...this is the growth of trees and plants. 'I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall grow as the 1iIy, 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.' Hos. xiv. 5, 6. 'I will pour !uy Spirit upon thy seed, and my...

...mine anger :° turned away from them.. r will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow a*= the Illy, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell us Lebanon. They that dwell' under his shadow shall return; they •hall...

...noted for producing fine grapes, which artbrded the best of wine ; and hence it is that we read, " They shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine...the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon." At the side of this mountain, as historians relate, issues a famous fountain or spring of water ; which...

...12. Are we fearful that we shall never grow and flourish in the ways of God ? The promise to us is, / will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. Hos. xiv. 6. Do we apprehend, that after all our enjoyments we shall be left to recede into a State...

...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...

...of the Son.' Thus the Spirit, speaking by David, saith, " I will declare the decree ;" and again, " I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as the lily." And it was this Spirit who, at sundry times, and in divers manners spake by the prophets unto the elect,...

...then influences for growth flow, and the believer's graces 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, 1 John iii. 9. 44 His seed remaineth...

...which the influences of the Spirit will blow up again. It will not always be winter, Hos xiv. 7. ' They that dwell under his shadow shall return, they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine.' 3. A Christian may be growing, and yet not be sensible of it. If one judge of his case by present feeling,...

...away!"i The luxuriant growth of the plant supplies that of the beautiful picture in the prophet : " They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they...the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon " (Hosea xiv. 7). Singular that, with recommendations such as these, the vine is so rarely employed...

...blessing, even life for evermore." (Psalm cxxxiii. 8.) So also the beautiful promise in Hosea (xiv. 5.) — "I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots like Lebanon." So, also, Micah (v. 7.) — "And the remnant of Jacob (the remains of truth) shall be...