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 ?