Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's…

and what I say to one, I say to all, watch and pray, least ye enter into temptation.

Take but two or three wakening observations from this Parable.

First, If ye look into this parable, ye may observe a most desperate sleep is to come upon all professors, immediately before the coming, the great coming of Christ. I call that desperate sleep, which is universal; this Parable falls upon the Churches; Then shall the Kingdom of Heaven, (not the Kingdom of the world) be like to ten Virgins; and those ten shall be all asleep, good and bad. And says our Saviour in another place, Nevertheless, when the son of man comes, shall he find Faith on earth? Again, I call that a desperate sleep, which shall be in the face of light. Its an hard thing to sleep, whilst a candle is held unto ones ⟨p. 21⟩eyes; and in the time before Christ comes, much light and truth shall break out, as Antichristian error goes off; and yet, even then, good and bad shall fall asleep.

First, If ye looke into this parable, ye may observe a most desperate sleepe is to come upon all prosessors, immediately before the coming, the great coming of Christ. I call that desperate sleepe, which is universall; this Parable fals upon the Churches; Then shall the Kingdome of Heaven, (not the Kingdome of the world) be like to ten Virgins; and those ten shall be all asleepe, good and bad. And sayes our Saviour in another place, Neverthelesse, when the son of man comes, shall he find Faith on earth? Againe, I call that a desperate sleepe, which shall be in the face of light. Its an hard thing to sleepe, whilst a candle is held unto ones ⟨p. 21⟩