Excerpt from An Exposition of the Parables and of Other Parts of the Gospels, Vol. 3 of 5 To ask for information on any subject was so far a confession of his own ignorance about it; to ask for instruction on the subject of eternal life, implied not only that, but a sense of the importance and value of knowledge on such a point, above all others. To ask for information with this View, from our Lord especially, was Virtually to acknowledge that he only was capable of affording it: that he only could resolve the inquiry so much more personal than every inquiry, what may be hoped for, What is to be feared, beyond the grave; he only could convey the assurance, so much more interesting than all other assurances, what must be done to secure the good and to eschew the evil, both of them the possible consequences of a life to come. 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.