Excerpt from The Parable of the Ten Virgins, Opened and Applied, Vol. 1: Being the Substance of Divers Sermons, on Matthew XXV. I, -14, Wherein the Difference Between the Sincere Christian and the Most Refined Hypocrite, the Nature and Characters of Saving and Common Grace, Are Clearly Discovered and Practically ImprovedRea/1 1. Becaufe the fame King that 13 reigning in heaven, is reigning here, is prefent here, Pfal. Ii. 6. And here the faints are commanded to rejoice, to fhout, and to be glad with all their hearts, becaufe of the prefence. Of this their King among them, Zeph. Iii. 14, 15. It is true indeed he 13 King over all the world, the immediate execution of all God's common, as well as fpecial providence, is put into the hand of this King, the Lord Jefes. But as for his enemies, and other creatures, he reigns over them as a King of power but he reigns not for them alfo as a King of grace and love, for thus he reigns among his peo pie in his church, Dent. Xxxiii. 26, 27. The Lord is prefent with every one of his people, feverally, but much more jointly, when two or three of them are met together in his name.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.