverances, that you may know all power is in Christs hand to save and pardon, Mat. 8. 27. so as to marvel and not envy; What manner of man is this that winds and seas obey him? 'Tis true the Saints do know the Lord here, but they are not idle spectators and receivers of them, but Oh that I might see and have that Christ himself, they do him no good, give him no content without him; as he said, What givest thou me if I go childless? John 9. Christ had opened the blind mans eyes, and yet he cries, Lord, who is he? vers. 36, 37, 38. whereas others see the works of Christ, and vanish, or if affected, an evil spirit comes on them, as on S••l when he saw Davids love.
2. There is a knowledg of Christ from his works, as we know what Trade and what Artificers many men be because these are external things, yet know not the man: so there is a knowledg of Christ by his works, that by him the worlds were made, Heb. 1. and all creatures governed, and a man m•y see him in his trading with others, and himself, all comes from him, that a man may say, the Lord hath done all this and that for me, and yet strangers to Chri. And if men be ignorant of him here, he may do such wonderful things before their eyes, that they cannot but wonder and say, this is the Lords work, and yet know him not, Met. 11. 20. He upbraided the Cities where most of his mighty works were done, but they saw him not,