...will find that I and my correspondents have given you, " precept upon precept, precept upon precept j line upon line, line upon line ; here a little and there a little ; that you might not go and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken." The danger to the ren and...

...Isa. xxviii. 16. In ver. 13. 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, when Christ is in a peculiar and eminent manner manifested and...

...passages is that of the prophet Isaiah xxviii. 13. " 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 we may add, that our Lord hath put us out of doubt, that there is such a sin...

...desired impression. It is the plan upon which the spirit of wisdom teaches — " For precept must be upon precept — precept upon precept; line upon line — line upon line ; here a little, and there a little." — Isa. xxviii. 10. And I have dwelt on these passages, that the mind might have...

...eloquence is contrasted with the articulate sounds, mentioned in the preceding verse. " For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little." Isaiah xxviii. 10. 28 THE BOOK OV PSALMS. And their eloquence unto the extremities...

...instructing them, it is minute, detailed, repeated, and laborious, but successful abo: "for precept must be: upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a Ifttic, and there a little." Without dwelling on this subject, we add that the Avhole genius of Christianity...

...them' thai are weaned from llie tnilk, лпа drawn from the breasts. Il) ï-'or1 prwept /7JHi//*'tipon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, mid there a Ihtle: 1 1 For \-ith stammering lips, and another longue, will he speak t^ this people....

...community upon it. Every branch of divine instruction should be, as the Prophet expresses it : " Precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little." Nor am I of the opinion that nothing new, either in argument, illustration, or arrangement,...

...understand doctrine ? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little : for with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people" (leai. xxviii....

...understand doctrine ? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. (Isaiah xxviii. 9, 10.) It was Mrs. Mary Stephens's wish that her nephew should become...