But when the Son of God looked down from heaven upon the earth, to hear the groans of the captives [Ps 102:19], straight a great harvest began to ripen; for the multitude of the human race would never have come near to the faith, had not the Author of human salvation looked down from heaven.
And it follows, “Then said he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few.”
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).