...reading God's word, or hearing it preached, was, first. Jy, instrumental of saving good to their souls. ' So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast...into the ground, and should sleep, and rise night and day, and his seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.' " Thirdly, If thou art converted,...

...and whose spirit was not steadfast with God." ( Psalm Ixxviii. 5-8.) " The earth," says our Lord, '" bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear." (Mark hr. 28.) The " blade " to be produced is the love of God; for...

...perhaps yet more directly on the subject which I am now considering. ' So tV says the evangelist, ' the kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed shuuld spring and grow up he ktioweth not hole.' This parable, which must relate...

...whosoever hath not imfiroved, from him shall be taken, even that which he hath." 26 He said also, " So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground ; 27 and should sleep by night, and rise by day ; and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth...

...God comcth not with observation. It is not preceded by heralds, crying, 'lo here or lo there" Again, "so is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast...seed should spring and grow up he knoweth not how." As th« grain progresses in growth, tho nobody sees it grow, so the advances we make in knowledge,...

...work we speak of,) " cometh not (always) with observation :" (Luke xvii, 20.) but (many times) it is "as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and...seed should spring, and grow up, he knoweth not how." (Mark iv, 26, 27.) And therefore, I observe, our Saviour and £his]] Apostle do direct us to make our...

...work we speak of,) " comoth not (always) with observation :" (Luke xvii, 20.) but (many times) it is "as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and...seed should spring, and grow up, he knoweth not how." (Mark iv, 26, 27.) And therefore, I observe, our Saviour and £his3 Apostle do direct us to make our...

...progressive strength in his Holy Spirit by grace, to the progressive growth of a plant from a seed, "And he said, so is the kingdom of God. As if a man...should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep or rise night and day, yet the seed would spring and grow up, he knoweth not how, for the earth bringeth...

...cast seed into the grouud; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring a:id grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth...fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.'— Murk 4:26,28. Are you desirous of seeing the springing up of part...

...to him shall be given : and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 26 If And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not...