one an hundred.
21And he said to them:Luc. 8, 16.* Commeth a candel to be put [1] under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be put upon the candlestick? 22For there is nothing hid, which shal not be made manifest: neither was any thing made secret, but that it shal come to light. 23If any man have eares to heare, let him heare.
24And he said to them: See what you heare. Luc. 8, 18.* In what measure you mete, it shal be measured to you againe, and more shal be given ′ to you that heare.′ to you. 25For he that hath, to him shal be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath, shal be taken away from him.
26And he said: So is the Kingdom of God, as if a man cast seed into the earth, 27 ″ and sleep, and rise up night and day, and the seed spring, and grow up whiles he knoweth not. 28For the earth of it self bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the eare, afterward the ful corne in the eare. 29And when the fruite hath brought out it self, immediatly he putteth in the sickle, because harvest is come.
30Mat. 13, 31.
Luc. 13, 19. * And he said: To what shal we liken the Kingdom of God? or to what parable shal we compare it? 31As a ″ mustard seede; which when it is sowen in the earth, is lesse then al the seeds that are in the earth: 32And when it is sowen, it riseth up, and becometh greater then al herbes, and maketh great boughes, so that the ″ birdes of the aire may dwel under the shadow thereof.
33And with many such parables he spake to them the Word, according as they were able to heare: 34and without parable he did not speake unto them; but apart, he explicated al things to his Disciples.
35And he saith to them in that day, when evening was come: Mt. 8, 23.
Luc. 8, 22.* Let us passe over to the other side. 36And dimissing the multitude, they take him so as he was in the boat: and there were other boats with him. 37And there arose a great storme of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was filled. 38And he was in the hinder part of the boat sleeping upon a pillow; and they raise him, and say to him: Maister, doth it not pertaine to thee that we perish? 39And rising up he threatned the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be stil. And the wind ceased; and there was made a great calme.
40And he said to them: Why are you feareful? neither yet have you faith? And they feared with great feare: and they said one to an other, who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him?
ANNOTATIONS.
Chap. IV.
God is not authour of sinne, but mans owne will.12. Lest they should be converted.) These speaches here and els where, we must not so understand as though he spake in parables of purpose and to this end, that the hearers might not understand, lest they should be converted; which were as much to say as that he would not have them understand, nor be converted: but we must learne the true sense
- ↑ Christ came not to teach his doctrine in corners and hucker mucker as Heretikes doe, but to lighten the whole world therewith.
