And he came to the second, and said like

And he answered and said, I go, sir : and not. Whether of them twain did the will of his ? They say unto him, The first. Jesus into them, Verily I say unto you, That the cans and the harlots go into the kingdom of

efore you.

For “John came unto you in the way of
pusness, and ye believed him not : but the
ans and the harlots believed him : and ye,
ye had seen it, repented not "afterward,
might believe him.
| Hear another parable: There was a cer-
usholder, which "planted a vineyard, and

9 the right way. Co.

but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name
RD Jesus, and by the spirit of our God. Eph. ii. 12,
; at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the
of promise, having no hope, and without God in the
ut now in Christ Jesus ye, who sometimes were far
ade nigh by the blood of Christ.
, vii. 29, 30, 50: All the people that heard him, and
cans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism
But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the counsel
ainst themselves, being not baptized of him. And
the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace.
iii. 1, 2, &c: In those days came John the Baptist
in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye;
gdom of heaven is at hand, &c.
iii. 12, 13: Then came also Publicans to be bap-

said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And
to them, Exact no more than that which is appoint-
i. 21 : And I gave her space to repent of her forni-
nd she repented not.
x. 9: Thou preparest room before it, and didst
take deep root, and it filled the land. CANT. viii.
on had a vineyard at Baalhamon, he let out the
ato keepers : every one for the fruit thereof was to

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hedged it round about, and digged a winepress o in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a ofar country:

34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

Ps.

bring a thousand pieces of silver., Isa. v.1: Now will I sing to my wellbeloved, a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. JER. ii. 21 : I had planted thee a noble vine wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? MARK, xii. 1: A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. LUKE, XX. 9: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

* Mar, xrv. 14, 15: The kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, &c.

PCAxt. rii, 11 : The words under ver. 33. Ver. 12: My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred

. Chr. xxiv. 21: And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord. do. xxxvi. 16: They mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people. Nen. ix. 26: They were disobedient and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, Jer. xxxvii. 15: The princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison. Mat. v. 12 : Rejoice and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven ; for 80 persecuted they the prophets which were before you. .do. xxiii

. 37: 0 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets

, and stonest them which are sent unto thee. Acts, vii. 51, 52, 59: As your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets not your fathers persecuted ? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the just one; of whom ye have

have

į Again, he sent other servants more than irst : and they did unto them likewise.

But last of all he sent unto them his son, ig, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, said among themselves, "This is the heir; ' , 'let us kill him, and let us seize on his inance.

And they caught him, and "cast him out e vineyard, and slew him. ow the betrayers and murderers. They stoned Stephen. xi. 25: Once was I stoned. 1 Thes. ii. 15: Who both the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have per: I us. Heb. xi. 36, 37: And others had trial of cruel gs and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imlent. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, mpted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about p skins and goat skins ; being destitute, afflicted, tor. Rev. vi. 9. And when he had opened the fifth seal, nder the altar the souls of them that were slain for the God, and for the testimony which they held. / ii. 8: Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for heritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy ion. Heb. i. 2: God-hath in these last days spoken by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things. i, 2: The kings of the earth set themselves, and the ake counsel together, against the LORD, and against inted. Mat. xxvi. 3: Then assembled together the riests and the Scribes, and the elders of the people,

palace of the High Priest. do. xxvii. 1: When the was come, all the Chief Priests and elders of the ook counsel against Jesus to put him to death. ACTS, 27: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said,

the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? is of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered

against the Lord, and against his Christ. For of a ainst thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, rod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the f Israel, were gathered together. · xxvi. 50, &c.: And Jesus said unto him, Friend, e art thou come? Then came they and laid hands on ad took him, &c. MARK, xij. 46: And they laid ds on him, and took him. LÚKE, xxii. 54: Then took , and led him, and brought him into the High Priest's

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40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

41 They say unto him, He will miserably w destroy those wicked men, and will * let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye 'never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the cor

house. JOHN, xviii. 12, &c.: Then the band, and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, &c. Acts, ii. 23: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.

u Heb. xiii. 12: Jesus--suffered without the gate.

LUKE, xx, 16: He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.

* LUKE, xxi. 24: And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Heb. ii. 3: How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.

* Acts, xiii. 46: It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing you put it from you and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. do. xv. 7: And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them; Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. do. xviii. 6: And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he [Paul] shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. do. xxviii. 28: Be it known, therefore, unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it

. Rom. ix. 26: And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people ; there shall they be called the children of the living God. do. xi. 11: I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid' but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

See on Luke, ii. 34.

this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous
r eyes ?
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of
shall be taken from you, and given to a
n bringing forth the fruits thereof.

And whosoever shall fall ‘on this stone shall
oken : but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will
1 him to powder."
And when the Chief Priests and Pharisees
neard his parables, they perceived that he

of them.
But when they sought to lay hands on him,
eared the multitude, because they took him
prophet.

CHAP. XXII. zrable of the marriage of the king's son : 9 The vocation of the les : 12 The punishment of him that wanted the wedding gar

15 Tribute ought to be paid to Cæsar : 23 Christ confuteth the cees for the resurrection : 34 answereth the Lawyer, which is st and great commandment: 41 and poseth the Pharisees about essiah. D Jesus answered and spake unto them by parables, and said,

11 It will dash him to shivers. Pu.

.viii. 12: The children of the kingdom shall be cast into
rkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
on Luke, ii. 34.
1x. 12: The nation and kingdom that will not serve
I perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
34: Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without
hich smote the image upon his feet that were of iron

and brake them to pieces. Heb. ii. 2, 3: For if the oken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression bedience received a just recompence of reward; How escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed y them that heard him.

vii. 16: They glorified God, saying, That a great s risen up amongst us. JOHN, vii. 40: Many of the aid, Of a truth this is the prophet.

CHAP. XXII. xiv. 16: A certain man made a great supper, and