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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
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4. Look to it, else you shall be deprived of further manifestation and communion with the Lord Jesus. The Lord reveals not all of himself at once, the day dawns before the Sun riseth, and there is a further manifestation of the Lord in this life to his people, not for, but when they indeed maintain such works before him. John 14. 21. I will manifest myself unto him. How? Oh saith Christ, Isle come and sup with him. Never think the Lord will dishonour himself so far as to come into a filthy heart. Sin doth and will grieve Gods Spirit, that he will only ⟨p. 141⟩accuse, not speak peace to you, till all is mended.
4. Look to it, else you shall be deprived of further manifestation and communion with the Lord Jesus. The Lord reveals not all of himself at once, the day dawns before the Sun riseth, and there is a further manifestation of the Lord in this life to his people, not for, but when they indeed maintain such works before him. John 14. 21. I will manifest myself unto him. How? Oh saith Christ, Ile come and sup with him. Never think the Lord will dishonour himself so far as to come into a filthy heart. Sin doth and will grieve Gods Spirit, that he will only ⟨p. 141⟩accuse, not speak peace to you, till all is mended.
5. Else you may fall everlastingly away, as those, Heb. 10. 29. They had received the knowledge of the Truth, and were sanctified, but their wills and hearts never changed. Oh take heed there be not left only a fearful looking for of vengeance! You stand on the brim of destruction every moment, that do it not. For 'tis plain hypocrisy, not to bring works to the light; 'tis not ceasing to go on in a covenant of works,