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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. They are perishing things, therefore let them have perishing desires. The world passeth away. They are passengers by us, that stay to rest with us for a time, let them have passengers welcome.
2. They are not necessary things, let them have therefore indifferent desires: I must have Christ, and his Spirit, &c. not these things: They are to be sought not in the first, but in the second place. Therefore say first Christ, now let me have Christ: Men say now these things, then Christ. I say now the Lord Jesus, whether ever you have them or no.
III. Now all superfluity of evil desires are to be crucified, Gal. 5. 24. They that ⟨p. 104⟩are in Christ, have crucified, &c. Christ was not a dead, but first a crucified Christ before: So no Saint living, but he hath some superfluous desires, but though they live, they do crucify them, so ought you. There is two things in crucifying.
III. Now all superfluity of evil desires are to be crucified, Gal. 5. 24. They that ⟨p. 104⟩are in Christ, have crucified, &c. Christ was not a dead, but first a crucified Christ before: So no Saint living, but he hath some superfluous desires, but though they live, they do crucifie them, so ought you. There is two things in crucifying.