...bear the weight of them. Or, when it is said, " the actions of princes are like those great riveis, the " course of which every one beholds, but their springs have " been seen by few." Mr. Harris, in his Hermes, has fay a simile, illustrated very happily, the distinction between the...

...opponents strong, " they that be with us are more than they that be with them " (2 Kings vi. 16). For " as the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from henceforth, even for ever " (Ps. cxxv. 2). But what is " the peace of Jerusalem 1" The first,...

...expressed in form, and generally pursued more fully than the nature of a metaphor admits ; as when I say, ' the actions of princes are like those great rivers,...beholds, but their springs have been seen by few.' This slight instance will show, that a happy comparison is a kind of sparkling ornament, which adds...

...that trust in the LOHD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 Ax the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous...

...in form, and generally pursued more fully than the nature of a metaphor admits ; as whe» I say, ' the actions of princes are like those great rivers,...every one beholds, but their springs have been seen by lew.' This slight instance wtfl showy that a happy comparison is a kind of sparkling ornament, which...

...er. COMPARISON. repressed in form, and generally pursued more fully than the nature. of a oietaphor admits : as when it is said, -' The actions of princes...those great rivers, the course of which every one .heholds, but their springs are seen by few." METONYMY. A Metonymy is founded on the seteral relations...

...Jlfeey //ta^ trust in the LOap shall be as mount which cpnnot be reeved, but abideth for. ever. 2. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. The stability of the church, and the protection afforded her by Jehovah,...

...the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which ' cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the moontains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even for everd. Trust in him, at all times, ye people ; pour out your heart before...

...expressed in form, and generally pursued more fully than the nature of a Metaphor admits; as when I say, " The actions of princes are like those great " rivers,...beholds, " but their springs have been seen by few." This slight instance will shew, that a happy Comparison is a kind of sparkling ornament, which adds...

...hold them in derision. For the Lord is the keeper of Israel; he is the shield of the righteous. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth and for ever. * IN the third place, the doctrine that has been illustrated, of the...