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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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6. Never enter into dispute with Satan, or thine own self, about thy estate, but by taking and making Scripture and Word to be the Judge of the controversy. Fears come in, you shall never have mercy, never have power; Who told you so? Doth the Word say that? The Lord never gave himself to me, I fear it! Doth the Word say so? Never was any as I; Doth the Word say so? Or doth not the Word say, God delights to pick out the vilest, to send the Physician to them that be sick. I cannot see nor conceive any mercy; Doth the Word say so? Are not the Lords thoughts above thine? I have not that peace that others have, therefore the Lord intends none toward me; Doth the Word say so? Oh but others ⟨p. 146⟩if they knew me, would loath me! Doth the Word say so? When as it saith, Doubtless then thou art our Father, Isa. 63. 16. And bring before this Judge both sides, not only what sin can say, or may do against thee, but what the Word of the Lord Jesus can say for thee, Jer. 31. 18, 20. Ephraim cries out of stubbornness: Oh but is not Ephraim my only Son? Hear Ephraim lamenting too. And hear• nothing against a Word. Look on Paul warring against Christ, and yet the Law of Christ in him also, Luke 24. 25.
6. Never enter into dispute with Satan, or thine own self, about thy estate, but by taking and making Scripture and Word tobe the Judge of the controversie. Fears come in, you shall never have mercy, never have power; Who told you so? Doth the Word say that? The Lord never gave himself to me, I fear it! Doth the Word say so? Never was any as I; Doth the Word say so? Or doth not the Word say, God delights to pick out the vilest, to send the Physitian to them that be sick. I cannot see nor conceive any mercy; Doth the Word say so? Are not the Lords thoughts above thine? I have not that peace that others have, therefore the Lord intends none toward me; Doth the Word say so? Oh but others ⟨p. 146⟩if they knew me, would loath me! Doth the Word say so? When as it saith, Doublesse then thou art our Father,