He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
In order to reap the advantage of this parable, it is necessary to ascertain the object which Christ had in view. Some think that, to guard a mixed multitude against satisfying themselves with an outward profession of the Gospel, “Pour retirer le commun populaire d’une folle presomption, a cause qu’en apparence externe ils faisoyent quelque profession de l’Evangile;”— “to withdraw the common people from a...
Christ preaches in parables to keep men attending and expecting, trying all ways to do good to souls; the Gospel holds mysteries kept secret from the foundation of the world, now revealed in plain sight, and we ought to welcome it as we welcome any unveiling of ancient and hidden things.
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Commenting on Matthew 13:24-43
But when the blade was sprung up,.... That is, the blade of the wheat; which designs the taking up, a profession of religion on principles of grace, called a profession of faith; and when right, it springs up from, and proceeds upon a work begun in the heart: and such a profession ought to be made by all that are partakers of the grace of...