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A71078 The parable of the ten virgin's opened, or, Christ's coming as a bridegroom cleared up and improved from Matthew XXV, ver. 1,2,3 &c. / by Benjamin Stonham. Stonham, Benjamin. 1676 (1676) Wing S5738; ESTC R1037 294,921 322

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own_o disciple_n too_o mat._n 26._o 31._o however_o confident_a they_o never_o will_v be_v so_o v._o 33_o 35_o thus_o will_v christ_n be_v for_o a_o offence_n to_o both_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n isa_n 8._o 14_o but_o as_o woe_n be_v to_o he_o by_o who_o offence_n come_v so_o woe_n be_v to_o the_o world_n because_o thereof_o mat._n 18._o 7_o and_o bless_a be_v the_o non-offended_n one_o mat._n 11._o 6._o 22._o contentment_n with_o lesser_a duty_n in_o the_o neglect_n of_o great_a thus_o do_v the_o pharisee_n tithe_v their_o mint_n and_o annise_v and_o cummin_n mat._n 23._o 23._o and_o rue_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o herb_n or_o trivial_a thing_n luke_n 11._o 42_o account_v this_o to_o be_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o they_o do_v possess_v luke_n 18._o 12._o who_o therefore_o say_v wherein_o when_o god_n impeach_v they_o of_o rob_v he_o viz._n in_o his_o more_o principal_a tithe_n and_o offering_n mal._n 3._o 8._o at_o least_o they_o do_v omit_v the_o exercise_n of_o judgement_n and_o mercy_n and_o faith_n mat._n 23._o 23_o or_o judgement_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n luke_n 11._o 42_o which_o in_o obedience_n unto_o god_n they_o shall_v have_v do_v each_o towards_o other_o in_o more_o weighty_a case_n thus_o do_v those_o daily_a offer_n upon_o their_o altar_n hag._n 2._o 14._o to_o salve_v the_o neglect_n of_o temple-work_n which_o yet_o be_v great_a and_o thus_o be_v active_a duty_n multiply_v to_o gain_v thereby_o a_o be_v dispense_v with_o from_o that_o which_o be_v of_o a_o passive_a nature_n yea_o thus_o some_o boast_n of_o be_v charitable_a unto_o other_o sufferer_n as_o do_v the_o pharisee_n of_o building_n the_o martyr_n tomb_n mat._n 24._o 29_o who_o yet_o themselves_o do_v persecute_v the_o present_a truth_n and_o thereby_o evidence_v their_o be_v those_o former_a persecutor_n child_n v._o 31_o 32._o because_o they_o own_v they_o as_o father_n who_o they_o shall_v have_v disow_v and_o do_v according_o but_o if_o the_o least_o omission_n justify_v do_v make_v man_n lest_o in_o christ_n account_n mat._n 5._o 19_o much_o more_o with_o reference_n unto_o weighty_a matter_n such_o as_o time-truth_n and_o duty_n be_v and_o by_o which_o rule_n man_n have_v be_v always_o chief_o to_o be_v know_v as_o to_o the_o visibility_n of_o their_o spiritual_a state_n in_o point_n of_o be_v reprobate_v rev._n 17._o 8._o or_o elect_v v._o 14._o 23._o imperfect_a reformation_n or_o self-purifying_a from_o contract_a gild_n thus_o old_a jerusalem_n be_v liken_v to_o a_o pot_n who_o s●um_n be_v in_o it_o still_o though_o boil_a up_o by_o fiery_a dispensation_n but_o yet_o not_o go_v out_o of_o it_o which_o cause_v her_o be_v bring_v out_o without_o the_o