...in the context of that forementioned place. Isa. zxviii. 16. In ver. 13. preceding it is said, " But the word of the Lord was unto them, precept upon precept,...line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little ; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared and taken." And accordingly,...

...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...

...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...

...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....

...of our holy religion, and to make truths so plain as they may understand them ? Here there must be " precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line." Try the same persons in other things, they shall be found " wiser in their generation than the children...

...wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept,...line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little ; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken" (vere.12,...

...the 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. (Isaiah xxviii. 9, 10.) It was Mrs. Mary Stephens's wish that her nephew should become...

...children by his former wife, than to her own. To the whole of them she delighted to give "precept tipon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little !" watering the whole of her labours upon them with many tears, and daily fervent prayers....