...urn) and | carry them | in His | bosom. 3. I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing up- | on thine | offspring ; And they shall spring up as among the grass, as | willows • by the | wa-ter | courses. 4. Go ye, therefore, and teach all notion*. baptizing them...

...and in union with Christ — to whom the promise belongs, when Jehovah in covenant terms declared, "I will pour my Spirit on thy seed, and my blessing on thine offspring." Thence we read that souls thus beloved by God in purpose, are in their time-state born again, " not...

...tall and green, which no Bible reader has ever seen without being reminded of this very passage : ' And they shall spring up as among the grass, and as willows by the watercourses,' containing at once one of the most beautiful of its allusions, and most precious of...

...days, when the Lord has been with his people they have increased in numbers, their children have sprung up as among the grass, and as willows by the water courses. When they have been " minished and brought low" it has been because they have departed from the truth...

...rain upon the shorn meadow, as showers that water the earth ;" while of His people it is declared, " They shall spring up as among the grass, and as willows by the watercourses." Plead then, these promises ; plead them often, plead them earnestly, and in faith, until...

...joy. His promises extend to both the parents and their offspring. "Unto you, and unto your children," "I will pour my spirit on thy seed, and my blessing...offspring ; and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the...

...comfort and encouragement : " I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on thy seed, and my blessing on thine offspring." Vastly important is the work which the Holy Spirit performs. We are indebted to Him for the commencement,...

...15. 33 : 5, 26. 3. For I will pour waters on the thirsty, and flowing (watees) on the dry (land) ; I will pour my spirit on thy seed, and my blessing on thine offspring. This is the grand reason why God's people should not despair. The two clauses explain each other, the...

...Isaiah (xliv. 3) foretold, " I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground, I will pour my spirit on thy seed, and my blessing on thine offspring." The outward part, it will be seen, expresses the inward part, and this inward part, or grace of baptism,...

...thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. And they shall spring up as among the grass, and as willows by the water-courses. One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob;...