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The fifth figure was the parable of the two ¹sons that were bidden to go and work in their fathers vineyard, of whom the first said he would and did not: the second said he would not, and did repent, and went to labour in the vineyard: the first signified the Jews, which made many vows with such a show of godliness which was but hypocrisy, whom the Lord rejected and cast off, and said, that the publicans and sinners should stand in judgement to condemn the greatest of them.

The fift figure was the parable of the two ¹sonnes that were bidden to go and worke in their fathers vineyard, of whom the first said he would and did not: the second said he would not, and did repent, and went to labor in the vineyard: the first signified the Iewes, which made many vowes with such a shew of godlinesse which was but hypocrisie, whom the Lord reiected and cast off, and said, that the publicanes and sinners should stand in iudgement to condemne the greatest of them.

1. 1Mat. 22. vers. 18.

The sixth figure, was the feast that the ¹Lord made unto the disobedient guests which the Lord invited to his banquet, and was only ordained for them, and promised to come unto it, and yet refused and would not come, but alleged slight excuses taken from their love of earthly and transitory things above God. Therefore the ⟨p. 67⟩Lord sent into the hie ways to call and compel the Gentiles to come, which came though they left their wedding garments behind them.