ON

THE PARABLES,

OF

THE NEW TESTAMENT,

SCRIPTURALLY ILLUSTRATED AND ARGUMENTATIVELY DEFENDED.

BY HOSEA BALLOU,

Author of Treatise on Atonement,' 'Candid Review,' &c.

SIXTH EDITION, STEREOTYPED.

REVISED BY THE AUTHOR.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY A. TOMPKINS.
1852.

BT

375 183 1852

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1831, by MARSH, CAPEN & LYOK,

in the Clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

CONTENTS.

Page

Parable I. The Axe is laid unto the root of the trees.

IX. Men do not put New Cloth unto an Old Garment.

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Illustration.

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X. Neither do men put New Wine into Old Bottles.

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