“pearl” was found of one who was actually seeking pearls. But the conduct of the finders, in both cases, was precisely alike. Both “sold all” to make the thing found their own property. And it is exactly at this point that the instruction of both parables agrees. These two parables are meant to teach us, that men really convinced of the importance of salvation, will give up everything to win Christ, and eternal life. What was the conduct of the two men our Lord describes? The one was persuaded that