...awful thought ; to those that will not hear, in the language of scripture, " the word of the Lord is line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little, that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken." In other words, it is for judgment...

...friends, as well as the delicacy which she displayed in the manner of doing it. Let no one undervalue such attempts. It is not possible to estimate the...are commonly aware of. It is by " line upon line, and precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little," that men are usually brought to the knowledge...

...sunshine and swelling upward thought : but O never forget, that the main portion of its work must be line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little. That dull sermon, to which the passing stranger can hardly sit and listen, may be one foot upward of the...

...as near as may be. It is not penal chastisement, but paternal correction, admonition, and counsel, ' line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little,' that must render our influence efficient for good. Order to a fault may be preserved by the one, but a loving,...

...stone.'' Upon this principle, I shall venture to drop a word or two in relation to a subject that requires "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little," that some of the obstacles which have hitherto interposed to obstruct advancement " in elevating the standard...

...impressive forms than it was to them. To them it was revealed almost exclusively in the preceptive form, "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little." That same law comes to us not merely in the form of command and prohibition, but also as exemplified in...

...feeling to cover her dislike of the black potatoes, and thus pleased the children without being untrue. ' Line upon line, precept upon precept ; here a little, and there a little.' That is the way habits are formed and characters made ; not all at once. So there had been an opportunity...

...changing, and may become diseased, as our bodies do." You learn here, in season and out of season, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, — that obedience, diligence, honesty, truth, kindness, purity, are your duties to God and man. You know that...

...prevent the process. Any efficient missionary effort with us involves constant watching and waiting. It is by "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, in season and out of season," that any results are secured. And in rural and sparsely...

...and the dead, and has inspired us to our works up to the present time, is still ready to communicate line upon line, precept upon, precept, here a little and there a little, that we may be ready for every emergency, prepared for every event in the work of our God as it rolls forwaid...