...thy nativity is of the land of Canaan ; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite." — " And I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; yea, I s ware unto thee, and entered iniocovenanl with thee, saith the Lord God ; and thou becamest MINE."...

...when thou wast in thy blood, live ; — yea, I said unto thee, when thou wast in thy blood, live. Now, when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold...saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine."* This description of a new born infant, exposed to perish in the open field, is not less applicable to the...

...saith, Ezek. 16 : 6 to 10. When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, behold the time was the time of love ; and I spread my skirt...unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine : (that is, thou wast content that God should marry thee in all thy rags ;)...

...faith, Ezek. 16 : 6 to 10. When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, behold the time was the time of love ; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness ; yea, J sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, and thou becamcst mine : (that is, thou wast...

...he had love and righteousness. He had, 1. Love to pity them; 2. Righteousness to cover them : " Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love," Ezek. xvi. 8. What follows f 1, " I spread my skirt over thee ;" and, 2, " Covered thy nakedness ;"...

...occasion ; and all seemed to feel a deep interest in the concerns of the day. The Time of Love. " Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was a time of love; and I spread ray skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness ; yea, I sware unto thee,...

...the multitudes scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd, (Matt. ix. 36). And Ezekiel xvi. 8, " When I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold...unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine." There is much compassion there ! 3. Next, the scripture holds it out to be...

...fa had love and righteousness. He had, 1. Love to pity them; 2. Righteousness to cover them : " Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love," K/rk. xvi. 8. What follows 1 1, " I spread my skirt over thee ;" and, 2, " Covered thy nakedness ;"...

...receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts ii. 38. 3. Q. And of our engagement to be the Lord's? A. Yes : I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. .Ezek. xvi. 8. 4. Q. Is the covenant sealed in the Baptism, a mutual covenant? 1. 0. Are we bound,...

...with an everlasting love, therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee." — Jer. xxxi. 3. "Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold,...unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine." — Ezek. xvi. 8. " No man can come unto me except the Father draw him." —...