The month April and the sign of Taurus, represented by a village in spring, and by the parable of the sower. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

Men lie sleeping under a tree; one sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

Men lie sleeping as a man sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching.

A man sows seeds; representing the parable of the sower. Etching.

A man scatters seeds; representing the Biblical parable of the sower; here referring to the "ministry of the word", preaching. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

1 print : engraving ; image and border 13.9 x 20.4 cm

1 print : etching ; platemark 25 x 27.2 cm

Six discourses on the following subjects  I. The use of the law. II. The insufficiency of the creature, &c. and the All-Sufficiency of Christ. III. The effect of the grace of God upon the Hearts and Lives of Professors. IV, V, VI. The parable of the sower. By the Rev. Samuel Hicks, Rector of Wrestlingworth in Bedfordshire.

The parable of the sower illustrated and applied. By the Revd. George Muir, A. M. Of Paisley

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Sower (Parable)

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The month April and the sign of Taurus, represented by a village in spring, and by the parable of the sower. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

Men lie sleeping under a tree; one sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

A man sows seeds; representing the parable of the sower. Etching.

The parable of the sower illustrated and applied. By the Revd. George Muir, A. M. Of Paisley

Sower (Parable)

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The month April and the sign of Taurus, represented by a village in spring, and by the parable of the sower. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

Men lie sleeping under a tree; one sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

A man sows seeds; representing the parable of the sower. Etching.

The parable of the sower illustrated and applied. By the Revd. George Muir, A. M. Of Paisley

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