A59665:795
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.
3. In regard of Hypocrites themselves, who must be like themselves,1 ever to act for their own ends, for they ever have an evil eye; now it makes for their ends, to join themselves to the purest Churches of the Lord Jesus.
3. In regard of Hypocrites themselves, who must be like themselves,1 ever to act for their own ends, for they ever have an evil eye; now it makes for their ends, to joyn themselves to the purest Churches of the Lord Jesus.
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1. Sometimes it makes for their honour: Hence you know the Church of Sardis lost her power of life, for that is a burden, yet kept their name to live, for that is an honour. For if men live out of Church-Fellowship, that is a great shame, and now they have little love from Saints; Indeed the wicked may honour them, but what is that to the honour of the whole Church? Who would think Saul should have cared for Samuel, that dealt so plainly and sharply with him? Yet Oh honour me before this people; that's the business. There are many excellent gifts Christ pours down upon his Church: Simon believes also, Acts 8. and would give any money for those gifts, that he might be wondered at, as he was before. A man seeing others gifts, and the love they have thereby, even a Simon may desire such gifts, and a mighty power of Grace to animate those gifts, and would give any money for this, that be may be wondered at. Some refined, polished Spirits scorn honour of base men; and hence fish for it else-where.
1. Sometimes it makes for their honour: Hence you know the Church of Sardis lost her power of life, for that is a burden, yet kept their name to live, for that is an honour. For if men live out of Church-Fellowhip, that is a great shame, and now they have little love from Saints; Indeed the wicked may honour them, but what is that to the honour of the whole Church? Who would think Saul should have cared for Samuel, that dealt so plainly and sharply with him? Yet Oh honour me before this people; that's the businesse. There are many excellent gifts Christ poures down upon his Church: Simon believes also,