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 poses of His Divine Love, in that perfect work—the redemption and salvation of the world! Blessed, O Lord, be thy Name for ever, and for thy last exclamation—IT IS FINISHED!

HE Lord Jesus Christ by speaking to the people in parables, was evidently instructing them in the things of eternal life, and unless we give a full assent to the fact that the words of Jesus contain spirit and life, no rational interpretation can be given of the parable of the unjust steward.

In the parable we read that there was a certain rich man who had a steward, and that he was accused of having wasted his master's goods. The master called the steward, and said to him. How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest no longer be steward. Upon this the steward called every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first. How much owest thou unto my lord? he answered, "An hundred measures of oil." To whom the steward replied, "Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty." To the next he said. How much owest thou? he answered, "An hundred measures of wheat." "Take thy bill and write fourscore," was the instruction of the steward. Now for this apparently unjust action, the steward is said to be commended because he had done wisely, "for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the