...this of Plato. The royal author speaks thus of the people of Israel, under the Metaphor of a vine : " Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast " cast out the heathen and planted it. Thou madest " room for it, and when it had taken root, it filled the "' land. The hills were covered...

...under the imags of a vine ; and the figure is carried throughout with great exactness and beauty. " Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it; and didst cause it to t^ke deep root, and it filled the land. The hills...

...saith the Lord. LXXX. The Lord filantc d, ioatere rf, and madf fruitful, the Je iai*h church. Ps. Ixxx. 8. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt, thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it. Ver. 15. Ps. Ixxii. 16. Isa. iv. 2. In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious,...

...under the image of a vine, and the figure is supported throughout with great correctness and beauty ; " Thou " hast brought a vine out of Egypt, thou hast cast out the hea" then, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and " didst cause it to take deep root,...

...LXXX. '2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come to save us. LXXX. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. LXXX. 13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beasts of the field do devour it. Thy...

...represented under the image of a vine, has often been quoted as a fine example of metaphorical language. " Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it : thou madest room for it ' and when it had taken root, it filled the land. The hills were covered...

...right, of Confederation, of Redemption. /*•rael is my Son, yea my first-born ; saith God to Pharaoh! Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt ; thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it; saith the Psalmist; Ixxx. 8. •* O the blasphemous diffidence of foolish men ! Can we, dare we, impute...

...derided us. O Lord, the God of hosts, bring us back ', and let thy face shine and we shall be saved. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : thou hast cast out 9 nations and planted it. Thou didst prepare the way before it ; 10 and plant its roots and the land...

...to shine ; utid we shall be saved. O Lonn God cf hosts, how long An exhortation 10/iraise God. 4&7 preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. 10 The hills...

...image of a vine, has often been quoted as a fine ex- £~ _ample of metaphorical language. " Thou has brought a ^ ^ vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it : thou madest room for it ; and when it had ^ taken root, it filled the land. The hills were covered...