DISCOURSE: 1385 CHILDREN VINDICATED Matthew 21:16. _Have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?_ THE wisdom of our Lord was very conspicuous in the answers he returned to cavilers. He was thoroughly conversant with every part of the sacred writings; and t... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1386 THE FIG-TREE CURSED Matthew 21:18. _Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fi... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1387 THE TWO SONS Matthew 21:28. _But what think ye? A certain man had two sons: and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not; but afterwards he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered a... [ Continue Reading ]