Excerpt from The Parables of Our Lord Explained and Applied The aim of this work is not critical elucidation, but simple, practical explanation and application. The chapters are intended to be read, either privately, or in any of the various ways in which plain family sermons are found to be useful. In each parable the main scope has been regarded, rather than those more minute points, which, in many cases at least, must be looked on as mere accessories; nor has the author gone into those refinements of application in which an ingenious fancy is apt to indulge, but which often tend to draw away the mind from the great lesson intended to be taught. Long words and involved sentences have been avoided, and the authors aim has been to use great plainness of speech, in the earnest hope that the book may be of use to the poor and unlearned, as well as to those of more cultivated minds. 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.