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A59665 The parable of the ten virgins opened & applied being the substance of divers sermons on Matth. 25, I-13 wherein the difference between the sincere Christian and the ... hypocrite ... are clearly discovered ... / by Thomas Shephard ; now published from the authours own notes ... by Jonathan Mitchell ... Tho. Shephard, son to the reverend author ... Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.; Mitchel, Jonathan, 1624-1668. 1660 (1660) Wing S3114A; ESTC R23612 617,665 458

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quicken_v you_o and_o seal_v ●ou_fw-mi up_o to_o be_v son_n as_o it_o be_v there_o express_v three_o hence_o it_o do_v decay_v by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o a_o man_n that_o dwell_v not_o but_o so_o journ_v for_o a_o little_a time_n in_o a_o house_n he_o remove_v by_o little_a and_o little_a till_o at_o last_o he_o be_v quite_o go_v as_o pond_n fill_v with_o rain_n water_n which_o come_v upon_o they_o not_o spring_n water_n that_o rise_v up_o within_o they_o it_o dry_v up_o by_o little_a and_o little_a until_o quite_o dry_a as_o it_o be_v with_o light_n after_o the_o sun_n be_v decline_v and_o set_v it_o decrease_v by_o little_a and_o little_a until_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n so_o it_o be_v here_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o cherubim_n where_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v and_o the_o lord_n depart_v by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o in_o saul_n first_o he_o neglect_v the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o one_o thing_n then_o in_o another_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n depart_v and_o 〈◊〉_d will_v spirit_n of_o sadness_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o then_o he_o threaten_v david_n then_o kill_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n then_o go_v to_o a_o witch_n and_o at_o last_o kill_v himself_o and_o i_o say_v this_o be_v because_o the_o lord_n dwell_v not_o there_o and_o hence_o joh._n 15._o because_o the_o branch_n be_v not_o engraft_v into_o the_o stock_n and_o this_o be_v usual_o at_o the_o very_a height_n of_o affection_n on_o and_o profession_n as_o the_o stony_a ground_n spring_v up_o when_o do_v it_o wither_v when_o it_o come_v to_o its_o height_n as_o flower_n that_o come_v to_o wither_v when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o their_o height_n of_o growth_n and_o hence_o also_o man_n when_o they_o have_v most_o and_o best_a mean_n and_o affect_v and_o love_v they_o yet_o than_o they_o die_v and_o wither_v and_o it_o decay_v by_o four_o mean_n sect_n ii_o first_o through_o want_n of_o daily_a nourishment_n and_o supply_n from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o 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