Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things

This Text is the harvest of Tares, and that that you may know the husbandry, here is first the sowing, vers. 25.¹ Secondly, the coming up, vers. 26.² Thirdly, the overseers of it, vers. 27.³ Fourthly, their intent to weed it, vers. 28.⁴ Fifthly the sufferance of its growth till the harvest vers. 29.⁵ Sixthly, the harvest it self, vers. 30.⁶ Or yet to give you the Parable in a more ample wise, here is a man sows good seed in his field, and the enemy whilst his servants sleep, sows tares amongst the wheat: the seeding done, and the fertile soil made fruitful by heavens showers the blade of the corn springs up, and the tares appear in their kind amongst them: those heavenly Angels, which are Gods stewards of this field pitching their watchful eyes about, first see, then run to their Master with this message, Master, sowedst thou not good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? God, whose all-knowing wisdom can resolve all doubts, tells them expressly, an enemy had done this: an enemy sure,⁷ yea as Peter calls him, a devouring enemy: such is the fruit issuing from so bad an author. Yet see the sedulous care of ⟨p. 127⟩Gods holy servants, they will not spare to root up what envy sows, and with a willing obedience expect only his command, Wilt thou that we go and gather them up? nay, see the Almighty disparkling a while his beams of mercy, all must stay till the harvest, and then goes forth his royal command to the reapers: Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them.

THis Text is the harvest of Tares, and that that you may know the husbandrie, here is first the sowing, vers. 25.