...invigorated by the beams of the sun of righteousness, and greatly refreshed by those doctrines which distil as the dew, as the small rain, upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. My next preaching stage is G , where, although I have always preached as I pass and repass, there are...

...1, 2, 3, 4, ." Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: because I will publish the name of the LORD ; ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the rock ; his...

...goodness in them."? This work, and his " Treatises on Repentance," are very searching1. His doctrine falls as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass.** ROBERT PARKER. — This learned and celebrated puritan became rector of North- Benrtcte in Essex, in...

...Song of Moses. Gi VE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, O earth, the w6rds of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock,...

...descended from the clouds. This symbolism of rain is exquisitely depicted in Deut. xxxii. 2 : — " My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." This is more than poetry; or rather, it is the highest kind of poetry, because it is descriptive of...

...1, 2, 3 — " Give ear, 0 ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, 0 earth, the words of my mouth ! My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as showers upon the grass ; because I will publish the name of the Lord ; ascribe ye greatness to our...

...there. That the truths of doctrine are signified by rain, is plainly seen in Deut. xxxii. 2 : — " My doctrine shall drop as the rain ; my speech shall...the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb." The spiritual man, or the inhabitant of Canaan, acknowledges the Lord as the fountain of truth, but...

...CHAP. XXXII. (jIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock,...

...May it be watered by thy Blessing, as with f drops of rain ; may the speech of all thy ministers f distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender ' herb, and as the showers upon the grass, that all c nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, may f Jearn to fear Thee all the days of...

...Israel. CHAP. XXXII. MOSES SONG. HEAR, O heavens, while I speak; and hearken, O earth, to my words. 2. My doctrine shall drop as the rain; my speech shall distil as the dew; as gentle showers on the tender herb, and as plentiful dews on the grass. 3. For I will proclaim the Eternal's...