/ i8 The Parable of the Ten Virgins, ,1------~----------~--------~------------~--------~\ ·I but a!itnb, he mull have his lhooe cue anfwerable to his leg, b~caufe ic is his limb, no cutting of that Ie:s; oh it is dear: So it is with a man thathath a lull I after. any thing, iris d~a;, and hence he is fa id ro ·Jive in them, and to be in the ! fkf1i ; b~t the delircs afrerrhef~ r.hingsin a gracious heart, they'are bl~ins, they can b~ wnhout (ljem ; Oh nev~r fuch a happinefs if rh~ Lord would dead tbem rq'.me, G.t/.5.24.the;thatare inChrifthavecntcifiedthe flc,fh, withtheajfefftOllS .t11d tufts thereJf, • 3· Tb;;: lulls and delires in a falfe heart are reigning lufts, and make the lufls after grace ·and holi1;1efs ferve them ; bur e contrtt in a holy heart. Ex. gr. A man prays for the love of Cod, and rhe Spirit of grace, ~nd 'ris aff;;:chonate, bur ·y.:r 'lis ever forfome luH : T'"'':+'· a man deflres grace toperfetthis gifts, and gifts ro deck him, and purchafe him honor before men; a man de!ire~ grace ro quiet hisconfcience in affurance of Cods love, and pardon of tin, that he may live the more peaceably with his !in, Ifa. s8·3•4· Now in a gracious b~arr, tbe delires of rhefe things ferve the delires afrer grace; for he de!ires 'rhe things of this IV odd to be the more holy, Pr•v._<o.7,8. Feed me with food anve;u'ent, tluu I may not tempt thee; he de!ires._and bath them for Ifraels fake, 2 Sam. 5.12. Like a Tradefman, he buys and fells, bur iris for gain, Phil.I.2o. Oh confider of there things, and if your hear!s have bad only fuch falfe de!i.re,s as chefe, know ir, char as verily as cb~fe Virgins \~ere lhur our, fa /hall you.ari-. other day. · · · , ~ ~ ~~~~*~~4!~~~~~~~~£t~!!~~~~~~~~!~~!U~ ~~'lrJ'~ff1:''JiififJ"1ffHfl~ffl;T~fi':~f~TT CH A P. XIII. ;,. The defires and endeavors of Hypocrites after Grace are not laftiug. · · • t .... '/'f'" ~ S' E C T. I. -~~~11\QHat fooli{h Virgins !n th:ir jirft _'enrl;avors after the Sjirit •f Grace) ufu•lly c~a[e frqm Ieek.!n$' far~ her, ~rfore ~he; have got that mta[ure ·and fulne{J of tt whJCh Will contmne to the /aft. . Or, ·. - < ' , . TIJnt thm is elf~ dcejfation.fn ~he firft md,(a:'~rs~( ca~n~l pro- ' ' •· • fef{drs from je<{(;11g i:tfur thttt_ "fenfnr-e of gracewh1ch wdl mdeed !dg nnd todinue•Hnt// their meeting with, and appt~tring bef6re the Lord ] cfHf r;h[ij/:. _ .~ ,._. · rl ~ _ ! 1 ' 7F(;t thefe Viroins here did feek'afrerche I:ord Jefus Chrlfl, and the Spmc ' -or:~hg{t, and!\_e~ce did get .m..a.t ' meafure_whic~ lighted rhei~ lamps for a go?d r21r(oi! ; ·and rhey contented the[lJf~lves wnh th1s, and gave over feektng unA~tir}sroo late; and c~erefarftrowtheyfay, Give 'usof ;our O)l, ou~ Lan-:ps ,l· nre .o f'l t ! Thefe fooF~ Vir.zins wfien they haq gor~qmewn. ar,rhey are earned Wlth . .,qQundance of affeetton and profeffion, they .rhmk rhemfelves as good · as th_e peft~nd what need they feek for more ! and then grow fecure and fall afleep unnl · all !
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