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The agreement and disagreement between true and false professors of Christ, illustrated from Heb. vi. 7, & 8.

THESE words are explanatory of the preceding

verses. The apostle is describing the fate of apostates from the faith. It is impossible, says he, to renew them again to repentance; meaning by this, that the attempt of recovering them by the use of any means whatever, on the part of others, will be vain*. In giving them up as incorrigible, he proceeds: we act as men do in cultivating their fields. "For the earth which drinketh in the rain which cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessings from God. But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned." In this view of the connexion of these words, they exhibit to us the agreement and disagreement between true and false professors of Christ. First, Their agreement consists in their enjoying

* See Owen on Apostasy, and M'Knight in loco, VOL. IV.-No. II. H

the same nature, the same external blessings, and the same external care.

1. They enjoy the same nature. As such, they are here compared to "the earth.” Our Lord, in his parable of the sower, makes the same comparison. There is a peculiar appositeness in the comparison, because the human mind, like the earth, is susceptible of seed, and capable of cultivation. Be-sides this, men like earth after cultivation, produce fruit good or bad; and their improvement will always be in proportion to the cultivation they enjoy. In this common nature then, this susceptibility of seed, and capability of improvement, true and false professors agrec.

2. They also enjoy the same external blessings. This is expressed by the "earth drinking in the rain which cometh oft upon it." By the rain is represented to us the word of God, the doctrine of salva tion. Thus the same term is applied in Deuteronomy, and not improperly: for as the rain comes from above, and fertilizes the soil, refreshing and quickening vegetation, so the word of God, the doctrine of salvation coming from above operates upon the soul of man. Through this word, either read or preached, the faith which is unto salvation is produced, as also all the graces accompanying faith, and evidencing love to God. Through the same word the divine life is preserved and revived, when in decay. Its influence is subtle and gentle, but powerful. It comes upon the soul as rain or showers upon the earth. This blessing, i. e. the word read or preached, both believers and unbelievers enjoy. It cometh oft upon them; they have repeated opportunity of hearing it. Both may receive its truth, and confess its excellence. This is intended by the earth's drinking in the rain. The external act of reception in both is the same; so is the confession of the mouth. They receive it as it is, indeed, the word

of God. False professors may receive it even with joy and satisfaction, as Herod heard John the Baptist, and as those did, in Christ's parable of the sower, who only believed for a season. All this drinking in of the rain, this hearing of the word, embracing it, apparently embracing it with joy, is common to true and insincere professors.

ers.

3. They also enjoy the same external care. The earth is dressed, or attended to, by the husbandman, or by the landlord, through the instrumentality of labourThus true and false professors are equally attended to under the Gospel, in its external administration. The great husbandman of our fallen race is Jehovah. As such he is repeatedly represented by our Lord himself. He it is who uses workmen to dress his field. These workmen are chiefly the ministers of the Gospel. They exhort and admonish sinners: they entreat and supplicate them in God's name, to be reconciled to him. They offer the blessings and privileges of the kingdom of God to all indiscriminately, who will accept of them.

Thus far true and false professors agree. After this, they differ. The former resemble the earth, which bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, and receiveth blessing from God: the latter, that which beareth thorns and briers; is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned.

II. How striking the difference, both as respects their improvement of the same blessings, and their end!

First. Their improvement of the same blessings is different.

1. Believers bring forth herbs meet for the dressers. That rain which descends oft upon them, and is drunk into their souls, fertilizes their natural barrenness. Originally they were unfruitful, void of good, like a desert. By the word, however, they are,