that had received five should cast seed into the ground; clean spirit is gone out of a man, came and brought other And should sleep, and rise night he walketh through dry places,

and day, and the seed should
spring and grow up, he knoweth
not how. For the earth bringeth
forth fruit of herself; first the
blade, then the ear, after that the
full corn in the ear.
the fruit is brought forth, imme-spirits more wicked than himself;
diately he putteth in the sickle, and they enter in, and dwell
because the harvest is come.

this parable; A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this flg-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well; and if not, then after that

thou shalt cut it down.

GREAT SUpper.

Luke xiv, 16-24. Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were

PRODIGAL SON.

thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unte him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this ty brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is fouri

UNJUST STEWARD.

Luke xvi, 1-8 And he said se

unto his disciples, There wa

certain rich man which had a

steward; and the same was

Luke xv, 11-32. And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me., And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living wasted his goods. And he called cused unto him that he la And when he had spent all, there him, and said unto him, How arose a mighty famine in that it that I hear this of thee? give an land; and he began to be in want, account of thy stewardship, a And he went and joined himself thou mayest be no longer stew to a citizen of that country; and ard. Then the steward sa/3 he sent him into his fields to feed within himself. What shall I swine. And he would fain have for my lord taketh away from e filled his belly with the husks the stewardship: I cannot die that the swine did eat: and no beg I am ashamed. I am res man gave unto him. And whened what to do, that, when I us he came to himself, he said, How put out of the stewardship, t many servants of my father's have bread enough, and may receive me into their hos So he called every one of to spare, and I perish with hun- lord's debtors unto him and sat

bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: 1 pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove gel 1 will arise, and go to my unto the first, How much o

them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife; and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and showed his lord these things, Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet

there is room.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

hired

father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against leaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And lie arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they Luke xv, 4-6. What man of you, elder son was in the field: and as began to be merry. Now his having an hundred sheep, it he he came and drew nigh to the lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilder-house, he heard musick and dancness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

LOST SHEEP.

LOST MONEY.

Luke xv, 8, 9. Either what Woman, having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she bath found it, she calleth her friends

ing. And he called one of the
servants, and asked what these
things meant. And he said unto
him, Thy brother is come; and thy
father hath killed the fatted calf,
because he hath received him safe
and sound. And he was angry,
and would not go in: therefore

came his father out, and entreat-
ed him. And he answering said
to his father, Lo, these many
years do I serve thee; neither
transgressed I at any time thy
commandment; and yet thou
never gavest me a kid, that I
might make merry with my
friends: But as soon as this thy
son was come, which hath de-
youred thy living with harlots,

thou unto my lord? And he sa
An hundred measures of od. And
he said unto him. Take thy
and sit down quickly, and wrse
fifty. Then said he to another, A
how much owest thou? And
said, An hundred measures &

wheat. And he said unto L
Take thy bill,and write fourscem
And the lord commended the ca
just steward, because he had j
wisely: for the children of the
than the children of light.
world are in their generationist

RICH AND POOR.
Luke xvi. 19-31. There was i
certain rich man, which
clothed in purple and dine
and fared sumptuously every
And there was a certain be
named Lazarus, which was la
ing to be fed with the cr
his gate full of sores. And w
which fell from the rich

table: moreover the dogs came
licked his sores. And it es
pass, that the beggar died, ar‹ð - m
carried by the angels into A T
hani's bosom: the rich man.
died, and was buried; And
he lifted up his eyes being lat
ments, and seeth Abra
off, and Lazarus in his best A

he cried and said, Father a
ham, have mercy on me, at *
Lazarus, that he may dip 1.-7%
of his finger in water, and e!!
tongue; for I am tormented
flame. But Abraham said, s
remember that thou in tay
time receivedst thy good id
and likewise Lazarus er
but now he is comforted, and
art tormented. And beside

tha, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass as that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he y testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torDent. Abraham saith unto him, Ibey have Moses and the proAnd pets; let them hear them. e said, Nay, father Abraham: but done went unto them from the And he Saad, they will repent. aid unto him, If they hear not Joss and the prophets, neither Fil they be persuaded though one e from the dead.

PARABLES AND EMBLEMS.

Ezek. xxxi, 2--13. Son of man,
to his multitude,
Speak unto Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and
Whom art thou like in thy great-
a cedar in Lebanon with fair
ness? Behold, the Assyrian was
branches, and with a shadowing
shroud, and of an high stature;
and his top was among the thick
boughs. The waters made him
great, the deep set him up on high
with her rivers running round
about his plants, and sent out her
little rivers unto all the trees of
Therefore his height
the field.

And it came to pass, that and the wolf catcheth them, and us. he ling fleeth, because he is an hirewhen he was returned, having re-scattereth the sheep. The hireceived the kingdom, then 3. ALLEGORY commanded these servants to be ling, and careth not for the sheep. CEDAR. called unto him to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him, Be And thou also over five cities. another came, saying, Lord,behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layest not down, and reapest And he that thou didst not sow. Luke xviil, 2-6. Saying, There saith unto him, Out of thine own Thou knewest in a city a judge, which feared mouth will I judge thee, thou God, neither regarded man: wicked servant. ad there was a widow in that that I was an austere man, taking ty, and she came unto him, say-up that I laid not down, and reapAvenge me of mine adversary. ing that I did not sow. WhereAnd he would not for a while: but fore then gavest not thou my derwards he said within himself, money into the bank, that at my And he ough I fear not God, nor regard coming I might have required mine own with usury? da Yet, because this widow Mableth me, I will avenge her, said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

ISJUST JUDGE AND IMPORTUNATE
WIDOW.

by her continual coming she Weary me. And the Lord said, fear what the unjust judge

PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN. Late xviil, 9-14. And he spake parable unto certain which ested in themselves that they despised ere righteous, and Chers: Two men went up into the ple to pray; the one a Pharisce, ad the other a publican. The Erisee stood and prayed thus ah himself, God, I thank thee, at 1 am not as other men are, tortioners, unjust, adulterers, or en as this publican. I fast twice the week, I give tithes of all hat I possess. And the publican, danding afar off, would not lift up much as his eyes unto heaven, wat snote upon his breast, saying, od Le merciful to me a sinner.

l you, This man went down to Lais house justified rather than the acher: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he Lumbleth himself shall be

exalted.

TEN POUNDS.

Luke xix, 12-24. He said thereSre, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for Limself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants,and delivered themten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a Loge after him, saying, We will But have this man to reign over

Thus

was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long, because of the multiforth. All the fowls of heaven tude of waters, when he shot made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. length of his branches: for his was he fair in his greatness, in the root was by great waters. The cedars in the garden of God could not like his bougi:s, and the not hide him: the fir-trees were chesnut-trees were not like his branches: nor any tree in the Luke xxi, 29--32. And he spake garden of God was like unto him When to them a parable; Behold the fig-in his beauty. I have made him tree, and all the trees; they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled.

VERNAL TREES.

SHEPHERD.

John 3, 1-5, 12, 13.

Verily,

verily, I say unto you, He that
entereth not by the door into the
other way, the same is a thief and
sheep-fold, but climbeth up some
a robber. But he that entereth
in by the door is the shepherd of
the sheep. To him the porter
openeth; and the sheep hear his
voice: and he calleth his own
sheep by name, and leadeth them
out. And when he putteth forth
his own sheep, he goeth before
them, and the sheep follow him:
for they know his voice. And a
stranger will they not follow, but
will flee from him; for they know
not the voice of strangers. But
he that is an hireling, and not the
shepherd, whose own the sheep
are not, seeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth:

523

fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. Therefore thus saith the Lord GoD, Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his I have therefore delivered him heart is lifted up in his height; into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.

And

strangers, the terrible of the na-
left him: upon the mountains and
tions, have cut him off, and have
in all the valleys his branches are
fallen, and his boughs are broken
by all the rivers of the land; and
Upon his ruin
all the people of the earth are
gone down from his shadow, and
have left him.
shall all the fowls of the heaven
remain, and all the beasts of the
field shall be upon his branches.

4. EMBLEMS.

BOWS AND ARROWS.

2 Kings xill, 14--19. Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and

his feet were as the feet of a bear, weight, twenty shekels a day: and his mouth as the mouth of a from time to time shalt thou eat lion: and the dragon gave him his it. Thou shalt drink also water power, and his seat, and great by measure, the sixth part of ca authority. And I saw one of his hin: from time to time shalt tho heads as it were wounded to drink. And thou shalt eat it o death; and his deadly wound was barley cakes, and thou shal: baks healed: and all the world won-it with dung that cometh out dered after the beast.

CANDLESTICK.

said, O my father, my father! the
chariot of Israel, and the horse-
men thereof! And Elisha said
unto him, Take bow and arrows:
and he took unto him bow and
arrows. And he said to the king
of Israel, Put thine hand upon the
bow: and he put his hand upon it:
and Elisha put his hands upon the
king's hands. And he said, Open
the window eastward; and he
opened it. Then Elisha said,
Zech. iv, 1-5, 11-14. And the
Shoot: and he shot. And he said, angel that talked with me came
The arrow of the LORD's deliver again, and waked me, as a man
ance, and the arrow of deliverance that is wakened out of his sleep.
from Syria: for thou shalt smite And said unto me, What seest
the Syrians in Aphek, till thou thou? And I said, I have looked,
have consumed them. And he and behold a candlestick all of
said, Take the arrows: and he took gold, with a bowl upon the top of
them. And he said unto the king it, and his seven lamps thereon,
of Israel, Smite upon the ground: and seven pipes to the seven
and he smote thrice, and stayed. lamps which are upon the top
And the man of God was wroth thereof; And two olive-trees by
with him, and said, Thou should-it, one upon the right side of the
est have smitten five or six times; bowl, and the other upon the left
then hadst thou smitten Syria till side thereof. So I answered and
thou hadst consumed it: whereas spake to the angel that talked
now thou shalt smite Syria but with me, saying, What are these,
my lord? Then the angel that
talked with me answered and
said unto me, Knowest thou not
what these be? And I said, No,
my lord. Then answered I, and
said unto him, What are these
two olive-trees upon the right side
of the candlestick, and upon the
left side thereof? And I answered
again, and said unto him, What
be these two olive-branches, which
through the golden pipes' empty
the golden off out of themselves?
And he answered me and said,
Knowest thou not what these be
And I said, No, my lord. Then
said he, These are the two anoin-
ted ones, that stand by the Lord

thrice.

BOTTLES.

Jer. xiii, 12. Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled

with wine?

Jer. xix, 1, 10. Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests. Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with

thee.

RAZOR.

Ezek. v, 1, 3--5. And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. Thus saith the Lord GOD, This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that

are round about her.

COMPOUND ANIMAL

of the whole earth.

CHARIOTS AND HORSES.

Zech. vi, 4-8. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which Lord of all the earth. The black go forth from standing before the horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth; and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth, So they walked to and fro through the earth. Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Rev. xiii, 1-3. And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I Ezek. iv, 10--13, 15. Thy meat saw was like unto a leopard, and which thou shalt eat shall be by

COOKERY.

man, in their sight. And t
LORD said, Even thus shall
children of Israel eat their defls!
among the
bread
Gend
whither I will drive them. Th

he said unto me, Lo, I have give
thee cow's dung for man's da
and thou shalt prepare thy tr
therewith.

REGAL CROWNS.

Zech. vi, 10, 11. Take of them the captivity, even of Helda, Tobijah, and of Jedaiab, are come from Babylon, and co thou the same day, and go in the house of Josiah the sci A Zephaniah; Then take silver 21 gold, and make crowns, and them upon the head of Jostust: son of Josedech, the high priest

EPHAH.

Zech. v, 5-10. Then the arg that talked with me went f and said unto me, Lift up thine eyes, and see what is t that goeth forth. And What is it? And he said, This an ephah that goeth forth. said, moreover, This is their semblance through all the ear And, behold, there was lifted. a talent of lead: and this is a 18 man that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. And he said, This Wickedness. And he cast a the midst of the ephah; and ' cast the weight of lead upon e mouth thereof. Then lifted I mine eyes, and looked, and, hold, there came out two wote and the wind was in their wi (for they had wings like the wir of a stork;) and they lifted up v ephah between the earth an! heaven. Then said I to the a do these bear the ephah? gel that talked with me, Wh

FLYING BOOK.

1

Zech. v, 1, 2. Then I turned 4 lifted up mine eyes, and can and, behold, a flying roil. And said unto me, What seest th And I answered, I see a ty roll; the length thereof is twent cubits, and the breadth the ten cubits.

RIPE FRUIT.

Jer. xxiv, 1-3. The LORD EBEN ed me, and, behold, two tas of figs were set before the te of the LORD, after that Nebucha rezzar king of Babylon is! carried away captive Jecuti