The True Vine, Or, The Analogies of Our Lord's Allegory

abiding in Christ afflicted allegory ampelos animal annual plant barren bear beauty become believers blessed blossom and fruit buds character Christian Church cluster cultivation curse dead death disciples divine earth earthly Eshcol eternal evil eyes faith Father flesh foliage fruitless branch fulness glory God's gospel grace grafting grapes Greek green ground growing growth hath heart heaven heavenly holiness human Husbandman individual IRRESISTIBLE GRACE Israel Jesus Judea kingdom kingdom of heaven leaf leaves light living Lord Lord's means means of grace moral Moses mount of transfiguration nature ness outward parable peculiar perfect perish PHYLLOTAXIS plant pomegranates pruning purging redemption rich righteousness ripening roots Saviour says seed self-sacrifice selfish shadow soil sorrow soul spiritual stem suffering sunshine symbol tares tendrils things thorns thou tion tree True Vine truth twining union unto vegetable vineyard vital wheat whole withered words