in him and that are sincerely devoted to his service and fear and that walk in humility before him and this my Friends is matter of weighty and tender concernment upon my Spirit to mind all of you that come to our Meetings and hear the Truth declared from time to time that you seriously consider the great work that the Lord is about to bring to pass that every one should wait for that they may feel his Mighty Power preparing their hearts for himself and raising up Breathings and Supplications to him that is a God hearing Prayers that are offered in uprightness and sincerity from a broken heart and a contrite Spirit which are Sacrifices that the Lord hath regard to And as it was said of Old when Manoah took a Kid asith a Meat Offering and offerâ—d it upou a Rock unto the Lord and the Angel did wondrously and Manoah and his Wife looked on for it came to pass when the flame went up toward Heaven from off the Altar that the Angel os the Lâ—rd ascended in the Flame of the Altar and Manoah and his Wife looked on and fell on their faces to the ground and Manoah said to his Wife we shall surely die because we have seen God But his Wife said unto him if the Lord were pleased to kill us he would not have received a Burnt-Offering and a Meat-Offering at our hands neither would he have shewed us all these things He would not have manifested so great Love to us surely a Remnant may say at this day from a sense of the great things that the Lord hath shewn us and of his blessed Power working in their hearts and inward parts a tenderdess and subjection to him that we owe obedience to the Lord and we believe that the Lord intends good to his People in that he will exalt his Name in us and prosper his own work of Righteousness that Righteousness may be exalted that many may come to behold the great things and the worthy things which the Lord our God will bring to pass in our Day These things have been foretold for the encouragement and for the strengthning of the Faith of those whose Faces are Sion-ward whose eyes are turned towards the Lord their Maker who have tasted in some measure of the Power and of the Goodness of the Lord our God that they may continue in the Faith whereby their hearts may be drawn after the Lord that those who have been made partakers of the true and living Faith of the Son of God in his Name and Power may keep the Faith and not let go the Faith that they may hold fast the Profession of their Faith without wavering that the Enemy may not be suffered upon any account either to weaken or destroy the Faith of any who have known some degree of Faith in the work of God and concerning his Goodness and special care and Providence for the safety and for the preservation of them that fear him who are the called of the Lord who are chosen out of the World and out of the corruptions of it that they may be a living and a peculiar People and a chosen Generation to shew forth the praise of him that hath called them out of Darkness into his marvellous Light He hath called us and chosen us for that very end that in our Lives and Conversations we might answer his Call of Grace and the truth that we are made partakers of and thereby shew forth his praise and such now have cause to bless the Lord and praise his Holy Name for all his Mercies for preserving of them and helping them in their Way and in their Spiritual Journey and Progress that they are brought into Therefore dear Friends be ye concerned and be inward with the Lord and attend upon him without distraction that nothing may hurry discompose nor distract your minds or turn them about from the Faith trust and Confidence you have in the Lord which he hath gathered his People into that every one may be exercised in a Watchful state and in Lowlyness and Humility and look unto and depend upon the Lord for strength for help and Power to enable us to stand against all the Wiles of Satan that none may be led into any extream from the sense of Truth and from a feeling of that Power that doth prepare the Heart for God and fix it upon him That none may be drawn out either into carelesness negligence slothfulness or presumption on the one hand or into diffidence distrustfulness or despair on the other but that all may look unto Jesus who is the Author and finisher of their Faith that they may be sensible of the benefits of his Death on Earth and of his Intercession in Heaven of the Effect and benefit of his Prayer unto the Father that their Faith when they shall be tryed and tempted may not fail that all may witness and partake of this that he told unto Peter I have prayed for thee that thy Faith fail not Satan hath desired to Winnow thee to toss thee and blow thee about but I have prayed for thee that thy Faith may not fail So my Friends and Friendly People let your Faith stand in that Power that hath gathered you in that Arm of the Lord that he hath made bare and stretched forth to bring a People to himself that every one may live by Faith and have their dependance upon the Lord for strength and for relief that they may partake of the immediate influence of his Spirit which he he is ready to Minister and Communicate to those that are given up to serve the Lord that your Prayers and Supplications may be in the Spirit to that God that poureth out a Spirit of Grace and Supplication upon his People and he is daily pouring out his Holy Spirit upon his People that their Prayers and supplications may reach to him who is a God hearing Prayers That they may be prevalent with God for the Preservation of themselves and others and for the good of all Nations that they may awaken many to repent and seek the Lord whil he may be found and call upon him while he is near that they may be turned from the evil of their ways and from the many Provocations whereby the Inhabitants of the Earth have greatly incurred the Displeasure of God and that they may be sensible how ready the Lord is to turn away his wrath from them This is the desire of the Hearts and Souls of a Remnant on the behalf of many whom the Lord will yet visit and reach unto and call out of the dark ways and by Paths of Sin and Corruption that they may be brought into a Capacity to know the way of Truth and Righteousness and Peace And my Friends while People are sensible that there are true breathings and desires after God and that there is a particular Travel of Soul for the good of a Nation and for the converting of Sinners from the Evil
of thy power and presence that we may not be shaken in our minds nor weakned in Faith and Confidence in thee by any Temptation what soever That Lord God Eternal the Hearts of thy People may be fixed trusting in thee and in thy blessed Name and Power and find safety and preservation That all thy people every where may be sensible that thou art their dwelling place as thou hast been in all Generations And so Lord God Eternal let them dwell in thee and do thou dwell in them and say this is my habitation for I have desired it That Blessed Father of Life they may be sensible of thy Love in it that no Calamities or disiresses nor Sword nor Famine nor Necessities nor Afflictions nor Angels nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come may be able to seperate them from thy love in Christ Jesus O Lord thy People may say to thee as Israel said of old if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when men rose up against us then they had swallowed us up Quick when their wrath was kindled against us then the Waters had overwhelmed us and the siream had gone over our Soul Our help is in the Name of thee O Lord that made Heaven and Earth Thy Name and thy Power and thy mighty Arm hath appeared for us and compassed us about Thou hast surrounded thy people with thy favour as with a shield and hast preserved them for the praise and the honour of thy Name and the exaltation of thy Holy Truth And the Confidence and trust of a little Remnant is that thou wilt still be with them for their Confidence is in thy Name which is a strong Tower and their dependance upon thee Thou wilt not cut off a people which thon hast Appointed for thy praise thou wilt not not destroy them but surround them with thy Mercy and Salvation as with Walls and Bullwarks about them This is the Belief and Confidence that thou hast raised in the Hearts of a Remnant Therefore O Lord we have cause to wait upon thee and continually to trust in thee and breath and cry unto thee for thy whole Heritage for all them whom thou hast gathered by the Arm of thy Power that they may may be preserved faithful to the end of their Days that they may be saved from the Evils and Pollutions and Corruptions of the World that they may be Obedient to thy Call and to thy Heavenly Counsel that they may come to wait upon thee and harken to thy Voice as those that are willing to obey and not to touch any Unclean thing but being sensible of thy goodness thou wilt turn away thy wrath from them that turn from their Provocations For this end thou hast raised desires and breathings and begotten a Travel in the Souls of a Remnant of the Sons and Daughters of Men particularly for the Land of our Nativity We pray both for High and Low Rich and Poor Rulers and People that by thy Powerful Visitation they may be excited to seek the Lord and to wait upon thee and walk in thy humility in thy sight and presence that they may desire none in Heaven but thee and none upon Earth in Comparison of thee Work an effectual deliverance and Salvation for us both inward and ontward that our Confidence may not be in â—ny thing below thy self Let every one of us have an Understanding and an Eye opened for the light of truth that we may look unto thee and expect Salvation from thee by Jesus Christ our Mediatour and Redeemer Remember all thy People here and elsewhere that are recommended to thee keep them in a sense of thy ower and in humility before thee that they may receive Comfort and Wisdom and Instruction from thee and do thou graciously establish their goings and keep them in the way wherein they are to walk the way of Truth and Righteousness Life and Peace Be thou known in the Assemblies of all thy People and revive and strengthen them And be with all thy People in their respective Families that they may be engaged to serve thee and fear thee in sincerity and humility and call upon thy Name that thou Lord God Everlasting mayst take care of them and thy special Providence may watch over them and let the Angels of thy presence pitch their Tents about all them that fear thy Name Blessed and Everlasting Father of Mercies dwell among us hide and secure us under the shaddow of thy Wings that we may enjoy Communion with thee through Jesus Christ thy Dearly Beloved Son and our alone Saviour and offer up living Sacrifices of praise and Thanks giving unto thee the God of all our Mercies Blessings and Deliverances for thou alone art worthy who art God over all Blessed for Ever and Ever Amen A SERMON Preached by Mr. FRANCIS CAMFIELD At Grace-Church street May the 14. 1693. MY Friends You have often heard by the Servants of the Lord that have given Testimony to Jesus the only and alone Saviour you have often heard the Report and the Report is true That there is no Name under Heaven by which any man can be saved but the Name of Jesus And you have oftentimes read also in the Holy Scripture of this Jesus the only and alone Saviour all the Holy Prophets gave Testimony that he should come and when he was come all the Holy Apostles and Ministers of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ they gave Testimony that he was come and they were made able Ministers of the New Testament and their great business was as Instruments in the hands of the Great God to turn men from Darkness to Light and from the Power of Satan to the Power of God that they might receive forgiveness of sins and an Inheritance among them that are Sanctified you know the Scripture speaks plentifully after this manner I hope there are none here but have believed the Testimonies that have been given but the great thing is for every one to come to a Consideration of this Since you have believed the Report that which is every ones concern now is to examine themselves whether or no they are really turned from Darkness to the Heavenly Light None come to be turned from Darkness to Light but they come to know Repentance from Dead Works and Faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ And as every one comes to know this they come to know what it is to lay a good Foundation This was the Foundation the Primitive Christians laid as you may Remember the Exhortation of the Apostle in the Sixth Chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews Therefore leaving the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ let us go on unto Perfection not laying again the Foundation of Repentance from dead Works and of Faith towards God Thus you see he presseth them to go on to Perfection that is the business of every one of you that believe in the Name of Jesus that you keep walking
the Outward Man but in the Inner Man there is a putting off that which is Fading Mortal and perishing and a being Clothed upon with Immortality and Glory Blessed are they which come to receive that Word of God which hath been the Life of God in our Souls This is a Day of Life to us Blessed are they that shall be placed in that Eternal Kingdom and Region where all Time shall be swallowed up and all Tears wiped from their Eyes and sighing and sorrow shall be no more O Friends lift up your Heads for the Day of your Redemption draws nigh That you may not be shaken with every Wind of Doctrine know that the Foundation of God standeth sure that is his Word that was in the beginning with God that Word that was God in this Eternal Word which is God know you dwelling and Habitation and wait upon God in it it was Davids Buckler his Shield and strong Tower it was his Rock God set his Feet uyon a Rock that is higher than Man's Power and all Mans Wisdom and Strength In this the Righteous begin in this they Travel on Blessed are they that walk by Faith that Live to the Lord and Dye in the Lord and shall be for ever with the Lord. They are blessed that wait upon the Lord for a sense of this They are above all the Changes of time and Mortality It is this that was a Reviving Cordial to our Deceased Friend who received the Truth in early Days the Days of the Dawning of Gods Power in this Land and in this City the Remembrance of it was sweet to her Soul let us Remember the Love of God and the Power and Glory of the Name of the Everlasting God that shined then that we may be encouraged to keep together as a peculiar People to the praise of him that hath called us out of Darkness into his Marvellous Light That God over all may be Glorified for ever that we may live to the Honour of his blessed Name That Christs Kingdom may be set up among us and that Gods great Name and Power and Majesty may be exalted and all flesh abased before him We are Travellers here in this Vale of Tears in this Earthly Pilgrimage into the Land of Rest the Heavenly Canaan Let us follow our Blessed Joshua that is leading us into that Land of Promise and he will give to every one his Lot and they shall stand in that Lot at the last day O Blessed are they that are waiting for their Lot and Portion in that Heavenly Countrey to which Abraham had his Eye that City the New Jerusalem the Mother of us all and that House not made with hands Eternal in the Heavens whose Builder and Maker is God This Word which I have been speaking of is that by which we are humbled and bowed before the Lord and Instructed in Judgment and Righteousness To this Word which is God I Commit and Commend you and all the Flock of God that you may be preserved to the end of your Days that you may then lay down your Heads in Peace that your Testimony may not end before your Lives end that the Lord may be with us to shelter and overshaddow us in the midst of all our Tryals and Exercises while we are following Christ in Patience Humility and self denyal and bearing his Cross for no Cross no Crown That which is pleasing to God is walking by Faith What is this Faith A pure resolution of Living to God in a Holy dependance on him and a committing our selves intirely to him that so we may know and enjoy the purifying Vertue of his Word that we may not offend God for without Faith faith the Apostle it is impossible to please him By what means saith the Royal Psalmist shall a young man cleanse his Way by taking heed thereto according to thy Word This is the Blessed Word that hath been a Root of Life in all Ages let us abide in this Word to the end of our days and we shall then be blessed with that Life which shall never end but shall remain when time shall be no more The Lord preserve you by his Mighty power in his Favour and Divine Presence that you may live to his Glory and Praise and Die in Peace and be gathered into that blessed and Heavenly Assembly and Church of the First-born which are written in Heaven and to God the Judg of all and the Spirits of Just men made perfect and to Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant and the Blood of Sprinkling that speaketh better things than that of Abel That you may Eternally Magnifie and Celebrate the praises of the Eternal God to whom be Glory for Ever and Ever Amen A SERMON Preached by Mr. WILLIAM PENN At Wheeler-Street April 13. 1694. IT is the Great Cause and Work of God in which you are all concerned this day Now that all of you may see how you quit your selves before the Living Eternal God your Maker and Answer the Visitations of his Love in the discharge of your Duty that you may feel an Answer of Peace in your own Bosoms and find your selves nigh who were afar off that you may all know your selves nerer then when ye first believed nearer to the Lord nearer to his Love and more in his Favour that you may perceive your Interest to grow and increase your Divine your Eternal Interest that which will out-last the World for it Centers in that which shall never have an end O Friends see to it this Day it is the Redemption of your Immortal Souls that the Lord God hath visited you for it is in order to this And all the Religions in the World Articles Creeds Confessions and Professions that leave out this they are all Imperfect and insignificant and will not avail Men in the Great Day of Account Therefore see to it how the Work goes on the Work of your Redemption and Salvation Do you feel your selves near to the Lord Do you find your selves to have more Power over your Souls Do you know your selves advanced in the Work of God Are ye come to dye daily to that which is contrary to the Lord For as you dye daily you live that Life you Live in the Flesh by the Faith of the Eternal Son of God Christ Jesus who hath Redeemed you from all Iniquity and called you to Glory and Vertue Now that you may all be Faithful Stewards of the Grace and Mercy and Heavenly Talents which God hath bestowed upon you and be all found working not Idle in the Market Place Christ Jesus the Lord hath not been wanting to you He hath Piped to you have you Danced He hath mourned have you wept He hath called have you Answered his Call See to it this Day for the glorious Power and Presence of that God that visited you in the beginning is here this Day It is his Heart-reaching Power his Heart-melting Power his Divine sweet Presence which brought us out of
man spareth bis Son that serveth him The Lord will bave mercy upon Sion and spare his People in the Day of his fierce Anger until his Indignatioa be over-past The Walls of Sion are the Walls of Salvation and they are a Bul wark to Gods People when did these Walls and Bulwarks fail you Have you not been preserved in your Day and Generation if these Walls of Salvation had failed we had not been preserved in Christ Jesus we had not now been a Peâ—ple we have stood the Brunts we have been kept safe in the strong City where Salvation is for Walls and Bulwarks And so I shall commit you to the Lord Jesus Christ the Lamb of God that taketh away the Sins of the World I desire you all to look to him and fix your Hearts upon him who is the Author of Eternal Salvation to all them that believe in him and obey him to him be Glory Praise and Dominion who is God over all Blessed forever Amen His Prayer after Sermon MOST Blessed Lord God thou art Lord of Heaven and Earth Infinite in Love and Life and Glory the God of the Spirits of all flesh in whom we live and move and have our Being who art neaâ— to every one that draweth near to thee and call upon thee in Truth Thou openest thy bountâ—ful hand and refreshest our Hearts with thy Mercy and Blessing O Lord God of Power thy Mercies are manifold and they are over all thy Works and the Works of thine own hands do all praise thee and thy Saints bless thee and magnifie thy excellent Name thou art pleased to magnifie thy Law â—nd to send forth thy Light and Truth and to make it honour able in the Hearts of many in the Day of thy Love in the Day of thy Power Thou art Redeeming thy People from Iniquity and purging away all their dross and taking away all their Tin O Lord God of Life and Power Let all that believe in thy Son Jesus Christ be purged and purified more and more let them be washed and sanctified that all that may be done away and removed out of their Hearts that is contrary to thy self that the Glory of thy Truth may arise and shine in their Souls and let all feel the Power of thy Truth and be sensible of it and believe it and obey it that they may follow the Lâ—adings of thy Holy Spirit and answer thy requirings and glorifie thy name and do thy Will on Earth as it is done in Heaven Let us all receive our daily Bread from thee and have the Light of thy Countenance to shine upon us Comfort the Hearts of all thine every where be thou their strength and stay and a presâ—nt help in trouble and solace their Souls with the sense of thy Lâ—ve which is better than Wine and with thy favour and loving kindness which is better than Life Strengthen the weak hands that hang down and coâ—firm the feeble knees and succour those that aâ—e tempted and comâ—ort them and relieve them O Righteous Lord of Heaven and Earth make known thy Mighty Power in working upon the Hearts of thy People here and every where make known by Name and Glory thrâ—ughout the Whâ—le Earth Let thy glorious everlasting Gospel be sounded forth and Preached in all Naâ—ions of the World And let thy renown go forth and thy fame be spread abroad in all Nations let all the enemies of thy Peâ—ple be scattered and all that make opposition against thy Truth be conquered and overcome by the Power of it and submit themselves least â—hey perish in their opposition And let thy People receive thy Truth in the Love of it and become willing in the Day of thy Power to serve thee in the Beauties of Holiness and gird up the Loyns of their Minds and be kept sober and vigilant and hope to the end and live in love and unity with one another and keep themselves in the love of God and by Patient continuance in well doing seek for Honour Glory Immortality and Eternal Life Let us delight our selves in thee that thou mayst give us the desire of our Hearts whom have we in Heaven but thee And there is none upon Earth that we can desire besides thee Thou hast many times refreshed us with the sense of thy Love in Christ Jesus and thou hast brought us into thy Banquetting House and thy Banner hath been spread over us we have been satisfied with the Fatness of thy House and drunk abundantly of the Rivers of thy Pleasures we have sat under thy shaddow with great delight and thy fruit hath been sweet to our tast Bless us and all thine every where and mind us of our latter end that all the Days of our Appointed time we may wait till our change come and be so prepared for our great account that we may give it up with Joy and not with grief Now Blessed God of Heaven and Earth for all thy Mercies and Favours that we have received and the Blessings and Benefits which thou hast bestowed upon us and continued to us and for preserving us from time to time by the Arm of thy Power and for opening our Hearts at this time to receive the Word of thy Truth and the Influences of thy Spirit take thou the Honour and Glory Thanksgiving and Praise which we humbly and sincerely offer up to thee for to thee it doth belong and thou alone art worthy who art God over all blessed for ever and ever Amen A SERMON Preached by Mr. FRANCIS STAMPER At Devonshire-House May 3. 1694. God hath laid help upon one that is Mighty to seve to the uttermost all that come unto God by him THis Mighty One that the Almighty Lord Jehovah hath laid help upon for Man it is the Lord Jesus Christ the Son of his Love and they are blessed of God that come to partake of the help that is in him who said to his Disciples and Followers in the days past without me ye can do nothing Friends This is a deep and a very near word and it stands us all upon to consider whether we have him or no for we all owe Service a Duty and a Worship to the Everlasting God and of our selves we cannot perform it without the help and assistance of his Beloved Son the Lord Jesus Christ and the comfort of all that believe in him and love him is this that he is not only able to help but willing to help Blessed be the Lord God for ever may all you say that have been made partakers of his Vertue and of his Power and Life that have found a willingness in him to assist you in all your troubles in all your exercises in all your afflictions in all the bowings of your Souls and Spirits before the Lord who have said in your Prayers and Supplications Lord lend me thy help let me have thy gracious aid and assistance Without this help of the Lord Jesus Christ we cannot do that good that sometimes
Religion they would not be found in Prophaness in that which is an Abomination in the sight of God they would not be found in Abominable Pride in the view of Gods People they will not be seen in that which is Abominable and shameful Wickedness they will keep up a Profession of the truth that they may be without Rebuke Though they are not so vain as to be for the fashions of the World yet they are of the same Nature and Spirit with the Men of the World and they conform themselves too much to the Vanity and Custom and Fashion of the World tho they will not be seen in the height of it There are many other things might be mentioned in short I would only mention this whether you have not kept a secret reserve of some Sins and make a fair pretence for the use of them this will be a sting to you He that loveth any thing mor than me saith Christ is not worthy of me He that denieth me not himself and forsaketh not all that he hath for my sake he cannot be my Disciple When a tryal comes all must be given up and nothing vain and evil must be reserved that is contrary to the Nature of Truth the mind must be subject to the Will of God and subdued to the Power of God there must be a through change and Reformation we must know a Mortification of Sin and not do the work only in parts but we must go through with it Now that we may do this effectually God hath laid help upon one that is mighty There are many Weaknesses and Infirmities do attend us poor Crearures that many times we are ready to faint Have an Eye to Christ let us look unto Jesus God hath laid help upon him who is mighty and who is able to save to the utermost not only from that which is vile and Contemptible but he is a compleat Saviour that will save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him There is no coming to God or being reconciled to God but by him and all that come to God by him shall have compleat Redemption for their Immortal Souls He is the Author of Eternal Salvation to all them that obey him He is the Author and finisher of our Faith He that believeth in Christ will submit to him and say in sincerity Thy will be done It is an ordinary thing for People to say Thy Kingdom come and thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven This is a good Prayer that Christ taught his Disciples There are many People that are often saying over these words but they do not give up and resign their own Wills to the Will of God if any tryal Affliction or Exercise befal them they are very apt to fret and repine If God shall take away a near and dear Friend or a Wife or a Child we must quietly submit to the Will of God who knows best how to dispose of them whether it be by Life or Death when God is pleased to take Children from Parents or Parents from Children People must not be discontented at the will of God but submit to his afficting hand God doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the Children of Men He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to Repentance God calls upon Sinners 1. Isa 16 17. Wosh you make you clean put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes cease to do evil learn to do well relieve the oporessed Judge the Fatherless plead for the Widdow come now and let us reason together saith the Lord Though your Sins be as Scarlet they shall be as white as Snow though they be Red like Crimson they shall be as Wool Let the Wicked forsake his way and the Uunrighteous Man his thoughts and turn to the Lord and he will have mercy upon him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon see that you accept of his mercy when it is tendred to you and Answer when he calls for he calls upon the Children of Men Return ye Backsliding Children and I will heal your Backslidings and love you freely God doth not delight in the Death of a Sinner but rather that he might turn and live and find favour with him Man hath a Day afforded to him by the Lord and time and strength to do the work of the Day therefore Work while it is Day for the Night cometh when no Man can Work There is a Day and hour wherein Man is appointed to do his Work some are called at one hour and some at another some are called early some are called at the sixth hour and some at the eleventh hour Now those that come in at the eleventh had their peny had their reward as well as those that bare the heat and burden of the Day God will be rewarded of all them that Faithfully give up themselves to him and Answer his Call in the day of his Visitation He that came in at the Eleventh hour had his peny as well as he that came in first Delay not my Friends for time is pretious those that were first bidden and made excuses were not counted worthy to Partake of the Supper Make not excuses while God worketh with thee by his Power join to it and Answer when God calls least it happen to thee when thou art in distress and callest upon God that he Answer thee not and hear not thy Prayers because when he called thou wouldest not hear him Prov. 1. 24. Because I have called and ye refused I have stretched out my hand and no Man regarded but ye have set at nought all my Connsels and would none of my Reproof I also will laugh at your Calamity and mock when your fear cometh when your fear cometh as desolation and your destruction cometh as a Whirlwind when distress and anguish cometh upon you Then shall they call upon me but I will not Answer they shall seek me early but they shall not find me The Foolish Virgins they had a Day and a time they made a profession they took their Lamps and took no Oyl with them But the Wise took Oyl in their Vessels with their Lamps while the Bridegroom tarried they all slumbred and slept And at Midnight there was a Cry made behold the Bridegroom cometh go you out to meet him Then all those Virgins arose and trimmed their Lamps and the Foolish said unto the Wise give us of your Oyl for our Lamps are gone out But the Wise answered saying not so least there be not enough for us and you but go ye rather to them that sell and buy for your selves and while they went to buy the Bridegroom came and they that were ready went in with him to the Marriage and the door was shut afterwards came also the other Virgins saying Lord Lord open to us But he answered and said Verily I say unto you I know you not Watch therefore for ye know neither the Day nor