...earth," and not descended from the clouds. This symbolism of rain is exquisitely depicted in Deut. xxxii. 2 : — " My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." This is more than poetry; or rather, it is the highest kind of poetry, because it is descriptive of...

...which, softened and inspired by love, descends ever from the heaven within ? For thus it is written, " My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." Now, every human soul contains a heaven, either realized and living, or latent and dead. No man walks...

...1, 2, 3 — " Give ear, 0 ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, 0 earth, the words of my mouth ! My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as showers upon the grass ; because I will publish the name of the Lord ; ascribe ye greatness to our...

...reflected there. That the truths of doctrine are signified by rain, is plainly seen in Deut. xxxii. 2 : — " My doctrine shall drop as the rain ; my...the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb." The spiritual man, or the inhabitant of Canaan, acknowledges the Lord as the fountain of truth, but...

...CHAP. XXXII. (jIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock,...

...May it be watered by thy Blessing, as with f drops of rain ; may the speech of all thy ministers f distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender ' herb, and as the showers upon the grass, that all c nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, may f Jearn to fear Thee all the days of...

...Israel. CHAP. XXXII. MOSES SONG. HEAR, O heavens, while I speak; and hearken, O earth, to my words. 2. My doctrine shall drop as the rain; my speech shall distil as the dew; as gentle showers on the tender herb, and as plentiful dews on the grass. 3. For I will proclaim the Eternal's...

...Lebanon.' Heavenly doctrine, or the word of God, is likewise compared to dew : ' My doctrine (says Moses) shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as...small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers on the grass :' that is, my doctrine shall have the same effect upon your hearts, as dew has upon the...

...heart, and transform the hearers into other men ! How doth his doctrine drop as the rain, and his speech distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass, 1086 78 THE SAINTS' EVERLASTING REST. w'.iile his lips publish the name of the Lord, and ascrihe greatness...

...CHAP. XXXII. IVE ear, О ye heavens, and I will speak ; and near, О earth, the words of my mouth. ar terrify me : 35 T/u- n would I speak, and not fear him ; but it is not so with me. CHAP. X. Y 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He it the Rock,...