Excerpt from Notes on the Parables of Our Lord It belongs to this, the loftier standing-point of the parable, that it should be deeply earnest, allowing itself therefore in no jesting nor raillery, at the weaknesses, the follies, or the crimes of men.1 Severe and indignant it may be, but it never j ests at the calamities of men, however well deserved, and its indignation is that of holy love while in this raillery and in these bitter mockings the fabulist not unfrequently indulges he rubs biting salt into the wounds of men ...
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Excerpt from Notes on the Parables of Our Lord It belongs to this, the loftier standing-point of the parable, that it should be deeply earnest, allowing itself therefore in no jesting nor raillery, at the weaknesses, the follies, or the crimes of men.1 Severe and indignant it may be, but it never j ests at the calamities of men, however well deserved, and its indignation is that of holy love while in this raillery and in these bitter mockings the fabulist not unfrequently indulges he rubs biting salt into the wounds of men's souls - it may be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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