...also spar" ingty ; and he which soweth bountifully, shall reap " also bountifully." 2 Cor. ix. 6.— " And that servant " which knew his Lord's will, and...beaten with " many stripes ; but he that knew not, shall be beaten " with few stripes." Luke xii. 47, 48. — " Whosoever " shall give you a cup of water...

...prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes,...stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required."f IMPROVEMENT. I. FRoM the brief and imperfect view which has now been given...

...Matt. xv. 19, 20. X. The demand of duty from mankind proportioned to their ability and opportunities. " That servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared...stripes ; for unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall he much required ; and (ie as) to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."...

...hotter to those who sinned against light, than to tho«e who lived in darkness, Luke xii. 47, 48. " That servant which knew his lord's will and prepared...worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes." But the sentence common to them all, (Matt. xiii.30.) "Bind them in bundles to burn them," speaks the...

...profession that one hath, Luke xii. 47. 48. * That servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared nc-t himself neither did according to his will, shall be...stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required : and to whom men have committed much, of him will they ask the more.' And so...

...lives in the neglect of salvation, will be equal to that of Judas. He had read and believed that — " that servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared...stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required."* But, you say, he represented the Creator of men as an "Evil Spirit^ rather...

...prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. Ver. 48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy...men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. * Jer. v. 4. Therefore I said, Surely these are poor, they are foolish ; for they know not the...

...an example. For, as our Lord declares, in the words immediately prer ceding those just mentioned, " That servant which knew his Lord's will, and prepared...worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes."* Vice is itself of ill-desert, and therefore shall be punished in all ; though its ill-desert is greater...

...greater than that of other men: for so our Lord himself elsewhere *Matt. vii. 2Q,27. explains it; "The servant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared...shall be beaten with many stripes; but he that knew it not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes c ." All that do...

...which it is conducted. The same consequence will follow from what our Saviour hath declared : namely, " That servant which knew his Lord's will, and prepared...worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes."* Here, knowing his master's 'will, must mean his having the benefit of divine revelation for the rule...