George Hutcheson
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
The second particular in this part of the Chapter, is, the ignorance of the Pharisees, and their not understanding what Christ pointed at by this Parable, which occasions the following explication. Whence learn. 1. Such as are most taken up with a conceit of their own knowledge and abilities, are ordinarily most ignorant, especially, of the doctrine of Christ; for, these Pharisees (who could not endure to be accounted blinde, Chap. 9. 40.) understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. 2. It pleaseth the Lord, sometime, to give unto conceited men many evidences of their own weaknesse, if so be they would make use thereof, to humble them; As here he gives a speedy proofe that these conceited men were indeed blinde. 3. It is a double mercy, when Christ not only speaks unto a people, but doth make his minde plain thereby, and doth open their eyes to understand it; Therefore is their ignorance marked, to shew the mercy of the following explication. And a particular Sermon is made, to point out this priviledge of getting knowledge of Christs doctrine and Parables, Matth. 13.10, 11, 12, &c.
