...perfift in explaining the whole counfel of God, in letting forth the fincere word of Jefus Chrift, precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little, in meeknefs injlructing thofe that oppofe them/elves; in humble hope that peradventure...

...may see in the context of that foremention. cd, Isa. xxviii. 16. In ver. 1S, preceding, it is said, " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon...fall backward, and be broken, and snared and taken." And accordingly it always is so, that when Christ is in a peculiar and eminent manner manifested and...

...ability to comfort others ; yet they would not understand him. XXVIII. 13 But the word of the LORI> was unto them precept •upon precept, precept upon...fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. strnction, it shall be of force to obdurc them, and an occasion of their fall and furtherjudgnlent....

...may see in the context of that forementionecl, Isa. xxviii. 16. In ver. 1 3, preceding, it is said, " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon...little, and there a little, that they might go, and fallbackward, and be broken, and snared and taken." And accordingly it always is so, that when Christ...

...weaned from the breast; so uncapable are thev of wholesome doctrine. XXVIII. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: To them, as unto new weaned children, there must be both leisure and assiduity in teaching,...

...Lord hath made all things for himself: yea even the wicked for the day of evil." By Isaiah God says, " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon...fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken." Of the Lord Jesus Christ it is written, " In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee,...

...'use to make than that it was the unknown tongue that made him fall. Man of Sin, B. ii p. 58. • . " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon...line upon line, line upon line, here a little, and there a little." — It was cautiously dealt out to them in piecemeal, by scraps, garbled extracts,...

...they would not hear—Rut the word of the Lord was unto them, precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, and there a little ; that they might...fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken." Isaiah, 28. 12, 13. LINE 210. Die he, or justice must. That such a propitiation was indispensably necessary...

...was unto them, precept upon precept, precept **' upon precept, Hoe upon line, line upon Ikie, bf re a *' little and there a little ; that they might go...fall *' backward, and be broken and snared and taken §." Notwithstanding all this, if you will believe our Adversary. The books of the Old Testament seem...

...unto tliem, precept upon precept, precept " upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a li little and there a little; that they might go and...fall *' backward, and be broken and snared and taken ^." Notwithstanding all this, it you u ill believe our Ad•versary. The kvoks of . the Old Testament...