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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. By the eye of Faith in the promise, 2 Pet. 3. 13. And this makes the soul see it, when all things seem to be against it, and hence expects it; for that is the difference between Faith and hope: Faith closeth with Christ, and all the Glory of Christ, in the promises as present, hope hence steps forth and lays hold upon the performance it self as absent. Faith entertains the promise as a faithful messenger, and sees that his message is true. Hope runs out of doors and leaves it with Faith, and looks for the Lord himself, Heb. 11. 1.
1. By the eye of Faith in the promise, 2 Pet. 3. 13. And this makes the soul see it, when all things seem to be against it, and hence expects it; for that is the difference between Faith and hope: Faith closeth with Christ, and all the Glory of Christ, in the promises as present, hope hence steps forth and laies hold upon the performance it self as absent. Faith entertains the promise as a faithful messenger, and sees that his message is true. Hope runs out of doors and leaves it with Faith, and looks for the Lord himself, Heb. 11. 1.
2. By the Light of Glory in the thing it self; for Saints do not only see things in Letters and Syllables, and words, but see things as they are in themselves. The wicked see the word, sin, and Christ, and Heaven (and in seeing see not) but not the things themselves. Now the Glorious coming of Christ being a thing to come, yet to be done, how do they see it but by report? Yes, they have the Spirit of Glory, which Spirit shows them things to come, John 16. 13. Which eye hath not seen. That look as their Head Christ sees this day as it shall be, and his apprehensions are not false, but as he conceives of this day, so shall it be: so the Saints by the same Spirit see it before it comes, and are not mistaken about it, though it be very darkly, yet sometimes when the Spirit of God is not overclouded, they see it more evidently. For this is the great plague of the wicked, they see nothing as 'tis, and in Hell they see how they have been deceived. So this is the happiness of Saints, that though they see things darkly, yet they see things truly, the Spirit creating glorious impressions on the ind of things as they are. They know things that the eye sees not, as they are. That look as Abraham