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S. [South] Malden.
Dec. 31:48 [1848] ~

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No. 52
A.M.

Mat. [Matthew] 13:44~ [centered]

"The Kingdom" [centered]
"of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a
field, the wh. [which], when a man hath found,
he hideth, & for joy thereof goeth & selleth
all that he hath & buyeth that field."

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Our Lord understood human
nature – Knew how slow of com-
-prehension – short of memory most
men were. So he spoke in par-
-ables – used similitudes that men
mi't [might] remember easily – & never get
away from him without something to
Keep thinking of. Used various
sorts of Comparison – so as to reach
as many classes as possible.