...hard any of them may be, through the deceitfulness of sin ; that it may spring up speedily, and grow, first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear, a goodly and plenteous harvest of the fruit of righteousness, to the glory of thy great name,...

...also bountifully. Let my Christian experience be like the fruit of the earth, which bringeth forth first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear: and then, O Lord, when thy harvest is come, put in thy sickle, and gather me, as a shock of corn...

...also bountifully. Let my Christian experience be like the fruit of the earth, which bringeth forth first the blade, then the ear, and after that, the full corn in the ear: and then, O Lord, when thy harvest is come, put in thy sickle, and gather me, as a shock of corn...

...descend, and the quickening rays of the glorious Sun of righteousness are emitted, then " spring up, first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear." Wherefore, " in the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou...

...accomplishment. Genuine conversion is undoubtedly a progression, and not an instantaneous work. It is first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear. In the Scriptures, man's growth IB the spiritual things of the church is frequently compared to...

...eternal, with healing in his wings. In this case, as in the kingdom of God within the soul, there was " first the blade, then the ear, and after that, the full corn in the ear." 1 (1.) The Manifestation itself. Jehovah appeared unto Abraham in the plains (or under the oaks,)...

...correspondence, in their most minute particulars. Thus, after wheat has taken root in the ground, it shews, " first the blade, then the ear, and after that, the full corn in the ear ;" beautifully picturing, as it is produced from the growth of celestial love in the natural mind...

...the raising of a crop. They bring forth, not by an instantaneous, or very speedy production, but " first the blade, then the ear, and, after that, the full corn in in the ear." And, in regard to this latter similitude, it is especially in point to remark, that the...

...day. The advancing mind demands care, watchful protection, wise guidance. It unfolds leaf by leaf, first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear. The infant comes to us without any positive character. Its mind is filled with the seeds of things,...

...and every work is distinguished by regular and uniform progression in nature and in grace — we have first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear ; and in the words before us, the path of the just is compared to " the shining light which shineth...