doth what he can to have hypocrites, and wicked men mixed among the godly, as members of that same church, ver. 39. for, The enemie that sowed them, is the divel.
5. This mixture of good and bad, is to endure to the end of the world, that is, untill the day of judgement, wherein the Angels shall have work to separate the wicked from the god∣ly; for, The harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the Angels.
6. In the end of the world, every man shall have the fruit of his labour, as his seed, that is, as his good or evil works have been; for, This is the full harvest, vers. 39.
7. Openly prophane persons, and secret Hypocrites, workers of iniquity, shall have no place among Gods people any more after the day of judgement, but their place shall be hell, the place of unexpressible torment; for, The tares shall be gathered and burnt in the fire.
8. Such as are justified by faith in Christ, and do study by his grace to live righteously, how base soever they may appear in this world, shall in the world to come be wonderfull glo∣rious; for, They shall shine as the Sun in the kingdome of their Father.
9. It is sufficient for the main end of Christs doctrine, if such as have grace to understand, and believe, shall make use therof, for the rest he regardeth not; for he saith, They that have ears to hear, let them hear.
Ver. 44. Again, the Kingdome of heaven is like unto a treasure bid in a field: the which when a man hath found he hideth, and for joy thereof, goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Another parable, teaching us, that the church, in regard of the precious doctrine of grace and salvation to be had by Christ in it, is a rich treasure, able to relieve and supply all wants and necessities, therefore called an hid Treasure, which the misbeleevers, how wise soever in the world, cannot per∣ceive.
2. The beleever who findeth it, will make no reckoning of the worth of any ear••hly thing, in comparison of it, but will part with what soever is pleasant or profitable unto him in this life, rather then be deprived of this grace; for, He selleth all to buy it.
3. As he laboureth to have this treasure, so he hath a care to keep it, that neither by violence nor deceit it be taken from