...mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given ; when any one heareth the word of sel of the froward is carried headlong. Job v. 12,...niaketh the devices of the people of none effect. Th The kingdom of heaven (said Jesus) is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. Mat. xiii....

...heard them, 18 Щ\ Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may...thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, G e Luke z. 24. that the repetition forms a strong affirmation,—" Ye shall certainly hear," &c. But...

...enlightened, and have found some disturbance in their fear — Felix trembled : or in their joy — " He that received the seed into stony places, the same...heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it" — and " Herod heard John gladly;" but not " having engaged their heart in approaching to God," have...

...its depth is small 5 and that it may be but the covering of a heart which, at its " 2. Next followeth he that received the seed into stony places. The .same...word, and anon with joy receiveth it, yet hath he no root in himself, but dureth for a while ; for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of...

...the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then corneth the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown...in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way-side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word,...

...and have not heard them. Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh...that which was sown in his heart. This is he which receiveth seed by the way side. But he that receiveth the seed into stony places, the same is he that...

...those who were " willingly ignorant." received seed by the way-side. But he that received the word into stony places, the same is he that heareth the...receiveth it ; yet hath he not root in himself; but durethfor a while; for a while believeth ; and afterward, in time of temptation, when affliction, when...

...As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James ii. 17, 18, 26. He that received the seed into stony places, the same...heareth the Word, and anon with joy receiveth it; yet hatli he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because...

...not heard them. 18 H Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of y Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer...Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the wa '20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon...

...all religious joy is a certain evidence of regeneration. False experiences produce selfish joys : " But he that received the seed into stony places, the...heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it." Matt. xiii. 20. Here was joy, not secular, but religious ; and yet the religion which produced it,...