and should sleep and rise up night and day: and the seed should spring, and grow up while he is not ware.
¶ And he said: so is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then the ears, after that full corn in the ears.
¶ We are bound to thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward another between yourselves,
but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord, and saviour Iesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and for ever, Amen.