...olive tree, and and his Jmt.ll as Lebanon.—They that d-^eU under his shadow * E2ck. xxxvi. 25—27. shadow shall return : they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine ; thefcent thereof shall he as the wine of Lebanon *. It is well known that dew is a great refrefhment...

...will " be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow " as the lily, and cast forth his roots as " Lebanon. His branches shall spread, " and his beauty shall be as the olive" tree, and his smell as Lebanon'." Dew is of a fructifying nature. The Lord being as dew unto Israel makes him grow up like a lily, and...

...into God's everlasting love, and bring forth fruit to his glory and pra'uc; his branches shall spread, his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon — the smell oi 'a field which God hath blessed ; read Hosea iv. and Gen. xxvii. 27. Zion shall never...

...pour out my spirit in its gracious influ6 ences, and they shall tie strong and -vigorous, as a people. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive 7 tree, and his smell as the frankincense of Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return...

...with their whole heart, os. ii. 7. The church shall say, I will return unto my first husband, xiv. 7. They that dwell under his shadow shall return, they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine. XII. Self examination needful to repentance. 1 Kings viii. 38. Know every man the plague of his own...

...as the lily ; and in strength and height, as the cedar in Lebanon. XIV. 1 They that dwell under kis shadow shall return ; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine : the scent thereof shall be as the wine cf Lebanon. They, that dwell under the shadow of my Church, shall...

...the second verse. We have a promise to this effect, and with something of an eucharistic aspect— * They that dwell under his shadow shall return, * they shall revive as the corn (relative to the * bread), and blossom as the vine ; his (scent, we ' read it, zachrie, literally as...

...night ;' else, wherefore is it said ' 1 will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as tn.- lily ; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine?' The beautiful and excellent effects of industry are visible m our fields and pastures : are they Jess encouraging...

...influences for growth flow, and the believer's {•races look fresh and green again, Hos. xiv. 7. " They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine." In the -worst of times, the saints have a principle of growth in them, I John iii. 9. " His seed remaineth...

...then influences for growth flow, and the believer's graces look fresh and green again, IIos. xiv. 7. " They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive as the com, and grow as the vine." In the worst ef times, the saints have a principle of growth in them, 1...