Opened and Applied. ~-~~~t!!4l~t~!~~~~~~J~!~~!~f.~!f.!~l*.lU! ffl~ff!fft:~ff'TfFtFTT=if'~"'~f!l ·:~flT~ I 1 Thus much of the Second thing) in this ~e .. cond Part of the Parable; Now the Third follows, vifi. The Coming of Cbrift himfelf. l I I J CHAP. XVI. · Concerning Chrifts Coming. 1-----------------S-E__ C_T-.--I.--------~--~--- Ow this coming of Chriltis f~t forth and amplified from twothings. . . . . , r. From the ume of' hts coming ; Whtle the foolilh weritto buy, he came. · ~.From his different entertainment of the Virgins,and carriage tO\vards them being come. · ... Firfi , The wife they went in with hi'm to the Ma- ~ riage. Secondly, Thefoo!ifh were !hut out, &c. By this coming of the Lord is (as bath oeen oft faid) meant the coming of I Chrifl to Death or Judgement ; but efpecially and pr~ncipally his coming to Judgement,- as may appear by the yvhole fenes of thts Chapter and ~he next, •wherein the Lord anfwers eo the !econd queflion of the Difciples, viz.the tigns and rime of his coming; i.e.bisfecond coming, which is called his coming to judge the world, &c. That there u and fhall cmainly be ll Second coming of C:hrift to Judge- Obftrva- ~ ' ~L I This truth the Prophets ha~e foretold; Enoch, (ude 14. Solomon, Ecclef. 12. ult. '1\..•m. 14. 1 r. with !fa. 45--Zj. The Apo!Hes have preached rhos, as : z .Cor.po, and itvvasever in their ey_e, and_rhe m>in_ part o\ thei! Miniflry when they preffed people to _belteve m Cbn!t as a Kmg ; where Is he? He , !hall come, they tell the unbelieving TVorld; Ang~ls .alfo h1ve publilhed· this, I Aff.l.l r.and Devils beleive this,who are in their chains bound over to tbatday; •nd all the Saints have looked for this, IThef{.I.oft.and hence promifes of mercy. at that time are made to fucb, Heb·9·"''· And Ja!lly, the cbnfciences of many wicked people have confeffed this ; P.tul preacheth uf J Hdgemmt to come~ and '----- 0 o o Felix
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