...Spirit mould! be quenched, and that come on them fpoken by* the prophet to Ilrael in their rebellion ; " that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and fnared, and taken." Though we fear that fome who have appeared to run well, for a feafon, witt apoftatize, and thereby...

...underftand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breafts. For precept muft be upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little." Ifa. xxviii. 9, 10 The breaft being withdrawn, I fearched the fcriptures day and night...

...them rest and refreshment, yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a littlej [and] there a little ; that they might go, and fall backward, and be- broken, and snared, and...

...refreshment, yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon prt-cept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, • Tho »jmtlr applies this to the ,-.bue of the glfi ef '.ar.ji.cs, whibfc nuilc ibat a curs« which...

...in explaining the whole counfel of God, in letting forth the fincere word of Jefus Chrift, precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little, in meeknefs injlructing thofe that oppofe them/elves; in humble hope that peradventure...

...Isa. xxviii. 16. In ver. 1S, preceding, it is said, " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line,...they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared and taken." And accordingly it always is so, that when Christ is in a peculiar and eminent manner...

...others ; yet they would not understand him. XXVIII. 13 But the word of the LORI> was unto them precept •upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon...they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. strnction, it shall be of force to obdurc them, and an occasion of their fall and...

...Isa. xxviii. 16. In ver. 1 3, preceding, it is said, " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line,...little, and there a little, that they might go, and fallbackward, and be broken, and snared and taken." And accordingly it always is so, that when Christ...

...weaned from the breast; so uncapable are thev of wholesome doctrine. XXVIII. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: To them, as unto new weaned children, there must be both leisure and assiduity in teaching,...

...and be broken, and be snared and be taken." And again, " The word of the Lord was unto them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line,...they might go and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken." From these declarations it appears, that God did not intend that the instructions...