Excerpt from Lectures on Practical Subjects, Delivered at St. Margaret's, Lothbury This parable has been before read to you in the second lesson of this morning's service. Its drift is much less evi dent than that Of many of our Lord's parables; you may have often read it without attaching to it any definite meaning, or extracting from it any practical lesson. We think it well, therefore, to devote a sermon to its illustra tion. The words with which our Lord concludes, Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation, sufficiently show that the parable had a special reference to the Jewish people. But before considering it under this point of View, we should like. By a few general remarks, to guide you in applying the parable to yourselves. If you are Observers. Even the most cursory, of character, you must be aware that there is in every man a ruling passion, a master-dispo sitiou. Each individual amongst us is tempted by naturel 1113 univ ui' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.