The Pryall of I. -.m.meIc, what his Father meant to doe with 7udat, now gone out to be- tray him ; as with all other unfruitful! branches like unto him, even cut themof and throw them into thefire. But on the con- trary, encouraging them, and all other fruitful! branches, that they fhould (}ill continue to abide in him,with promife,that they fhould yet bring forth morefruit. The Parable hath three Parts I. AVine here is, of all thefaireft, ver. T. 2. A Husbandman, ofall the carefulleft. 3. The end ofplanting this Vine, fruitfulnetfe. Firft, this Vine, as all Vines elfe, hath two forts ofbranches r I. Such as (though greene) bring forth no true fruit, nought but leaves. a. Such as bring forth fruit, ver. 2. The Husbandman hath anfwerably offices of two forts to= wards themboth, ceigly, xee,3-aiçHv, which is a witty Paranoma- fia, Amputare & Putare, to Lop and Cut off. Firft, clean to cut of thofe that are utterly unfruitful! , which thereupon are caft out , doe wither , and are gathered and cats into the fire So ver. 2. & 6. And thus now he meant to deale with Judas. But 2. to Purge, and but lop off the luxuriancies, and too much runnings out of the fruitful! branches into fprings, which they are fubjeti to. Thirdly, his end in all is, that fruit, and morefruit might be brought forth. This is his end of planting this Vine, this is the end of purging thefe branches of it, which he being fru. !traced of, in thofe other, is the caufe why he takes them cleane away. And to exhort thefe unto fruitfulneffe, was one main end ofChrifis ufing this Parable, and unto this tends all in the fol- lowing verfes, either as meaner or motives unto fruitfulneffe. Fill}, as meaner, z. He affures them of their being in the [date ofgrace, verfe 3. Aflârance is a means offruítfulneffe. 2. He fpeaks of Purging them by his word, in the fame verfe Ye are cleane through the Word I have t]ol¿ei to you ; This is a means he further ufeth. 3. He
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