Christus reprehendit quendam religiosum disputantem de gentilium saluacione et dicit, quod illi, qui bene viuendo laborauerunt, vt vocarentur ad vineam celestis glorie, et non potuerunt effici christiani, post mortem recipient consolacionem a Deo, licet non intrabunt in gloriam.
The Mercy of the Vineyard
Christ corrects a narrow view of salvation, promising mercy to those outside the faith who labored in good conscience.
The Son speaks to the bride, saying, "What did that talkative brother say to you?" She replied, "That the Gentiles who were not called to the vineyard will in no way have any fruit from the vineyard." The Lord answered, "Tell him this: 'The time is coming when there will be one fold and one shepherd, one faith and one clear knowledge of God, and then many who were called to the vineyard will be rejected.'" But those who weren't called, yet worked to the best of their ability to be called, will indeed receive from God some mercy and grace of relief in their sufferings, even though they won't enter the vineyard itself.
The Call to Interior Simplicity
The Lord admonishes the religious brother to abandon vain intellectual arguments in favor of humble prayer and interior conversion.
Also, tell him: 'For your salvation, it's better to pray the Lord's Prayer with devout simplicity than to argue sophistically about such subtle things just for the sake of worldly vanity.' Think, then, about the state of mind you were in when you entered the religious life, and know that you would sooner be begging for bread elsewhere. However, if you change your will, God will soften His judgment.'
Read the original Latin
Filius loquitur ad sponsam dicens: "Quid dixit tibi ille frater loquax?" Respondit illa: "Quod gentiles, qui non vocati fuerunt ad vineam, nullo modo habebunt fructum de vinea."
Respondit Dominus: "Dic illi: 'Veniet tempus, quo fiet vnum ouile et vnus pastor, vna fides et vna clara cognicio Dei, et tunc multi, qui vocati fuerunt ad vineam, reprobabuntur.
Qui vero non vocati fuerunt et tamen iuxta possibilitatem suam laborauerunt, vt vocarentur, percipient quidem a Deo in suppliciis aliquam misericordiam et graciam releuaminis, quamuis ipsam vineam non intrabunt.'
Item dic illi: 'Melius est tibi ad salutem cum deuota simplicitate orando legere Pater noster quam de tam subtilibus propter vanum mundi nomen sophistice disputare.
Ideo cogita, qualis intrasti religionem, et scias, quod cicius alibi panem mendicabis. Verumptamen, si tu voluntatem tuam mutabis, Deus mitigabit sentenciam suam.'"
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