1o8 1 Tbe Parable of the Ten Virgins, . S,E. C T. \;'. .. r,; ·:h Qiefl+v~ 1 ·HJ wi/lhe rome? . · , , •, ~ . . .V .Anf111.~.1£icrwasonlyfoi-hispeoplesfake; forrh~ir perfe~1 redempnon,. ~nd re~refl11ng;.:t~ere \'\ere reafon enough for it; hence iris .ca11eda .1a1 of r.edemptton, and a tzme of reftefhzng; here they are capcived under mifenes, an~ fadded by chem under fin, Saran, world, but rhen rhey lhall be reJeemed: Now that it /hall b~ fo; · , Eirl\, He harh ' come already.ro redeem his people from fin, which is rhe greatefi evil, and-which redemption was performed by hisblood; now if he bath redeemed from rhe greatefr evil, v:'<>. S10; then from Corruption, then from Death, ar.d Saran,c:,.., . If he once came by blocd and bafenefs, rhenhe.will come mgloryand grearnefs; 1fhe came through fire to them, then he will come throu;;h fa 'r ways ro them; if by death rothem,rhen by life .eo them; and hence Joh. ).24- nil ptdgemrnt i< committed to him, becaszfe he is the Son ofMan. And thouE,h ic belong , yet furely he will, b~ mufi ~~me, efpecially feeinghimfelf 1 barb perfealy redeemedb1s people, andts n6w htmfelf exalted above all: A man that ha rh been in prifon himfelf, wirh his poor bredueR that are Jefr rhere Hill, the price of their redemption beLng paid, and there being norhino for: rheivleliverat·ce wa!)ring, bur one to ferch them, if none hl:lp, be will do"ii: alone .: So here. • : ' . , !Setondly, in regard of the JuHi·ce of God, , char that may be cleared bef~re t . the eyes of ·.all.rhe world_; men lin now; and are n~t punilhed; but flounlh, and the Samrs are gneved; ever;~- man fees ~:anence, bounty ; long-fufferance exe!Clfed; but rhe wradi of God agatrlt "the lea(l: 'lins is not yet made known; there mull i!Krefore'be a day to 'declare ir, ·and rhe equity of it. _ . . . - . · Thirdly, In regard of tbe\Vifdom of God·: 'Look ,in all Commonwealths welt governe~ in rhe world, and we /hall not fin?eanybut rhey ·qave CO(Jrt days, and rhetr Perry Seffions, and great Affizes, •as 111 lfrael ;' for ro ' what c:xtremiry of wjcknefs would places come ro el~e? fo ,here· ; Shall rhe wife Gbverriru of rhe world never have a day of hearmg an·d trying caufes ? h~Eh he no care? others are bur in h.;s rnomnnder liim till char time :•ne;tber ~- it et:~ough to £1y rnarrh~re is J~dgem.ent of death. u1nfw. Tharis only Chrills · judging rhe loul in private either to his lhame or glory before CbriH ; bunbe body is· to be judged as well as rhe foul, to flume before men, 01: glory before all rhe world. . ,.. _ ' , j :, tt Foutrhly, In reoard of Cbrifl's foveraignty and ex~eJJency ; rbe coming-of Chriltis called hiskingdom, :1 Tim-4-I. Why, duth nor CbriH rule now ih,the I world·.? Yes, but iris in rh~ midll: of liis enemies; .his enemies rule and ~e ralesalfo; bur there mull: a nme comerhat no .enem1es m11~ . rule, but Chnft ' alone; and this is his kirigdom' in a moll illuftrious I,Ilanm!fl; for rhe things of I Chrlfl are fa id to be with us, when rbey do in a fpecial manner appear; as rhe ' coming of his Spirit, and his love, fo his Kingdom; now Cbcift mu(l reign till : all his.l!nemies are put under foot! for iris not lj.vhc: 0ould lofe his.Kingdomy · harh rbe 'Lord fuffered orbeu to retgn and rule;' and htmfelf IO be htd, and h1s glory l<ilH, and rbat !0 long? and will be never return to his Kingdom ro ~ gl<.>- riou>, rbere ro reap all his glory rbar he hach I of! by all his enemi~s In the world? Was rbere ever King rbar would ever endure one aenerarion of Rebels after another, and never make bimfelf foie Sovereign? however Man may fuffer it, yet rhe Lord will nor, he mull reign. And wherdore dorh Chrift reign t It is ro trample enemies und(!r foor, his and his peoples enemies; Chrift
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