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THE PARABLES OF OUR LORD.
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THE
PARABLES
OF
OUR LORD.
By the
REV. WILLIAM ARNOT.
LONDON:
T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW;
EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.
1874.
CONTENTS.
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INTRODUCTION, 11
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The Sower, 43
1.
The Tares, 75
2.
The Mustard Seed, 101
3.
The Leaven, 111
4.
The Hidden Treasure, 128
5.
The Pearl, 144
6.
The Draw-Net, 160
7.
The Unmerciful Servant, 185
8.
The Vineyard Labourers, 204
9.
The Two Sons, 223
10.
The Wicked Husbandmen, 237
11.
The Royal Marriage Feast, 254
12.
The Ten Virgins, 282
13.
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The Entrusted Talents, 299
14.
The Seed Growing Secretly, 312
15.
The Two Debtors, 326
16.
The Good Samaritan, 341
17.
The Friend at Midnight, 357
18.
The Rich Fool, 369
19.
The Barren Fig-Tree, 378
20.
The Excuses, 387
21.
The Lost Sheep, 402
22.
The Lost Coin, 422
23.
The Prodigal Son, 427
24.
The Prudent Steward, 451
25.
The Rich Man and Lazarus, 465
26.
Unprofitable Servants, 483
27.
The Importunate Widow, 497
28.
The Pharisee and the Publican, 509
29.
The Servants and the Pounds, 520
30.
INTRODUCTION.
We have been accustomed to regard with affectionate veneration the life-work of the Reformers, and the
theology of the Reformation. Of a later date, and in our own vernacular, we have inherited from the Puritans
an indigenous theology, great in quantity and precious in kind,\u2014a legacy that has enriched our age more,
perhaps, than the age is altogether willing to acknowledge. At various periods from the time of the Puritans to
the present, our stock of sacred literature has received additions of incalculable value. So vast and varied have
our stores become at length, that an investigator of the present day can scarcely expect to find a neglected spot
where he may enjoy the luxury of cultivating virgin soil: so ably, moreover, have our predecessors fulfilled
their tasks, that a modern inquirer, obliged to deal with familiar themes, cannot console himself with the
expectation of dealing with them to better purpose. It does not follow, however, that a contribution to the
literature of theology is useless, because it neither touches a new theme, nor treats an old more ably.
The literature of one century, whether sacred or common, will not, when served up in the lump, satisfy the
craving and sustain the life of another. The nineteenth century must produce its own literature, as it raises its
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