| Hinton Castle Smith - 1844 - 256 pages
...of sanctification goes on, but oh ! how silently, how imperceptibly, for " so is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep night and day, and the seed should spring he knoweth not how; for the earth hringeth forth fruit of... | |
| 1845 - 396 pages
...the truth both of their analogy and their mutual subserviency. He says, " So is the kingdom of heaven as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the fruit should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how (for the earth bringeth forth fruit... | |
| Scotland Church of - 1845 - 768 pages
...operates in the growth ot plants, we know almost nothing. Our Saviour says, " So, is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep and rise, day and night ; and the seed should spring and grow up he knoweth not how." The process is almost imperceptible... | |
| Pope Gregory I - 1845 - 616 pages
...achievements. Which thing 26-29 ' ^rutb plaiQly shews in the Gospel, saying, So is the kingdom ' of heaven, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep and rise nirjht and day, and the seed should spring and grow up he knoweth not how. Which same seed describing... | |
| Edward Feilde - 1847 - 210 pages
...hereafter be crowned with glory and honour. (I). .MABK iv. 26, 27, 28, 29. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground ; and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seeji should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit... | |
| John Humphrey Noyes - 1847 - 518 pages
...grace are indicated in the parable on which we commented at the beginning. ' So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and should sleep and rise, night and day, aud the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.' A similar intimation seems to be... | |
| August Neander - 1848 - 510 pages
...Here we notice, also, a parable* preserved to us by Mark alone (ir., 26). " So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the. ground ; and should deep, and rise night and day, and the seed shoнld spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the... | |
| Gardiner Spring - 1849 - 476 pages
...the uniform, the infallible pledge of persevering and increasing holiness. The kingdom of God is " As if a man should cast seed into the ground, and...and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1850 - 664 pages
...faith that is feigned. And surely when our Saviour says, Mark iv. 26 — 28, " the kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and...and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how, first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear... | |
| 1850 - 446 pages
...is most surely sown, yet that it will declare itself in due season; for, " so is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, and...and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how; for the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then... | |
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