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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
Part 1 › Chapter 12 › Section 1: V. 2. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. SECT. I.
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. That when the Churches of Christ Jesus prove Virgin-Churches,1 and are most pure, yet even then there will be some secret Hypocrites that shall mingle themselves with them. Or, There will be a number of Hypocrites, mingling themselves with the purest Churches.
1. That when the Churches of Christ Iesus prove Virgin-Churches,1 and are most pure, yet even then there will be some secret Hypocrites that shall mingle themselves with them. Or, There will be a number of Hypocrites, mingling themselves with the purest Churches.
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2. That when the Churches are Virgin-Churches,1 the Hypocrites in those times will be Evangelical. Or, The secret Hypocrites of pure Churches are Evangelical.
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3. That there are certain special,1 saving qualifications of heart, whereby ariseth a great internal difference between sincere-hearted Virgins and the closest Hypocrites.
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