A59665:826
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.
For these that were foolish were not such as in appearance rested in the Law, or in a Covenant of Works, but they had escaped those entanglements, and now were Virgins that plead their interest in, and their communion and fellowship, and love-knot with Christ, they had now their Lamps ready, and made much preparation for him, and they did wait for him, and verily looked to have eternal fellowship with him their Beloved, insomuch that they took their flight so high towards Heaven and Christ, that they passed for a time the discerning of the wise: for you must know that where the Gospel comes, there are two sorts of enemies against it.
For these that were foolish were not such as in appearance rested in the Law, or in a Covenant of Works, but they had escaped those intanglements, and now were Virgins that plead their interest in, and their communion and fellowship, and love-knot with Christ, they had now their Lamps ready, and made much preparation for him, and they did wait for him, and verily looked to have eternal fellowship with him their Beloved, infomuch that they took their flight so high towards Heaven and Christ, that they passed for a time the discerning of the wise: for you must know that where the Gospel comes, there are two sorts of enemies against it.
1. Open, and those are your Justiciaries, that seeking to establish their own righteousness, and being pu••ed up with it, can with pretended good consciences in doing God service, oppose the righteousness of God.
1. Open, and those are your Justiciaties, that seeking to establish their own righteousnesse, and being pu••ed up with it, can with pretended good consciences in doing God service, oppose the righteousnesse of God.