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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. 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 John 8. 56. saw Christs day, and was glad, though afar off; so the Saints by the same Spirit. Now why did Noah make his Ark, and look for a Flood? Because he saw it really. ⟨p. 90⟩Did not others? No, 'tis said, They knew not, Mat. 24. 38, 39. Never knew till the Flood came: The Lord made it not known. Noah did, the other did not. Hence the Saints cannot but look for it.
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 shews them things to come,