· The P art?:ble of the Ten Virgins, . \ 2. Pray b~fore you come ; for as icis i~ men rhac rrad.:, th~ir Servants are . ready ro leeour their commodities, but ask the Mafier firfi whether be will felt 1 themor no eo you ; fo ask rbe Lord firfi. Minifkrs ~re but Servants under che . Lo rd; it is nor as rbey will, bur ~5 the Lord will difpence,Mauh.r 1.25. I than/z_ ; thee that tho11 haft.hid the)"e rhin~s from the W1fe 11nd pmdent, though Chrifi him- ' (elf preached : Ob therefore look up to che Lord ; Oh Lord lee not rhy Go- : fp~l be a hidden'rhingfrom mine eyes. I am perfwaded you lhould fee ftrange , ·thmgs, and grow up more and more if thus you did : When Cbri!t rold them 1 chat the Spirit fhould come, he bids therilwaic for it, and ther &Mtimttd inftant i11 prayer, AU.r-4- 1md den tl:e Spirit of God came upon them: chouoh exrraordinarily, yet here ordinarily ; P f 11!. 5 I. L•rd caufo me to hrarthe :Orce of j •J ' and gl~tdnefs, thlltthe bones which ·thoHhajf brok!nmi'J rejoyce; and hen~-e che Lord complains,Ifa.5o+ why, when I c"me, was their no intercef{or? as if he lhould fly, he would have given them helpelfe; Oh therefore before you come, and wh~n you come, pray, Lord fpeak ; p.rapll the week Ion£ char there may be fome Sabbath mercies for you. · , 3· Give the Lord the price ofhjs Gofpel; men 'that come to l:--t1y mull give the price, ZMh,J I.IZ. And Gpd wil~nqfjl,tt ,you have any thing wichouc price; . I give away all thou hall (when thou CO!l)ell to hear) eo *e Lord, lee him pluck I 'or rake any thing from thee, 'only let hijll_npr cake away himfelf, and hi's Spirit ,; pri.ze the l~afirrurh arove all rheworld,asihdeed ic is qeuer, the Lord may _ ; ,e!fe de.ny. thefe pearls CO · ypu, He6. 4. 2.; The ;word did not . profit /,ecaufe -net .mixt with fairh; and whac.isrhe propertyc;>f_t~ac ?vide 1 Per.1..),6.To.him that '6t!ieves the Lord u precious; ic makes Chrifi precious,and every truth precious; and when the Lord himfelf is precious, t~.e~qpirir .u font, J?h.q. r 7. JPhom r h~ world c~tnnot receive, becaHfe t,hq ~(.now hzmnor. Oh he rs not liveet nor precious ro them. H r . . ' 1 ' ·Three things are here to ~J~id; ?ut_a.~d i:}ven to GoJ ar,rhe hearing of che • Word : . , < 1 , ' · 1 . Thy Thoughts; let aman have. nc;_v~r 10 much· m~at, if be feed not upon it, never will he havefpirirs thereby; therefore while hearing time Jafis, be taken up with rhofe things you hear; be in them, that JIHr profiting ""'J "r ' pear to 11/l ; you know not fo much, bl•t that there is more yec tobe known. - 1 z. Thy Heart ; Love ic ; Chrifis love.\Y~~ fo great as eo lhed his blood, that ' he might purchafe rh is Word of his Gofpel fonhee; and wile nor thou let thy ; love our of thy llearr to ir , when itis forchee? . · ' 3· Labor· tabor forrhe Spirit here, .uforthem'tatthllt'mdtms forever, 1 lf-•f1.6.27. CbriH will give it y~u, fpateno pa~nsandlabor upon ir, eo enjoy, . :ind be eternally advantaged br1c. J ·• ,, .~ • '~-r r· ;, ! .. ., . !1<~:;d ... .-.:.. f ' < s.! .... i..' . )~ . , ,'~·:)!··~ 4 •• :·;~. ~· C H -~A. P . ;u! J,, : t1I1s 1;-4 ; ~
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