not a trifling matter, it is not a money
matter: for our eternal salvation and our damnation hang upon it. Our
nature is to do all that is possible for us to get silver and gold; how
much more then should we endeavour to make ourselves ready towards this
day, when it shall not be a money matter, but a soul matter, for at that
day it will appear most manifestly who they are that shall enjoy
everlasting life, and who shall be thrust into hell. Now as long as we are
in this world, we have all one baptism, we go all to the Lord's Supper, we
all bear the name of Christians, but then it will appear who are the right
Christians; and again, who are the hypocrites or dissemblers.

Well, I pray God grant us such hearts, that we may look diligently about
us, and make ready against his fearful and joyful coming--fearful to them
that delight in sin and wickedness, and will not leave them; and joyful
unto those who repent, forsake their sins, and believe in him; who, no
doubt, will come in great honour and glory, and will make all his faithful
like unto him, and will say unto them that are chosen to everlasting life,
"Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess that kingdom which is prepared for
you from the beginning of the world." But, to the wicked who will not live
according unto his will and pleasure, but follow their own appetites, he
will say, "Go, ye cursed, into everlasting fire." O what a horrible thing
will this be, to depart from him who is the fountain of all goodness and
mercy, without whom is no consolation, comfort, nor rest, but eternal
sorrow and everlasting death! For God's sake I require you let us consider
this, that we may be amongst those who shall hear, "Come to me;" that we
may be amongst those who shall enjoy eternal life.

THE PARABLE OF THE HOUSEHOLDER.
A SERMON, BY BISHOP LATIMER.

MATTHEW XX.--_The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was an
householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers
into his vineyard._

This parable is written by the evangelist Matthew in the twentieth
chapter, and is very dark and hard to be understood; yea, there is no
harder piece of scripture written by any evangelist. Therefore it may well
be called hard meat; not meat for mowers nor ignorant people, who are not
exercised in the word of God. And yet there is no other diversity between
this scripture and any other. For though many scriptures have diverse
expositions, (as is well to