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Chap. IV.

 

The parables (in which he speaketh to the Jewes because they were reprobate) he expoundeth to his Disciples, shewing that in his sowing, three parts of foure shal perish, through the fault of the hearers. 21. And that his servants must confesse their faith, 24. and use their guifts (contrary to those stony and thorny hearers.) And that his Church (notwithstanding the loosing of those three parts of the seed) shal be brought by his providence to the harvest, that is, to the end of the world: 30. growing over al in time, though in the beginning it be as the litle mustard seed, 35. and though such tempests of persecution in the sea of this world doe rise against it.

 

Mt. 13, 1.
Lu. 8, 4.AND againe he began to teach at the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered togeather unto him, so that he went up into a boat, and sate in the sea, and al the multitude about the sea was upon the land. ²And he taught them in parables many things, and said to them in his doctrine: ³Heare ye; Behold, the sower went forth to sow. ⁴And whiles he soweth, some fel by the way side, and the foules of the aire came, and did eate it. ⁵And othersome fel upon rocky places where it had not much earth: and it shot up immediatly, because it had not deepnes of earth: ⁶and when the sunne was risen, it parched, and because it had not roote, it withered. ⁷And some fel among thornes: and the thornes grew up, and choked it, and it yealded not fruit. ⁸And some fel upon good ground; and it yealded fruit that grew up and increased, and it brought forth, one thirtie, one sixtie, and one an hundred.

⁹And he said: He that hath eares to heare, let him heare. ¹⁰And when he was alone, the Twelve that were with him, asked him the parable. ¹¹And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mysterie of the Kingdom of God; but to ^[1] them that are without, al things are done in parables: ¹²that Esa. 6, 9.* seeing they may see, and not see; and hearing they may heare, and not understand: ″ lest at any time they should be converted and their sinnes be forgiven them. ¹³And he saith to them: Doe you not know this parable? And how shal you know al parables? ¹⁴He that soweth: soweth the Word. ¹⁵And they by the way side, are these: where the Word is sowen, and when they shal have heard, immediatly commeth Satan, and taketh away the Word that was sowen in their harts. ¹⁶And they likewise that are sowen upon the rocky places, are these: who when they heare the Word, immediatly with joy receave it; ¹⁷And they have not root in them selves, but are temporal: afterward when tribulation is risen and persecution for the Word, forthwith they are scandalized. ¹⁸And other there be that are sowen among thornes: these are they that heare the Word, ¹⁹and the cares of the World and the deceitfulnes of riches, and concupiscences about other things entring in choke the Word, and it is made fruitles. ²⁰And these are they that were sowen upon the good ground, which heare the Word and receave it, and yeald fruit one thirtie, one sixtie, and

1. Such as be out of the Church, though they heare and read never so much, they cannot understand. Bed. in 4. Marc.