...a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee : I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my bless"%ig upon thine" offspring; and they shall spring up as among the grass, - js willows by the watercourses. , One shall say, I am the Lord's, and another shall call himself...

...a dispensation of tfie SPIRIT. "Thus, saith the Lord," by the Prophet Isaiah, (ch. xliv. 3—5.) " I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods...shall spring up as among the grass,* as willows by the water * Bp. Lowth, on the authority of a few MSS. alters the text line, " Spring up aa the grass among1...

...liberty of the children of God. When we hear of such things, we are powerfully reminded of the promise, " I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods...thy seed and my blessing upon thine offspring ;" and we are, before we are aware, thinking of those events of the day of Pentecost, which were the actual...

...and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live." And of like import is that promise in Isa. xliv. 3. " I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods...upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring," Isa. liv. 13. " All tli y children sball be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace pf thy...

...water, espeeially those spiritual gifts and influcnees, which he hath purehased ; sce Isaiah xliv. 3, " I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods...upon the dry ground ; I will pour my Spirit upon thy sced, and my blessing upon thine offspring;" sce also John iv. 14, " But whosocver shall drink of the...

...Then may we expect to sec the smiling multitudes that surround our Sabbath-school teachers, "springing up as among the grass, as willows by the water-courses. One shall say, I am the Lord's ; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob ; and another shall subscribe with his...

...blessing ; thug upon thy seed will I do." In the first part of the verse the church hail been mentioned. "I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground." And then succeeds the mention of the churches younger members : "I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed,...

...expressions as sufficiently shew that this influence was to be powerfully felt. Thus the prophet Isaiah, " I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground;" and onr Lord, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink — and out of his belly fchall flow...

...Spirit saith the Lord. Drop down ye heavens from above, and let 19 the skies pour down righteousness. 1 will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. It shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. And...

...destruction is described. "O thou who nearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come." Isaiah xliv. 3, " For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the diy ground ; I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring." Joel ii. 28,...