CCO GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XX.
aswellasrich,servantsaswellas masters,thereisan equal
allotmentintheChurchwithoutdistinctionofpersons.And
asthevineismarriedtothetrees,soisthebody tothesoul.
Lovingthisvineyard,the husbandman iswont todigitand
pruneit,lestitgrowtooluxuriantintheshadeofitsfoliage,
and check by unfruitfulboastfulnessof words the ripening
of itsnaturalcharacter.Here must be thevintageofthe
wholeworld,forhereisthevineyardofthewholeworld.
Bodein BEDE. Or understandingitmorally;to everyone ofthe
faithfulisletouta vineyardtocultivate,in thatthemystery
ofbaptismisentrustedtohim towork out. One servantis
sent,a secondand a third,when the Law, the Psalms,and
theProphetsareread. But the servantwho issentissaid
tobe treateddespitefullyor beaten,when theword heardis
despisedor blasphemed.The heirwho issentthatman kills
H<:b.6,6.asfarashe can,who by sintramplesunder foottheSon of
God. The wickedhusbandman beingdestroyed,thevineyard
isgivento another,when withthe giftof grace,whichthe
proudman spurned,thehumble areenriched.
19. And the Chief Priestsand the Scribesthe
same hour sought to lay hands on Him ; and they
fearedthe people: for they perceivedthat He had
spoken thisparableagainstthem.
20. And they watched Him, and sentforthspies,
which should feignthemselvesjust men, that they
might take hold of His words,that so they might
deliverHim unto the power and authorityof the
governor.
21.And theyasked Him, saying,Master,we know
that Thou sayestand teachestrightly,neitherac-
ceptestThou the personofany,but teachesttheway
of God truly:
22. Isitlawfulforus to givetributeuntoCaesar,
or no?
23. But He perceivedtheircraftiness,and saidunto
them,Why tempt ye Me ?