Biel and one of a modern preacher, is, that the former contains many thoughts in few words, whilst the latter consists of many words, but contains few thoughts.
Analysis of Sermon xix. “De tempore,” being a
sermon for Septuagesima, on the text from the Gospel:
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an
householder, which went out early in the morning to
hire labourers into his vineyard,” &c. (Matt. xx. 1.)
Introduction.
A. (1) Man’s nature as it left the Creator’s hands was very noble. It was immortal, not by nature, but by grace. By nature it was capable of decay and death, but by grace it was provided with the tree of life, the fruit of which renovated and preserved it.
(2) Man’s life was maintained subject to a condition, the condition of obedience. Its preservation was contingent on the keeping of God’s commandment.
(3) Man’s knowledge of God was not enigmatical, but intuitive. He saw God by some internal
