...unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. 25. But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27. So...

...that this is an erroneous view of the sub. ject. 1. Christ remarks that the 'kingdom of heaven was likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while men slept, his enemy came>and sowed tares among the wheat.' Now this proves one of two things, either that the phrase '...

...which sowed good seed in his field;" Christ has no other; the tares are of the devil's sowing. 25. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Satan is our enemy, because he is Christ's. Let us take notice, that he does not sleep, though we do....

...unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was of the mustard-seed, CHAP. XIII. sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then...

...seed was it? Wheat seed. 25. What happened to the field that had been so carefully sown ? " While men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way." * John xv. 8, ie so shall ye be manifestly proved to be my disciples. t Dent. xxii. 9. Whose enemy...

...put he forth unto them, say- Mw. 1 3. ing, " The kingdom of heaven is likened unto 24 " a man which sowed good seed in his field : " but while men slept, his enemy came and 25 " sowed 2 tares among the wheat, and went his " way. But when the blade was sprung up, 26 " and...

...The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who had sown good seed in his field. 25 But whilst his servants slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 When therefore the blade was come up, and bare its fruit, the tares were seen also to appear....

...be too much surprised at the event. " The kingdom of heaven," he said, " is likened unto aman which sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept...and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way." — Matt. xiii. 24 — 30. Again : " The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the...

..." Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field ; but while men slept,...enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the...

...Pp. xxiv. 482 : and xii. 512. " THE kingdom of heaven, (said our Lord,) is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat." We are apt to regard this declaration as referring to times which are past, and to forget that...