thee all that debt, because thou sir; and went not. Whether of desiredst me: Shouldest not thou them twain did the will of his also have had compassion on thy father? They say unto him, the fellow-servant, even as I had pity first. Jesus saith unto them, on thee? And his lord was wroth, Verily I say unto you, That the and delivered him to the tormen-publicans and the harlots go into tors, till he should pay all that the kingdom of God before you. was due unto him.

TREASURE FOUND. Matth. xiii. 44. Again, the king-market-place, dom of heaven is like unto treas ure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that fleld.

kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their

Matt. xxv, 1--12. Then shall the

lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said

unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgius, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you

not.

TALENTS.

Matth. xxv, 14--29. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh,

Ave talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more. His lord

therefore the talent from him, and
give it unto him which hath ten
talents. 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.

SOWER.

Mark iv, 3-9. Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and, because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up, and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

SEED SPRINGING UP
IMPERCEPTIBLY.

Mark iv, 26--29. And he said, So
18 the kingdom of God, as if a man

us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

BLIND GUIDE.

parable unto them, Can the blind Luke vi, 39. And he spake a lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

MIDNIGHT VISITOR.

Luke xi, 5--8. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And he trom within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

UNCLEAN SPIRIT.

Luke xi, 24-26. When the un

whence I came out.

And when

and reckoneth with them. And So he that had received five should cast seed into the ground; clean spirit is gone out of a man, talents came and brought other And should sleep, and rise night he walketh through dry places, and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth seeking rest; and finding none, he not how. For the earth bringethsaith, I will return unto my house forth fruit of herself; first the he cometh, he findeth it swept blade, then the ear, after that the and garnished. Then goeth he, full corn in the ear. the fruit is brought forth, imme- and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; diately he putteth in the sickle, and they enter in, and dwell because the harvest is come.

said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few

things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not Bown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed; Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take

HUSBANDMEN.

But when

Mark xii, 1-9. And he began to
speak unto them by parables. A
certain man planted a vineyard,
and set an hedge about it, and
digged a place for the wine-fat,
and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far
country. And at the season he
sent to the husbandmen a servant,
that he might receive from the
husbandmen of the fruit of the
vineyard. And they caught him,
and beat him, and sent him away
empty. And again he sent unto
them another servant; and at him
they cast stones, and wounded
him in the head, and sent him
away shamefully handled.
again he sent another; and him
they killed, and many others;
beating some, and killing some.
Having yet therefore one son, his
well-beloved, he sent him also last
unto them, saying, They will
reverence my son. But those
husbandmen said among them-
selves, This is the heir; come, let

And

there and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

and her neighbours together, say- I thou hast killed for him the
And he said unto
ing, Rejoice with me; for I have fatted calf.
found the piece which I had lost. him, Son, thou art ever with me,
and all that I have is thine. It
was meet that we should make
merry, and be glad: for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive
again; and was lost, and is found.

Luke xv, 4-6. What man of you, having an hundred sheep, it he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilder-house, he heard musick and dancness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

this, between us and you there is
a great gulf fixed: so that they
which would pass from hence to
you cannot; neither can they pass
to us,that would come from thence.
Then he said, I pray thee there-
fore, father, that thou wouldest
send him to my father's house:
For I have five brethren; that he
may testify unto them, lest they
also come into this place of tor-
ment. Abraham saith unto him,
They have Moses and the pro-
And
phets; let them hear them.
he said, Nay, father Abraham: but
if one went unto them from the
dead, they will repent. And he
said unto him, If they hear not
Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded though one
rose from the dead.

UNJUST JUDGE AND IMPORTUNATE

WIDOW.

Luke xvili, 2-6. Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge

saith.

PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN.

Luke xviii, 9--14. And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

TEN POUNDS.

Luke xix, 12-24. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants,and delivered themten pounds,andsaid unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over

And

us. And it came to pass, that and the wolf catcheth them, and
when he was returned, having re- scattereth the sheep. The hire-
ceived the kingdom, then heling fleeth, because he is an hire-
commanded these servants to be ling, and careth not for the sheep.
called unto him to whom he had
8. ALLEGORY
given the money, that he might
CEDAR.
know how much every man had
gained by trading. Then came
the first, saying, Lord, thy pound
hath gained ten pounds. And he
said unto him, Well, thou good
servant: because thou hast been
faithful in a very little, have thou
authority over ten cities. And the
second came, saying, Lord, thy
pound hath gained five pounds.
And he said likewise to him, Be
thou also over five cities.
another came, saying, Lord,behold,
here is thy pound, which I have
kept laid up in a napkin: For I
feared thee, because thou art an
austere man: thou takest up that
thou layest not down, and reapest
that thou didst not sow. And he
saith unto him, Out of thine own
mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked servant. Thou knewest
that I was an austere man, taking
up that I laid not down, and reap
ing that I did not sow. Where-
fore then gavest not thou my
money into the bank, that at my
coming I might have required
mine own with usury? And he
said unto them that stood by,
Take from him the pound, and
give it to him that hath ten
pounds.

Ezek. xxxi, 2-13. Son of man,
Speak unto Pharaoh king of
to his multitude,
Egypt, and
Whom art thou like in thy great-
ness? Behold, the Assyrian vas
a cedar in Lebanon with fair
branches, and with a shadowing
shroud, and of an high stature
and his top was among the thick
boughs. The waters made hin
great, the deep set him up on high
with her rivers running round
about his plants, and sent out her
little rivers unto all the trees of
the field. Therefore his height
was exalted above all the trees of
the field, and his boughs were
multiplied, and his branches be-
came long, because of the multi-
tude of waters, when he shot
forth. All the fowls of heaven
made their nests in his boughs,
and under his branches did all
the beasts of the field bring forth
their young, and under his shadow
dwelt all great nations.
was he fair in his greatness, in the
length of his branches: for his
root was by great waters. The
cedars in the garden of God could
not hide him: the fir-trees were
not like his boughs, and the
chesnut-trees were not like his
branches: nor any tree in the
Luke xxi, 29--32. And he spake garden of God was like unto him
to them a parable; Behold the fig-in his beauty. I have made him
tree, and all the trees; When
they now shoot forth, ye see and
know of your own selves that sum-
mer is now nigh at hand. So like-
wise ye, when ye see these things
come to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Verily I say unto you, This gen-
eration shall not pass away till
all be fulfilled.

VERNAL TREES.

SHEPHERD.

verily, I say unto you, He that
John x, 1-5, 12, 13. Verily,
entereth not by the door into the
sheep-fold, but climbeth up some
other way, the same is a thief and
a robber. But he that entereth
in by the door is the shepherd of
the sheep. To him the porter
openeth; and the sheep hear his
Voice: and he calleth his own
sheep by name, and leadeth them
out. And when he putteth forth
his own sheep, he goeth before
them, and the sheep follow him:
for they know his voice. And a
stranger will they not follow, but
will flee from him: for they know
not the voice of strangers. But
he that is an hireling, and not the
shepherd, whose own the sheep
are not, seeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth:

Thus

fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. Upon Lis ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches.

4. EMBLEMS.

BOWS AND ARROWS.

2 Kings xiii, 14-19. Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and

his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a
lion: and the dragon gave him his
power, and his seat, and great
authority. And I saw one of his
heads as it were wounded to
death; and his deadly wound was
healed: and all the world won
dered after the beast.

CANDLESTICK.

Bald. O my father, my father! the
chariot of Israel, and the horse-
men thereof! And Elisha said
unto him, Take bow and arrows:
and he took unto him bow and
arrows. And he said to the king
of Israel, Put thine hand upon the
bow; and he put his hand upon it:
and Elisha put his hands upon the
king's hands. And he said, Open
the window eastward; and he
opened it. Then Elisha said,
Zech. iv, 1-5, 11-14. And the
Shoot: and he shot. And he said, angel that talked with me came
The arrow of the LORD's deliver- again, and waked me, as a man
ance, and the arrow of deliverance that is wakened out of his sleep.
from Syria: for thou shalt smite And said unto me, What seest
the Syrians in Aphek, till thou thou? And I said, I have looked,
have consumed them. And he and behold a candlestick all of
said, Take the arrows: and he took gold, with a bowl upon the top of
them. And he said unto the king it, and his seven lamps thereon,
of Israel, Smite upon the ground: and seven pipes to the seven
and he smote thrice, and stayed. amps which are upon the top
And the man of God was wroth thereof; And two olive-trees by
with him, and said, Thou should-it, one upon the right side of the
est have smitten five or six times; bowl, and the other upon the left
then hadst thou smitten Syria till side thereof. So I answered and
thou hadst consumed it: whereas spake to the angel that talked
now thou shalt smite Syria but with me, saying, What are these,
thrice.
my lord? Then the angel that
talked with me answered and
said unto me, Knowest thou not
what these be? And I said, No,
my lord. Then answered I, and
said unto him, What are these
two olive-trees upon the right side
of the candlestick, and upon the
left side thereof? And I answered
again, and said unto him, What

BOTTLES.

Jer. xiii, 12. Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled

with wine?

Ezek. v, 1, 3--5. And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God, This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

COMPOUND ANIMAL. Rev. xiii, 1-3. And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and

be these two olive-branches, which
through the golden pipes empty
the golden oil out of themselves?
And he answered me and said.
Knowest thou not what these bei
And I said, No, my lord. Then
said he, These are the two anoin-
ted ones, that stand by the Lord

of the whole earth.

CHARIOTS AND HORSES.
Zech. vi, 4-8. Then I answered
and said unto the angel that
talked with me, What are these,
my lord? And the angel answered
and said unto me, These are the
four spirits of the heavens, which
go forth from standing before the
Lord of all the earth. The black
horses which are therein go forth
into the north country; and the
white go forth after them; and
the grisled go forth toward the
south country. And the bay went
forth, and sought to go that they
might walk to and fro through the
earth; and he said, Get you hence,
walk to and fro through the earth,
So they walked to and fro through
the earth. Then cried he upon
me, and spake unto me, saying,
Behold, these that go toward the
north country have quieted my
spirit in the north country.

COOKERY.

Ezek. iv, 10--13, 15. Thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by

weight, twenty shekels a day:
from time to time shalt thou eat
it. Thou shalt drink also water
by measure, the sixth part of an
hin: from time to time shalt thou
drink. And thou shalt eat it as
barley cakes, and thou shalt bake
it with dung that cometh out of
man, in their sight. And the
LORD said, Even thus shall the
children of Israel eat their defiled
among the
bread
Gentiles,
whither I will drive them. Then
he said unto me, Lo, I have given
thee cow's dung for man's dung,
and thou shalt prepare thy bread
therewith.

REGAL CROWNS.

Zech. vi, 10, 11. Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijali, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest.

EPHAH.

Zech. v,5--10. Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. IIe said, moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a wo

man that sitteth in the midst of

the ephah. And he said, This is Wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; (for they had wings like the wings of a stork;) and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephali?

FLYING BOOK.

Zech. v, 1, 2. Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a flying roll. And be said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

RIPE FRUIT.

Jer. xxiv, 1-3. The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah