...anger is turned away from him. — Hosea xiv. 3, 4 128 SERMON V. I will be as the dew unto Israel : be shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as...shall return ; they shall revive as the corn, and grow us the vine : the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. — Hosea xiv. 5 — 7 ............................

...unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. For in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. His branches shall spread ; and his beauty shall be...Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return." (Hos. xiv. 1, &c.) Which may be understood of Christ and his holy religion : for this is like the shadow...

...life-giving influence is promised, and onght to be expected in answer to prayer. " For thus saith the Lord, I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as...his roots as Lebanon ; his branches shall spread, his beauty shall be as the olive, and his smell as Lebanon ; they that dwell under his shadow shall...

...tree in the house of God," (Psalm lii. 0.) Thus the heavenly man under the name of Israel is said to grow as the lily and cast forth his roots as Lebanon...spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree." (Hosea xiv. 5, 6.) OWLS. These are properly birds of night. They cannot see by the bright light of...

...the Spirit of Israel's Shepherd heal barren souls, and make them fruitful in the ways of holiness : " I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon," Hosea xiv. 5. It is only from the dew and sap of grace that the believer's fruitfulness proceeds. But...

...says, " I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots like Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty...the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon." Again, the members of a christian church owe to their great and glorious Head, 2. Undivided allegiance...

...I will be as the dfw unto Israel : he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his fruits as Lehanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be...they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine." l5e deeply, my brethren, convinced of this point. See thus distinctly and clearly the Holy Ghost the...

...year. So when Christ is near the soul, and the soul is under his influences, then it bears fruit. " I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under bis shadow shall return ; they shall revive...

...holiness, and the end everlastiug life. In every such case the divinely gracious promise is fulfilled, " I will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive...

...&c. I will heal their backslidings, I will love them freely : for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olivetree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return, they shall revive...