The Parable of Ten Virgins; Illustrated in Six Sermons (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ...indiscretion, though we did sometimes discharge that painful thought from our minds; but may my next breath be my last? Christ come without this preamble? strike me into the grave, when 1 thought myself furthest from it? It is folly then that will admit ho alleviation, if 1 live as if that would not reach me in a year, that may.overtake me in a moment, and settle my soul's state for eternity. And, 2. Though death is neither less certain, no. near, by forgetting it, yet it may hereby be less safe and comfortable. All repentance which i.sincere and hearty, is saving; but we cannot say that all late repentance is sincere. The foolish virgins were for trimming their lumps, when they heard that the bridegroom was come; every poor wretch is for doing his best to get into some sort of readiness, when he sees himself about to appear before God: but itiy text tells us, that thosa unhappy creatures, whom we find in such a hurry to set themselves off as Christ's friendsj were shut out, and publicly disowned by him. To how plain a hazard do they put their eternal safety, who leave the work of making their peace with God to a tleath bed? t. e. put it off till they have nothing else to do? when many have scarce time to say Lord save me, between life and death? How weak, to lay a scheme, and trust a soul and eternity upon it, when the odds are more than ten thousand to one, whether ever it will bear? To build all our hopes upon what is to be done when we come to die; whereas, beside that we know. we shall have the exercise of reasoft, ick bed, and are much less assured of the vs assistance to work in us the repentance.id faith, without which we cannot be saved: there would be. nothing new in the case, supposing that we perceived not that we were -cfc, till..