A59665:972
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.
True, First look to have him,1 to be comprehended by him, that so you may comprehend him. But because you look for all in him, will you look for nothing from him? Will you have Christ fit in Heaven, and not look that he subdue your lusts by the work of his Grace, and so sway in your hearts? You despise his Kingdom then. Do you seek for pardon in the Blood of Christ, and never look for the virtue and end of that Blood to wash you, & make you without spot, &c.? You ⟨p. 143⟩despise his Priesthood and Blood then. Do you look for Christ to do work for you, and you not to do Christs work, and bring forth fruit to him? You despise his Honour then, John 15. 8. If I were to discover a Hypocrite, or a false heart, this I would say, It is the that shall set up Christ, but loath his work. To have Christ, is sweet, as Capernaum, to follow Christ, is heavy, John 14. 21, 23.
True, First look to have him,1 to be comprehended by him, that so you may comprehend him. But because you look for all in him, will you look for nothing from him? Will you have Christ fit in Heaven, and not look that he subdue your lusts by the work of his Grace, and so sway in your hearts? You despise his Kingdom then. Do you seek for pardon in the Blood of Christ, and never look for the vertue and end of that Blood to wash you, & make you without spot, &c.? You ⟨p. 143⟩despise his Priesthood and Blood then. Do you look for Christ to do work for you, and you not to do Christs work, and bring forth fruit to him? You despise his Honour then, Iohn 15. 8. If I were to discover a Hypocrite, or a false heart, this I would say, It is the that shall set up Christ, but loath his work. To have Christ, is sweet, as Capernaum, to follow Christ, is heavy,