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ni> not mnmj dags aftrr,thr

iiomuiev oon gathered all ti?~


gethe r, aufl tn oh jjg jinirnnj
into_ a far rountmanfl Hjjrre
wastrd l)ig ituhittnnee with

"%nfl

when Ik

liaD

gpenfail

there nxoxc a nriqhti\ famine


in that lamXand he began to
be

muiant^g iVnftbe went and

joined hi mself t o a e itirea of


that countrij,nd Ik sent hint
into his field* to fee
swine.
Jlnd be would fain hooe fill eft
"his be flu untb Jhe husks thai,
the swine did eat mid no m an
9 a n r unto hh
when
hv iame to hiwKrlf, he said,
gj qui ina ni) Inml sewants
of my fathers ham* bvmiLenou gh and to spare; andif
p perish with hunger! Jfnnll

n
:

aris e,

and

i\o

to

mil

fStllft,

nuto hhn father,


iiamvinnurd agamst heaoen,

anfl

mill 5ai)

IfrF

anD before thee, anfl am no


more worthy to be calteO thy
son make me as one of thy

/'raHHHHH

hired imnianfs
HtuY he arose, anO eame to
fat^er.M ffnt mb en he mas~
tiet a great may off, bis father
saw hitn, anfl I|a0 compos-"
ston, anO ran, anO felt on his
neck, anfl Hissed frimMAnO the
son saiO unto him, "father."
j) bane sinnefl ayainst b^anen
anO in thy sight; anfl am no"

more worthy

to be callefl thyT"

son"i9nttbe fatber satfl to hts


servants, " jSrinij fortb tbe~
best robe, anO put it on bim,
anfl put a ring on bis banfl,
jmfl shoes on his fttimm Anfl"
bring h ither tbe fattefl calf,
anfl lull it; anfl let us eat anD
be merry,
iFor this my son"

was
be

Oeafl,anfl is aline

mas

again:

lost, anfl is founfl.

AnD they began

to be

merry .1

flow
ttie

fris

ftelO

Drew

etDer son

anD as

niflft

Tie

the

to

was

in

came anP
frouse, he

anD

music

Dancing.
h? ratleD one of li>e servants anD asheP what these
he satO
tbtngs meant.
unto htm. " aht) brother is

hearO

AnD

AnD

rpme;

a uO thu father hath


because
fatteP rat
hath receineP biw safe

hilleP

he

and

the

souuP"AnP

he

mas

an-"

anP woulP not go in:


therefore came his father out,
anP tntreateP htm
be
answ ertnfl, saiO to his lather.
"Co, these many ijears Do #
tiru,

AnP

serue thee;
transneither
at any time thy
i)
gresseP
cotmnauPment auP yet thon
neuer cjauest tne a HiD that is
;

might mahe merry with mtj


frienDs: but as soon as this
thy son mas~come, which bath
PeuoureP thi) litriny with bar-

[|

"

Uts, Hum Umn


^lK]MtrA ralf:

uuto Iimi

\iw\ci) jjn* fTuIT

s tm,

tliou artrpgt"

hu\ au all th at ji lumr


u;Tlii mpBlfTluaj? nu ? t liatwr
iUumiu mnKi iiirmv ami iu
until

ft

~ijlnOTT^v this

\\)\]

UvoT lfcr

nmn

MM

uPr $[ooO on the *hon'

"lir

i?ynkr

mann

tilings

1SE
tinto
-"

them
IipW,
genu

mpamMri;. aaiiinfl, jfr


a muikv went forth to
anP iuhm Ik sotufft,
,

;mV, anfl tlK fowls r mnf and

thnn

P en ouvrfl

won

up,l

T?Kn

haft

forthwith
rattle

not

much

tlirn

ttttq/tafl

5 omr
wh m*

jell

places

statin

earth

-.anfl

sprung up, be
tuT fr rrpmss

anfi mljfn Uk sun


of rarth
urns up thru torn srmtlKft;
:

because

aniV
vo o t

tt)n\

tljen

in ith ereP

no
muatjj

AnP

jiumf felt among thorns,


thorns sprung up and
ttt others frit
rhoheP tl
nP r an? bro ugh
mto gopft flnm ntV,

outf tin*

femly

fruit, some an ImnftmV


some sixty fo IP, Kimtf
Jljirty -JMPBI 111 ho hath ears to
hear,
let him hearflBHfH

forth

folO,

AnO th^wiples mmr, mtS

unto i}\m." fflby speaktbou unto tbetn ttt parables. " ifie anstoereO anO satO

saifl

est

unto tbetn, IBecause Tt ts gtnen


unto you to know tbe tnyste- "
ties
of tbe kingOom of bea 7
uen, but to tbent it ig not ginen.
JTor tttbosoener~iratb, to hint
sbatl

be

giuen.anft

Tjane more

st)al(

abundantly; but

whosoeo er tjatf) not,frotn bttn


be taken away enen tbat
tye t)ath.^berefqt*e speak 41
to them in parables, because"
see not, anO
seeing
tbey
beartng thetj bear not, nei-

styall

ther Do tbey

unOerstanO. AnO

n tbetn is fulfilled the pro-"


gjKCH of (Esaias tnbifb saitb"
%hj bearing ye shall bear, anO"
not
unOerstanO, anO
shall
seeing ye shall see, anO sba lT
not pereeine, for tbis people's
gross, anO
heart
ts waxrO
i

their

ears

are

Dull

of hear-'

huj,anD their

eiies

(est at

closeO,;

tlmj

ami time

haw
theij

sgg with their c ues.


anD hear with t heir ears, anfl
shoulD uttDerstanb with their
hearts anD sboutb he runner!eO, anO 5 shoulb heal them.
Bat blesseb are your rues, for
gjlgutfi

then see anD juntr ears, for


jtor nenlu it gan
hear,
;

Tlieti

unto

mm,

that

tnann -yrojihrto

righteous men have Ortilings


sireb to see those
which tie see, ano hane not
seen them; anO to hear those

anO

whirl)

thitujs

bane not bearb

lie

hear

ffiear ue, therefore, the

rable of the

anD

them.

sower.MW

ii

en

pa-

am

one

hearctb the uuirO of the


unberstanOelh
Kinflbom anb
not, then romrth the unrhit
anD ratrheth await
eb one
,

which was sown in, his


Shis is he win eh n
heart J
that

rriwfl

?M

hU the luluyiniV:

ITuTTir mat rrcewrO


into
~lrf

the

!.*erfl

plnrts. Uie same


that hmretli thr morfl. anfi
uttfini

anon

with
remit rth it;
jtn\
l)uu
Hath Ik not root
firtf
but ihu'rtli j or a wlpier
for to hen tri bulation or yew
nrisfVff)
rution
heeause of" thy

Urt

uwfl
efl

h u'Tfr \$ offend-

ln\ nnfl

abo

ttitit

rcrruyft

rf ft

tho rns. hr that


hearrfli
iuorO, anfr the
the
rnrr of tftij uumft,
tiir or
ffitfulwsg
of
rhohe
nrtifj
Hff n um* /anil he heroinetJi

amonq

fTJ?

Mb

unfruitful.

rnn?3

grrg

gut he

tl

iaTfr

l\OOli
into" the
thnt heareth Ok

gro und x /T^


uwi) a nfl n niWtanOett) it;
which ah?o brareth trnit anO
TMnmjrtl) fVirtl) 5ome, nu imn"
IM-fnuT, so me auxin, some"
thirtil

10

MiXH XUl

24-30-3643

httium is litemuntu a man

35

^nmiL

which

.wfl in hi*

ijoijc^

fad^T bnt.tnlytk

mm
tyonifO

thf

tavri?

wmt

anfr

blaflf

i;lrpt.

his

man^ ramr anft


am ong e nh e at,
til

his

roan Biflit what

was

sprifflq np. anft

forth fruit, then ay


also. ^> p the
\i]v tarrs
pcarf fl
srruants
of tli r hnnnrhnlft rr
unto him,
camr, anft saift

brought

ir

fltflst

n ut

ttitui

sow

(\oob

Uin ftclT? "ffami wl) mcr


f>
thnj bath it tavri; ? |pJfti Hiiift
u Aw
unto thrift
bath
srffl in

mum

11

OonetM$"Mgihe
unto

servants

"Wilt

Imu.

satfl

thou' thru

tin
anO uather them
up? "But We saiD/'tlluMfBO

that

wBtlr tje gather tip tfte tares, ]1


pe root tty also the wheat tuifh[j

then

ffet

prom

b o th

tog rtlyrr
J|

baniest; ani) in tlje


Tttne opjarnert if will say to
"TffiTreapIrs, " (leather tje toget^rr fir st the tarn, anD (JitiD
the

until

tnlnmOtes

thent

but gath er

the

||

to bunt thent;
wheat into my

barn

Chen pesns

mum*

Bent the

awat), anO pent into the


bouse; and htr Otsrtptes came

tnfle

satumu

unto hitn

unto

the

hectare

parable

of thr

3Qe anunto tbnn,


sotneth the 300O seeD
i

tlyat

ifje

to

tnatt; the f ietFTs


he joofl feeF are
rlplOten of the hingOom;ji

the

Son pf

the tporlp ]
tlje

"F

__

fin

but the tares are the rhitOrrn


of the mieheO one tlie enemy
that sonieD thent is the Omni;
thr haruest is the entV of thr
morW attO the reapers arr
;

the a ncirt s

taw "are

m thr fire,
enfl

of tin^

man

therefore the

s,

oatbereO

att O

50 shall

it

be

bur neO

tlfe"

m orlO.M^he $on

shall

senfl

fort h

of

his an-

flels,anD they shall gather out


of his htupDotn ait things that

offenD

anF

into

shatt be

an

them

mbirb

fro

shall east them


furnace of fire; there

iniquity;

fi

wailing anfl gnas

.l

hi tut

en shatt t he righof teeth


teous stiine forth as the sun in

fringflum of their Jather.


hath ears to hear, let
tmn hear.

thr

Who

mmmmmmmmmmm

4wk^viia6 so
Til* unr n|
sirrt hint tljat

nr uiouto

rat

untl) linn,

J^nO

tnr

i)

liar

wPIT

'limine anfl

!>al

a umman in tnr c\x\\, whirli


nmi) a itnmrr, tnJirn at\t Unrin
tUntjf r:nn: ;.*nt at ntrat ut thF

pijaruws

Innw,

aiahastrr box
ani istnni at

tif

Him

an

ftifl

Iff
"

amtmrnt,
fVrr

uirrputij,

mash

Imnnjht an
lirtiini*

fmpm

ft

to

tmr*\ anft
unpr tlirm nntinij r Halts'
lliis

Jjrr

firrt

nntii"

Iirao,

m\b kuwit

Vi't

,nm^

hr

mntmrntpii

Jhnruirr

anaintrO

m In

lit

\)\$

tlirm nntn

om
haft

mlirn tnr

fnWnT

1*

mnv

tihn

it, Ik spattr in ithln


a nnum, * {jlna man,
rorfr a yropljft. monid

lunnnlf
if

[if

Known who nnh mhni


woman tJiu; ia tljal

1'iaur

manner of

timi

tmiiffafftj

sitmrtj'BB

In q

ftir

u>

fl i

unto

isaifl

san unt o

to

r jftnst rr,"

jtni\ Ik saith
${\\\

oKMBB

tain

tVhtoi*f
J

was a

nrflitor
:

om*

rrr-

l)a<rmio

mhirli

Uk

hint; "Pinion."

gumrwhat

IjTiiaiir

>*tn*

.it~ an sap nr

mnrft

finr

pmrr, mid tin* Qtlnr


p fti^Anfl mhffl tlim liafl no
hnnflrrfl

Mlum\

pan,

to

thrrtforr

wliirli

turn most
siwrrfr
anfl
lo

in'

tranMn

ft?

of tljrm wilt

M Simon
anpuppF

aiT

In to \yA\mn hr fin-gam
mort V4ni) l\t :;ait> unto ijim.
7
Uhouljast riqJitlu UnWft-*
that

AnO

turn vj
ariiTsmfl unto
In*

to

tin*

woman

Simon. " 5mrt

t hou

woman

?
31 entereO
house, than flattest
me no water for tmj feet; but
hath was h? Q mil feet with
anft
tears
wipeO them mtth

this

into thin e

of her heaiV.

the hairs*

poesf
ffi

the

no

is

Inss,-

ifou

buttjjts

since tlje time il cattie


reaseo to hiss mt?

a matt

hi ryatr? not"

ffftiifltpfeaP

tottl)

thou

ot(

ti ot
Ds t
anoint
but thin
ggfflgn hath anointed my feet
with ointtnen fM^ttitiereforni

sap nnto

tftre,

her^

slits,

which

mam},

are* forgtwn, for


hom
she' nmeO much: but to
is
ttttte
for gin en, the same
fooeth KtttejwAnD he saiD unto
ber,"5Ebtj sins are forfltnen."
AnO they that sat at meat with
htm began to sat) witljin them
" Who is this that
seines
are

forgtoety sins also?"


sai'O to

the

FiathsaneD

woman,"
tt^ee

go

AnD

he

Stnj faith
tn peace.

fuUex.30

37.

certain

man

ment^ Pomri
from jcrnsaJem toilencbo,
anD frdamony
tbtenes, which J
strippeP htm
of his raiment,
1

wonnPeD bim.anP

anP

Peleaning him half Draft.


j\nP by rtjance, tb ere came
Down a certain priest that way
anft
when he saw htm, he
yasseP by on the other siP e.i
ftnP likewise a ffietnfe, when
parteD,

he was at the place, rame atiP


looheP on frtnyanO passeP by

on the other

Vut
he

mPe.ijMMi

a certain Samaritan, as"

jonrneyeP, came where he

17

when Iir saw inm.


com panion on him,
an? went to him, anft honnft
up hiswimnft*, pouring In oil
anft urine anft 5ct htm on his
own bfast anft Immqht htm
\v as

hr

anfl

haft

to

an inn

him

anft

p vtnft

on

mhm

took raw of"


tjir

morrow,

hr ftrpartrft, htMook on
yrnrr, anft gauV them to~"
| two
fthr tiQjgt anft *;a\ft unto him "
nEahr catv of him; anft what
,

spnnT~~thou uprnftrst mnrrT

whm J

fotne

aganO withy

patj thrr/'

now

^Uhirt]

of titter thnx,

thmkrist thou, was nriflhbtm r


unto him thai[frit among th;'

MB

the lawun*
.1 nft
1T7 t hat sh owrft mrrrg
jwjjtmJHBB Chnt $mft 3 c^u*.*
"(jro, anft fto thou
nntii him
"
II

Hi

saift."

>

Itftrmtsrr

2JL

in a miner,
it

ramr

b fflaar tMefl

tp yagF, tfrat

thr

anft urns earrieiT

the am\eU; into JUiraham**


luiinmvtherirh man aten flieS"
anO inas Imrmtyj
J jiirt in hell
he lift ny InK eqes/ bemci in
tmwnU;,anfl stctt\ Mwritinm
afar off. autf ?a:arius in his
bnsim AnO he eriert mid

\n\

'

Abraham

ssaiiV' ffatlirr

mmn\
~vw

nn

that

In* fnuyn* in water,


mi\ taurine, for ^
efl in t li
flame!
4 bra 1) am
i *s

///Tx

^S.^-

.If

IjaiTT

me anfl yrnfl *hziv


Ik man flip the tip of

^.

am

anfl

run I

torment*

qtYflt flulf fivrO

tuhteb wonlfl
to

if

tlun
Iki hy

tliat

puss from

xym, cannot neither ran


;

pass to m?, that woulfl


romr t nr* thrtuv
(Thru he
sauV.'Mfl prau thw. therrf ov^T
father, tliat thou umulOrtit
thri\

smfl l]iw to mij father 'a


hom*r;
fur # ham* fior Inrthrru that

m an ti^titn

u nto thrm,

lr*t

thru afctuimr into t his phirr


of tftrnir utT^
^hvaham saith unt o him
tinnr Jfl.o'fs

*<Eh'<*U

prophets

let

an

them

ft

the

hear

t hrmVJ nO
he stxi 'd "iftan
fathn Aln-ahamrintt if iuTr
,

ment unto them

from

thety mill repent*.'

flenfl,

the
Jtrtrt

iinto him". " JTtimi


notfttosfs anfl the pro
phets neither mill t hru n*
prrsnaJrO thoniflirone aro se'
from the fteafl! ^

he

saifl

hfflf

r
iTiiht* xviii.9-i*.

PtUTfre spafre this

[parabl e unto certain tuhirh trnsteD in ttyemsefo/s


t

Jiat

tinuj

[righteous

were
anD

pwpispiV others:
JlQInJO

mm mem

into the tetnpte to pr at);


the one a flhartsee, anP the

up

otter a publica n j(Ehe Pharisee stooo, ano praijcQ, thus

with hiutself7"

3)

thatth

am n ot

as other
extortioners, unmen are
or euen
just, aouuerers
this publican mulfast twice in
pine tithes
jhe week,
thee, that

i<

ofW

mbbbb

possess."
AnD the"pntmran stanoTng
afar off tnonlO not lift up so

that

3)

24

much as

his eyes unto h ratten;


but
smote upon ins
breast, saying ." (SoP be mertell
me a sinner.
pujhts man we nt Down to

ciful to

31

lis house JustifieD rather than


tbe ot her: for en ertj one tljat

him self sha ll be


exaltetb
abascD.anfl he that humbleth
himself, sbaTlbe exalteD.

ftlatt.xx i-i4.
ijjUS HtngD onToT
beanen is ItftT

unto a

man

that

an bonBebotOer,wbirb went

is

out early in the


to hire
labourers into

momma

hts trinqjarD.Hi

AnO mben

tye

n ntM

ti n*
la bourers
a i\au. hr *rnt
thrm into ins tunr tian^7 Milnfl
nmit on t~nli out thr tiiirS"
hi*
ofiTrrs stnnflhour, nnfl sa
im) iOlr in thr mnrUrt-plarr,
our
airo saiO imto tlinn
also into
thr mnruarfl, nntT

ha

a i\rmV

pnum

for a

is right

tmratsornrr

untl qivr

wnit ninv
hr umit out about

i\ouBl

thru

mm\lA flain

anfl ninth hour, anfl


Anrt about thr
liUmnsr.
rteumth
hom he uTrnt init,
stmtAiuq
anO
fonnfl others
Ti^lr j
*aith unto thrm,
arifl
thr sixth
iMO

tPtm
"flail

hint,
hifrfl
tli

s tanO

in

hrrr all

thr

g hriV san unto


"Uncaiwr no man hnth
us."

,"

Hir

iatth

unto

"ifto Mr also into thr

mm arft;
r ight,

it?

tu*

fftr ? *

attfl

wh ateom rr

that ->iiaU

iu rr-

rriur?

juhru corn way romr. thr

of tire ninfuato *wut h nn


(i
stnuavfl,
<L all thr Inh ihwth,
nnft nu>f them tliriv
lnvtv h ftnjinmn fro
thr lant
unto tlif JirStT?
lorft

to hi !?

OjuMnhm

thru

crniu*

ali out

mm*

tJiat

Htwntt]

tiir

hmr

hirrfl
tl)rt^

nvnn rfl mrru man a p nmn


I
ffint mHrn thr fi rst ramr thru
_jmypoj? f3 tli at tlmi tfiiiwlft
anft thru
r~hcUUMrmnrTi auu r
liUmusr rrrnnrfl rorru man
.

a^pnmu.MlAHOuiTirn thru linft


it_.
tJj \\ < mm*imuvfr~
%

j;ri*nnr^

atyiht^t

inrmujht Tnit onr

hanr
anfl

gooS" nian of

thi*

fpat unto

ho rnr

uii

tiit|iri |

nut*

1|

y rim

of

thrm,

;ni^

i\ 31

do

no luromt:

n ot
mr

ljnnr

hnrtV n aniV lirat of


Smj._ '|jH
nt hi nmiuirrr^
tlfr
,

._.thr

JTrnirT

nuuV thrm

hast"

tlfon

tin*

for

fli rt*

tJion ,u\viy

pnmi\

v'auX
wfffj

g,a ltrthat v

28

23

wedding wi\$ jurnis

nb

vot)tr\ ttir

kxm\ camr in
b'aw there
fra ft not on a

to seethe (\ue$t$,he

man

uil)irt)

auft lie
wtbdxna ganivmt
7
jtWnt* how
gaitli unto him
hvtlirr Ti nt hat)
rawest tlitm
inq a wWing garnet?" tt
-

'

lie

XM

was ^prrchtri'r'. <Ll)m

thr Imi fl to tj}t serpante,


tyim [janft anfl foot
ffimfl
aafr take frtm atnaijTan^ cant

saifl

ft

mto

outer
Darkness;
shall he wc rpiinj anfl
jft r maqnagli in s of teet h

trim

thm

nt\

art-

catletMmt few are

frr

Matt XXV

13

Kmqflom

of

hen

RUmrT"

urn he

tm nimimr,

mitn

which took their

went

lamps, anfl

forth tpwrrttlif
briflf flrmnna nft

fun* of

them were wise

ftw were" foolish

\)

xvnvJooh$l] took their


anfl

t<t|iU

no

in

eu

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PARABLES.
In illuminating the sacred Parables contained in this volume, it has been the aim
of the designer to render the ornamental borderings of each page appropriate to
and he has thought
the text, and to avoid all mere arbitrary or idle ornaments
it more suitable that the garments,,. of gold and many colours in which he has
arrayed them, should at all events be new, rather than embroidery borrowed from
old missals or other sources of conventional ornament, however quaint or beautiful
;

and therefore, however far the puminator may have fallen short of his intention,
the designs will be found to be strictly original, fresh, and full of the purpose alone
to which they are devoted.
It will be easily understood that great difficulties were encountered in carrying
out this principle of appropriateness in the ornaments throughout every page ; but
the reasons which guided their adoption will, it is hoped, be found to be satisfac-

torily set forth in the subjoined brief descriptive index.

THE TARES.

THE PRODIGAL SON.


Pages

Page 1.The

1, 2, 3,

and

Pages

4.

border has been enriched


with a miniature from one of the early engravers
of that period of art, upon which the style of
the 'present borders is based; and, as it is
self-explanatory, it was only deemed necessary to surround it with a rich ornamental
frame-work in harmony with the other decorations.
In page 2. the career of the profligate in his adversity is
emblematically
surrounded with thorns. In page 3. his occupation as a swineherd naturally suggested
the oak branch as an ornament, acorns having
antiently formed the principal food of hogs
during many months of the year. Page 4.'
The reconciliation is symbolised by the olive,
the universal emblem of peace.
first

tare.

THE TWO DEBTORS.


Pages

and

9.

the sower presented many


the birds that defeatures for ornament ;
voured the seed that fell by the way-side
;

the midst of which some


sprung up
the well-known
flowers of the corn-field, and the full ears that
which
fell
in the good
sprung from the seed
ground:
of 'all these, the illuminator has
therefore availed himself. In pages 7 and 8. the
the

thorns,

seed

and

15.

THE GOOD SAMARITAN.


Pages 16 and 17.
and wine poured into the wounds

oil

and the olive as the appropriate decoration to


page and on the following, the poppy,
figurative of rest and sleep, has been adopted
as a symbol of the comfort afforded to the
weary traveller.
this

The parable of

of the

13, 14,

This parable appears to offer no more appropriate design for ornament than some
rich plants from which the precious ointment
might have been extracted. In page 15. the
forgiveness of sins has been symbolised by
the palm branch, which, like the olive, is a
universal emblem of peace.

of the way-farer, naturally suggested the vine

THE SOWER.
5, 6, 7, 8,

12.

of the tares afforded an opportunity for mingling in various ways, either


fantastically or naturally, the wheat and the

The

Pages

and

10, 11,

The parable

in

THE RICH FOOL.

same emblems are varied by

the introduction of

Page

18.

richly foliated imaginary plant, terminat-

ing not in

but in the fool's head-gear,


the cap and bells, forms the design of the
bordering of this page.
fruit,

maize or Indian corn, which may be deemed


peculiarly appropriate in illuminating the
Sacred Gospels, inasmuch as the grains of the
Valparaisian species (Zea Curagua), when
roasted, spilt regularly into the form of a
In page 9. it appeared that a suitable
cross.
ornament might be formed of intertwining
branches laden with their ripe produce,

symbolical of the g#ffl.t event of the harvest,


the bringing foLli^f^afruit.

THE BARREN FIG TREE.


Page

19.

This parable finds its most appropriate decoration in a branch thereof.

THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS.


Pages

20, 21,

and

22.

A bed of roses and a bed of thorns, the respective emblems of luxury and misery, sug-

INDEX.

ii

gested roses and thorns as a fitting illustration


of this parable. In the small medallion, insolent
servants are seen driving forth the unhappy
Lazarus from doors festooned with festal
roses, upon the sharp thorns of the world.
Here the temporal distribution of luxury and
misery is symbolised. In 21 and 22. eternity
is intended to be represented by the coiled
serpent and the reward of Lazarus is implied by the palm branch of the martyr upon
a heaven coloured ground spangled with
stars; whilst the fate of the rich sinner in
eternity is shadowed forth by wreathed thorns
upon aflame coloured ground.
;

THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN.


Pages 23 and 24.
daisy " is universally regarded
image of humility, and the " flaunting
tulip" of pride and arrogance; they have
therefore suggested the ornaments of these
pages. In page 24., in illustration of the text,
" Every one that exalteth himself shall be

The " modest

THE MARRIAGE
Pages

FEAST.

and 29.
The orange-tree, bearing simultaneously its
blossoms and its fruit, symbolising at once
youth and fruitfulness, beauty and maternity,
has ever formed a bridal emblem and orna27, 28,

ment and has thus served in various forms,


the decoration of these pages, both in
branches and duplets of its flowers.
;

as

THE TEN VIRGINS.


Pages 30 and

31.

Suggested, as a suitable decoration, the lily,


which, grouping with the trimmed and the untrimmed lamps, forms the border of page 30.
and in the subsequent and concluding page,
the device has been varied by the substitution
of the

lily

of the valley.

as an

abased," &c. &c, the tulip


and fallen, while the daisy
raised above it.

is

is

seen withered

expanded and

THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD.


Pages 25 and

26.

This has been of course decorated with the


vine, as the most appropriate ornament.

has been attempted also to render the


binding appropriate.
The corner compartments contain the emblems with which the earliest artists accompanied the evangelists; the angel of St. Matthew, the Lion of St. Mark, the Bull of St.
Luke, and the Eagle of St. John. The side
compartments represent the tree bearing good
fruit, and the barren tree with the axe at its
root. The central compartments represent the
parable of the sower, with mingled corn and
thorns passing at the back of the medallion.
It

UNIFORM WITH THE ABOVE,


Infcp. Mo. in a richly -brocaded

silk cover,

manufactured for

the purpose, 21s.

or in morocco, by Hayday, 25s.

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT,


INTENDED AS A BIUTH-DAY PRESENT-, OR A GIFT-BOOK FOR ALL SEASONS.
Illuminated in Gold and Colours by

Owen

Jones.

issued in a shape so complete that it might adorn the choicest shelves in the
or, which is still better, be carried next flic hearl
collections of a Roxburghc or a Grenville
by the most earnest and devout." T^mes.

"A gem

Nearly ready, unifortn with the above,

THE MIRACLES:
TO BE FOLLOWED BY OTHER SUBJECTS FROM THE SCRIPTURES.

London

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