...any of them may be, thro' the deceitfulnets of fin ; that it may fpring up fpeedily, and grow, fird the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear, a goodty and plenteous harveft of the fruit ofrighteoufnefs, to the glory of thy great name by...

...virtue, and every learned and moral accomplishment ; bringing forth from the good ground of religion, first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear. Nor let us drop thi« instructive allusion, till we have brought our minds to a serious contemplation...

...zeal. But in a general way, it is small in its beginning. The soul resembles the field where we see " first the "blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear." God could instantly produce the fruits of the earth in their maturity, but we know from the event...

...and the seed should spring, and grow up, he knoweth.not how. So the earth bringeth forth of herself, first the blade, then the ear, and, after that, the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because th.e harvest...

...the showers and of the sunshine — but Thou wast pleased to bless the springing thereof: and we saw, first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear. We hailed the ralleys standing thick with corn, and heard the little hills rejoicing on every...

...There is to be hue upon line — precept upon precept — here a little and there a little— tirst the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear. Among the Cherokees and Choctaws the church members are but poorly qualified (o give religious...

...am sure it will not lack the dews of Heaven; and you, Mary, may live to see, though I shall not, ' first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear.' " Mary had seconded Mrs. Elton's efforts. She looked upon herself as an humble instrument; but...

...strong prejudice that existed in the minds of the Natives, within these few years, against sending tneir children to Schools established and superintended...able, by this means, to gain a livelihood ; as this accomplish ment is, at present, the only way to attain an honourable and advantageous situation in...

...shew of fruit in -otters for a season: the Christian only, endures and perseveres. With him there is first the blade, then the ear, and after that, the full corn in the ear. The progress of his religion is thas evident. There is not the full ripe frail , as soon as the...

...Jesuit." London : J. Nisbet and Co. IN His striking parable of the sower, our Lord said, "There is first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear ;" and the apostle Paul, in writing to his son Timothy, speaks of babes, young men, and fathers."...