The Parable of the Ten Virgins, Index

The Parable of the Ten Virgins · Index

AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE, Shewing the chief Heads contained in this TREATISE.

A.

Absence of Christ causeth security; how; and why▪

part 2. page 26, 27.

Acts of holiness must be from Christ alone; and how, part 1 p. 31, 32, 33.

Actions of holiness must spring from an inward principle.

part 1. p. 188, 189.

Appearance of men or Angels no ground of credit.

part 1. p. 125.

Apprehension of the soul by Christ examined. part 1. p. 188, 189.

Apprehension of Christ his second coming the Saints duty; and how gotten. part 2. p. 50, 51, 52.

Apostacy of Jeeming Saints is to be expected.

part 2. p. 66. Arminians Doctrine of inherent righteousness confuted.

part 1. p. 134.

B.

Blessed estate how known.

part 1. p. 137.

Bridegroom of the Church who is. part 1. p. 67. As such, Christ will come.

part 2. p. 112.

Bridegrooms coming, its effects to the Church.

part 2. p. 111, 112.

C.

Calling and election to be made sure; why.

part 1. p. 45, 46. How done.

p. 47, 48, 49, 50, 51.

Carelessness of waiting for Christ incident to Converts.

part 1. p. 44, 45.

Church Relation an high honour.

part 1. p. 5, 6.

Church visible, the place of preparing to meet Christ.

part 1. p. 3.

Charity of mens sincerity to be maintained with jealousie.

part 1. p. 119.

Christ the only and excellent donor of grace.

part 2. p. 91, 92.

Christ how to be apprehended.

part 2. p. 171, 172, 173.

Christ in reallity, and for himself must be closed with.

part 1. p. 81, 82.

Christ his person is to be embraced; and how.

part 1. p. 83, 84, 85, 86, 87.

Christ may be apprehended by such as he loveth not; and why so. part 1. p. 174, 178.

Change of nature how known.

part 1. p. 198.

Coming of Christ how manifold.

part 1. p. 9. part 2. p. 37.

Coming of Christ to judgement what it means.

part 2. p. 31. it is most certain. part 2. p. 36, 37. at an appointed time.

p. 120. when, where, how, and why. p. 105, 106, 107, 108.

Coming of Christ is to be believed. part 2. p. 109. expected by the Saints; and why so.

part 1. p. 88, 89, 90. sence of it awakeneth security.part 2. p. 47, 50. assordeth comfort.

p. 39, 40. how it is reallized to the soul.

par. 2. p. 28, 29.

Coming of Christ, its concomitants. ib. effects. part 2. p. 48, 49. it is terrible. ib.

Comfort not to be too soon, or easily taken.

part 2. p. 85. when, and how to be taken. p. 86, 87.

Comforts denied to Saints; what, and why so.

part 1. p. 70, 71, 72.

Common grace no ground of comfort.

part 1. p. 139.

Compassion of Christ to the wise and foolish Virgins.

part 2. p. 42, 43. it should awaken the secure.

part 2. p. 44, 45.

Communion with Christ the Saints priviledge. part 2. p. 123, 124. the properties of it.

p. 125.

Communication of good, no ground of mens boasting.

part 2. p. 93, 94.

Confidence of Christs coming characterized. part 2. p. 41.

Conflicts attend Saints, if not secure. part 2. p. 21.

Conversion of others not to be hastily concluded. part 2. p. 65.

Conscience quiet, no sign of true grace. part 1. p. 139.

Content in the Lord Iesus Christ the Saints duty; and when to be acted.

part 2. p. 128, 129, 130, 131.

Cry at Christs coming what it is; and why.

part 2. p. 32, 34.

Comfort in desertion.

part 2. p. 191.

D.

Day of grace not to be sleighted.

part 1. p. 120, 121.

Day of Christs coming to judgement certain. part 1. p. 91. seen by the believer how.

p. 89.

Death to be desired by Saints.

part. 1. p. 104. in what cases not to be desired.

p. 101. it may take the goaly in an uncomfortable frame, but not void of grace. part 2. p. 145.

Delay of grace dangerous.

part 2. p. 157.

Defilement of Virgins what.

part 1. p. 38.

Desires of this world wherein lawful.

part 1. p. 103, 104. wherein sinful.

p. 102.

Desires of the godly and hypocrite differenced.

part 2. p. 77.

Desires of grace consist with want of it, and destroy many.

part 2. p. 75, 76. in hypocrites last not.

p. 78, 79, 81.

Dishonour attends the unholy.

part 2. p. 55, 56.

Divorce from others; necessary to Virgins that will meet Christ.

part 1. p. 11.

Divorce of Christians from

Lust.

part 1. p. 6.

Law.

part 1. p. 7.

Door of grace and glory shut on the wicked.

part 2. p. 155. why, and when.

p. 156, 158, 159.

Dreaming a note of security. part 2. p. 6, 7.

E.

Enjoyment of the world and Christ inconsistent.

part 1. p. 15.

Entertainment of the Virgins at the Bridegrooms coming different.

part 2. p. 121, 122. of the wise Virgins. ibid. of the foolish, what.

p. 158.

Espousal unto Christ how to be effected. part 1. p. 14, 15, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119

Expectation of Christs coming, and its effects.

part 1. p. 82, 83.

Examination of Church-members, the grounds of it, and Objections about it answered.

part 2. p. 197.

F.

Faith to be judged.

part 1. p. 79. false known by four notes.

p. 80, 81, 82.

Faith its life of rest different from that of sloth.

part 2. p. 22.

Faith its fulness not attainable by hypocrites. part 1. p. 205, 206, 207, 208.

Fall of professors not to be admired par. 1. p. 120. it is incident to the best.

p. 233, 234.

Faln Saints must endeavour to recover. part 1. p. 239, 240.

False-hearted, their misery. part. 1. p. 125.

False hopes fearful at Christ his coming. part 2. p. 161.

Fearlesseness a note of security. par. 2. p. 5.

Fellowship with Christ in Ordinances how had.

part 1. p. 107, 108, 109.

Flagging in duty wherein it is.

par. 2. p. 20

Folly and security found in Virgin Churches. part 2. p. 10.

Forgetfulness of God a note of security. part. 2. p. 5.

Fulness of grace what it is.

part 1. p. 195. it belongs to Saints.

part 1. p. 190, 191. is wanting to hypocrites.

p. 192, 193. wherein satisfying.

part 2. p. 182.

G.

Glory of God the end of all his dealings. part 1. p. 62. sometimes denied by Saints, and how.

p. 63, 64, 65.

Glory of grace how given to God.

part 1. p. 66.

Going forth to meet the Bridegroom, what it meaneth.

part 1. p. 67, 68.

Gospel wherein glorious.

part 1. p. 98, 99.

Gospel-hypocrites are the worst.

part 1. p. 121, 122, 123. their Characters.

p. 126, 127, 128, 129.

Grace to be carefully kept.

part 2. p. 74. true and false differ more than in the efficient cause.

part 1. p. 135. true how to be judged.

p. 144, 145. it is created in us by the Spirit.

p. 174. not communicated at mens pleasure.

part 1. p. 90, 91. that of the wise will not profit the foolish.

part 1. p. 89. nor is it communicated when desired from them.

p. ib.

Grace enjoyed, must not be denied.

part 1. p. 144.

Grace common and co…nterfeit will fail; and how it doth so.

par. 2. p. 62, 63, 64, 65

Grace true is constant and eternal.

part 1. p. 228, 229.

Graces created denied by some.

part 1. p. 176, 177. their activity denied.

p. 178, 179. their evidence denied.

p. 180, 181.

H.

Hearing the way to get the Spirit part 1. p. 103, 104.

Holiness what it is.

part 2. p. 53. how, when, and before whom the Saints honour. p. 54, 55. it looketh not for honour from men.

p. 57.

Honour of holiness how gained.

part 2. p. 59, 60. how preserved.

p. 61.

Honour of the unholy vile.

part 2. p. 57.

Humility fits for Christ his second coming. part 1. p. 61.

Humiliatiō its fulness not attainable by hypocritespar. 1. p. 195, 196, 197, 198, 199

Hypocrites are in purest Churches.

part 1. p. 115. how it cometh to pass.

p. 116, 117. they have some inward touches of the spirit; yet but touches.

p. 191, 192.

Hypocrisie its acts, and its cure.

part 1. p. 150, 151.

I.

Illumination, its fulness not attainable by hypocrites.

part 1. p. 200, 201, 202.

Inward principle of grace, the want of it examined.

part 1. p. 182, 183, 184. and aggravated.

p. 185.

Insensibility an hindrance of grace.

part 1. p. 171.

Insensibilitie of the want of grace, a sad estate. part 2. p. 69, 70.

K.

Kingdom of Heaven what it meaneth. part 1. p. 3, 4.

King the same to the Church visible, and invisible.

part and p. ib.

Knowledge of Christ necessary.

part 1. p. 73. what it is.

p. 74, 75. how gained. p. 76 77, 78. common what.

p. 201. saving, what it is.

p. 202, 203, 204.

L.

Lamps, the taking them, what it meaneth. part. 1. p. 39.

Lamps, their glory what it is, and wherein. part 2. p. 52.

Laws of heaven in the Church visible. part 1. p. 4.

League with lust what it is, and how known.

part 1. p. 17. with Law what.

p. 19.

Light, the danger of declining it.

part. 1. p. 148, 149. it is peculiar to Saints.

p. 200. some in Lamps of foolish Virgins. p. 201.

Looking for Christ his coming, the Virgins duty.

part 1. p. 96. encouraged.

p. 97. directed.

p. 98. and characterized p. 94, 95

Longing for Christ his appearance, Virgins property.

part 1. p. 99. why so.

p. 100.

Longing for Christ in his Ordinances, a duty; and why so.

part 1. p. 105, 106.

Longing for Christs second coming perswaded. part 1. p. 113. directed.

p. 114.

Love of Christ precious and satisfying. part 2. p. 170, 171. offered how, and on what terms.

p. 173, 174, 175. to be accepted. p. 176, 177. want of it is dreadful.

p. 168, 169. it is extended to such as love him.

part 1. p. 23, 24. it is not vain.

p. 25. how it appeareth.

p. 52, 53, 54, 55.

Love of Christ how comprehended.

part 1. p. 34, 35, 36. it makes his coming certain. part 2.p. 38. opens the door to the wise Virgins. p. 157.

Love to Christ perswaded. part 1.p. 21, 22 it must be fixed in such as wait his coming. part 1. p. 51. how this is to be done. p. 56. Christs love to us how known. part 2.M. p. 184.

M.

Marriage to the Law, what it meaneth, and how done. part 1.p. 18, 19.

Means ineffectual, a note of hypocrisie. part 1. p. 152, 153. and why so. p. 154, 155.

Means enjoyed, no advantage unless improved. part 1. p. 156. the careless use of means characterized. p. 158, 159, 160, 161 effectual use exhorted. p. 163, 164, 165

Measure of knowledge or fellowship with Christ must not satisfie. part 1. p. 110. content in it characterized. p. 111, 112.

Mind of man the cause of truth or hypocrisie. part 1. p. 146. why so. p. 147, 148.

Ministry the means of grace. part 2. p. 96. must be of Gospel, not Law. p. 98. despisers of it rebuked. p. 99, 100. described. p. 101.

Ministers sent by the Church, but furnished by Christ. part 2. p. 97. they are scandalized in the world, for what. p. 102, 103.

N

Nearness to Christ the Saints duty and priviledge. part 2. p. 132. how to be gained, and managed. p. 133, 134, 135, 136.

New Englands warning. par. 1.p. 166, 167

O

Opinion of justification by Christ alone, is not sufficient to salvation. part 1. p. 124, 125.

Oyl in Virgins Lamps, what it is. part 1. p. 168. it must be prepared against the bridegroom come. p. 186. helps how. p. 187.

P.

Pain prevents security. part 2. p. 4.

Papists confuted. part 1. p. 134.

Peace provoketh security. part 2. p. 3.

Peculiar work of God in the heart, the only note of blessedness. part 1. p. 136.

Perseverance in grace, is certain to the Saints, & how known. pa. 1. p. 230, 231, 232

Person of Christ glorious. part 1. p. 22. closed with by faith. p. 69.

Power of doing holily lost by mans fall, restored by Christ. part 1. p. 28.

Power of Christ in Ordinances how felt. part 1. p. 108, 109.

Prayer neglected, a note of security. part 2. p. 6. it will be too late when the door is shut. p. 163.

Prepared for Christ must only possess him. part 2. p. 137, 138.

Principles of grace make shining professors. part 1. p. 172, 173.

Priviledges outward, no cause of boasting. part. 2. p. …54.

Pulling down Gods Kingdom is dangerous; and how it is done. part 1. p. 6, 7, 8.

R

Readiness to meet Christ, what it is. part 1. p. 40, 41, 42. necessary. p. 43, 44. its characters. part 2. p. 141, 142, 143, 144. motives and helps unto it. p. 147, 148, 149, 150. Saints must be most ready. p. 151, 152

Rod cryeth to the secure before Christ his second coming. part 2. p. 33.

Resistance of Christ twofold. part 2. p. 189

S

Sanctification, its fulness not attainable by hypocrites. part 1. p. 214. it is opposed unto self-seeking. p. 215. its particular ingredients. p. 216, 217. consists not in a sence of the want of it. part 2. p. 70, 71.

Satisfying sweetness of the spirit explained. part 2. p. 83, 84.

Security the sin of last times, and incident to Virgin Churches. part 2. p. 2. what it is, and wherein it consists. p. 3. the easiness of its entrance. p. 4. a sweet sin. p. 5. marks of it, p. 6, 7. the last that seizeth on the Church p 17. a strong sin. p. 19, 20. a dangerous state. p. 34, 35. greatly sinful. …44

Season of grace to be taken. part 2. p. 164, 165, 166.

Selling grace, what it means. part 1. p. 95.

Self-acting most pleasing to men but vile to God. part 1. p. 29, 30.

Sence of want, no true sign of grace. part 1. p. 193.

Sin suits not Virgins who wait the Bridegrooms coming. part 1. p. 13.

Sincerity differeth from the closest hypocrisie. part 1. p. 131, 132, 133. it may be discerned, and how. p. 141, 142, 143. is to be sought after. p. 223, 224. motives to it. p. 225. means. p. 226, 227

Sleep its properties. part 2. p. 3.

Slumber spiritual, its degrees. pa. 2. p. 15, 16

Slothful opinions, what, and whence. part 2. p. 24, 25.

Souls are the vessels for oyl of grace. part 1. p. 169, 170.

Spirit of Christ, the inward principle of grace in the believer. part 1. p. 173, 174. it fits the soul to meet Christ; how part 2. p. 142, 143. must not be limited or quenched, part 1. p. 193, 194. its fulness not attainable by hypocrites. p. 209, 210. consists with the departure of Saints. p. 211, 212, 213. its glory, and the fulness of it. p. 219, 220, 221, 222, 223.

Strangeness to …hrist lamented. pa. 2. p. 126

Subjects of heaven converse in the …hurch visible. part 1. p. 5.

Sweetness of the creature, what it is. part 1. p. 56.

Separation one work at the day of judgment and the reasons of it. part 2. p. 192, 193.

Separation from the Churches of Christ, sin. part 2. p. 195.

T

Temptations to Apostacy, three sorts. part 1. p. 37.

Terrors occasioned by security. part 2. p. 8.

U

Vessels for oyl, are the Saints, not Iesus Christ. part 1. p. 167, 185, 186.

Vessels of honor, how they must act. part 1. p. 176.

Virgins, who are meant by them. part 1. p. 11. Foolish who are. p. 115. wherein they differ from the wise. p. 152. they desire grace. part 2. p. 73. wise Virgins enter, but foolish are shut out from the Bridegroom. p. 122, 123.

Unbelief of the eternal doom, denounced in the word, dangerous. part 2. p. 160.

Unconstancy a note of hypocrisie. part 1. p. 236, 237, 238.

Unprofitableness in Ordinances, the effect of neglect. part 1. p. 155.

Unreadiness at Christs coming, is woful. part 2. p. 139, 140.

Unregenerate men are not sensible of the want of grace. par. 2. p. 67, 68.

W

Waiting for Christ, fits for his coming, part 2. p. 145, 146.

Want of love to Christ is very dreadful in its effects and nature. part 2. p. 169, 170.

Watching over one another, the Saints duty; and how to be done. part 2. p. 8, 9, 10.

Weaknesses are not graces. part 1. p. 129.

Weariness provoketh security. part 2. p. 4.

Will of Christ the object of sanctified obedience. part 1. p. 217, 218.

Withdrawing of Christ, what it is, and how done. part 2. p. 173, 174.

Word cryeth before Christ his coming. part 2. p. 32, 33.

Work of Christ to be done, what it is. par. 1. p. 58, 59. must be done by such as wait his coming, and how. p. 57, 60, 61.

Worst of mans estate is to be studied. part 2. p. 162. how known. p 163.

Wrath of Christ at his second coming, great. part 2. p. 164.

Watchfulness the duty of Church-members. part 2. p. 202.

FINIS.

End of the text · Thomas Shepard, The Parable of the Ten Virgins (1660)