...the character of the fox, to which Jesus compared Herod. Luke xiii. 32. Sol. Song, ii. 15. Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes. The foxes are now snared and taken. See Isa. viii. 15; xxviii. 13. They are the false prophets. See...

...therefore, she will not go forth without leaving this command of caution to her maidens, " Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes." She then renews the covenant of her espousals with her beloved, in these words of appropriating affection...

...and care that 1080 " Lamia '" cheats not you ; " The lips of Apollo declare that !" (155) " Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines " have tender grapes." (Solomon's Song, II. 15.) Every one must recollect the fable of the fox and the grapes. (156) As has...

...ns guard against falling into temptation, not merely to open, but to secret sin. We must " take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes."' Christ says, and the message is addressed to believers, " Behold, I stand at the door, and knock :...

...their countenance to him is comely, for he loveth them with an everlasting love. Verse 15. — Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes. Corruptions unmortified and unsubdued are like so many young foxes to destroy the vines which have...

...wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house..." SONG OF SOLOMON, ii. 15. " Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes." ISAI. V. 1. " My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill " (read to verse 7.) xvi. 10....

...himself, and luas gone. A fine and tender flower may easily be crushed and caused to wither. " Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines ; for our vines have tender grapes." God is a jealous God, and his Spirit is easily grieved and provoked to depart. When this Spirit is...

...putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a good smell. Ver. 15. Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes. With sensitives I may compare, While I their various natures share : Their distinct names may justly...

...vile practice of backbiting and tale-bearing, pursuant to the following Scriptures, viz. — " Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes." " Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people." " Thou shalt not raise a false...

...from view, while the fruit allures them ; like the secret destroyers mentioned in the Song, " Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes."1 We saw before us also the mixture of standing corn, and vineyards, from one to the other...