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that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, vi. 19. Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory, Col. i. 26, 27. That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ, ii. 2. Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, 1 Tim. iii. 9. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory, 16.

VER. 12.

Ὅστις γὰρ ἔχει, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ, καὶ περισσευθήσεται· ὅστις δὲ οὐκ ἔχει, καὶ ὅ ἔχει, ἀρθήσεται ἀπ ̓ αὐτοῦ.

For a whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from bhim shall be taken away even that he hath. a For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath, Matt. xxv. 29. And he saith unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath, Mark, iv. 24, 25. Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have, Luke viii. 18. And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he

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hath shall be taken away from him'
xix. 24-26. Every branch in me
that beareth not fruit he taketh away:
and every branch that beareth fruit,
he purgeth it, that it may bring forth
more fruit. Now ye are clean through
the word which I have spoken unto
you. Abide in me, and I in you. As
the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more
can ye, except ye abide in me.
I am
the vine, ye are the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the
same bringeth forth much fruit: for
without me ye can do nothing, John
xv. 2-5.

b Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof, Matt. xxi. 43. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vine.. yard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up ; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but trodden down; And I will lay it waste; there shall come up briers and thorns : I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry, Isa. v. 4-7. What shall therefore the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others, Mark xii. 9. But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her, Luke x. 42. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God, xii. 20, 21. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward, xvi. 2. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime

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receivedst thy good things, and like-
wise Lazarus evil things: but now he
is comforted, and thou art torment-
ed, 25. Remember therefore from
whence thou art fallen, and repent,
and do the first works; or else I will
come unto thee quickly, and will re-
move thy candlestick out of his place,
except thou repent, Rev. ii. 5. I
know thy works, that thou art neither
cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold
or hot.
So then because thou art
lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of my mouth,
iii. 15, 16.

VER. 13.

Διὰ τούτο ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς λαλῶ, ὅτι βλέποντες οὐ βλέπουσι, καὶ ἀκούοντες

οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ συνιοῦσι.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: a because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

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a But blessed are your eyes, for they see and your ears, for they hear, Matt. xiii. 16. The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles: Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day, Deut. xxix. 3, 4. Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not, Isa. xlii. 18-20. They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand, xliv. 18. Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not, Jer. v. 21. Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not for they are a rebellious house, Ezek. xii. 2. And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye

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not? and do ye not remember? Mark viii. 17, 18. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved, John iii. 19, 20. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no fore your sin remaineth, ix. 39. 41. sin: but now ye say, We see; thereBut if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them, 2 Cor. iv. 3, 4.

VER. 14.

Καὶ ἀναπληροῦται ἐπ ̓ αὐτοῖς ἡ προφητεία Ἡσαΐου, ἡ λέγουσα· ̓Ακοῇ ἀκούσετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε· καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε.

And in them a is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which suith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

a And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed, Isa. vi. 9, 10. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them, Mark iv. 12. And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand, Luke viii. 10. Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded

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their eyes, and hardened their heart; | hear, Zech. vii. 11. Why do ye not that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them, John xii. 39,40. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them, Acts xxviii. 25-27. (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock and a recompence unto them: Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway, Rom. xi. 8-10. But their minds were blinded : for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart, 2 Cor. iii. 14, 15.

understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it, John viii. 43, 44. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, Acts vii. 57. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables, 2 Tim. iv. 4. Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing, Heb.

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For this people's a heart is waxed gross, and their bears are dull of hearing, and © their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

a Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law, Psal. cxix. 70.

b But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not

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v. 11.

c For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot ; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned, Isa. xxix. 10-12. He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? xliv. 20. And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, 2 Thes. ii. 10, 11.

d Repent ye therefore, and be conout, when the times of refreshing shall verted, that your sins may be blotted Acts iii. 19. In meekness instructing come from the presence of the Lord, those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will, 2 Tim. ii. 25, 26.

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MATT. XIII. 15-17.

restore comforts unto him and to his mourners, Isa. lvii. 18. Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God, Jer. iii. 22. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise, xvii. 14. Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth, xxxiii. 6. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him, Hos. xiv. 4. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall, Mal. iv. 2. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them, Mark iv. 12. In the midst of the street of it, and and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations, Rev. xxii. 2.

VER. 16.

Ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ, ὅτι βλέπουσι· καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀκούει.

But a blessed are b your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

a See on clause 1. ver. 3. chap. v. b And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven, Matt. xvi. 17. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Luke ii. 29, 30. And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see, x. 23. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed, John XX. 29. To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of

A. D. 31. sins, and inheritance among them. which are sanctified by faith that is in me, Acts xxvi. 18. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, 2 Cor. iv. 6. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your un derstanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, Eph. i. 17, 18.

VER. 17.

̓Αμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι πολλοὶ προπετε, καὶ οὐκ εἶδον· καὶ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ ἀκούετε, φῆται καὶ δίκαιοι ἐπεθύμησαν ἰδεῖν ἃ βλέ xai oun novσav.

For verily I say unto you, a That many prophets and righteous men have and have not seen them; and to hear desired to see those things which ye see, those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

a For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things which

them, Luke x. 24. Your father Abraye hear, and have not heard ham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad, John viii. 56. Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto the holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel, Eph. iii. 5, 6. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth, Heb. xi. 13. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect, 39, 40. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto

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you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into, 1 Pet. i. 10-12.

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Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God, Luke viii. 11. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick, ix. 2. And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you, x. 9. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more, Acts xx. 25. And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law

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of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening, xxviii. 23. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, Rom. xiv. 17. But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost, 2 Cor. iv. 2, 3. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this

grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, Eph. iii. 8.

b The fear of the LORD is the be

ginning of knowledge: but fools de-
spise wisdom and instruction, Prov.
i. 7. Wisdom crieth without; she
uttereth her voice in the streets: she
in the openings of the gates: in the
crieth in the chief place of concourse,
city she uttereth her words, saying,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love
simplicity? and the scorners delight
in their scorning? and fools hate know-
ledge? 20-22. My son, if thou wilt
receive my words, and hide my com-
mandments with thee; So that thou
incline thine ear unto wisdom, and
apply thine heart to understanding;
yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and liftest up thy voice for under-
standing; If thou seekest her as sil-
ver, and searchest for her as for hid
treasures; Then shalt thou under-
stand the fear of the LORD, and find
the knowledge of God. For the LORD
giveth wisdom: out of his mouth
cometh knowledge and understanding,
ii. 1-6. Wherefore is there a price
in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,
seeing he hath no heart to it? xvii. 16.
Through desire a man, having sepa-
rated himself, seeketh and intermed-
dleth with all wisdom. A fool hath
no delight in understanding, but that
his heart may discover itself, xviii. 1,
2.
And this is the condemnation,
that light is come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil. For
every one that doeth evil hateth the
light, neither cometh to the light, lest
his deeds should be reproved, John
iii. 19, 20. Why do ye not under-

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