 | 1845 - 600 pages
...let the young be qualified by teaching them knowledge, and making them understand doctrine, giving them " precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little." 4. Scriptural knowledge is not only of surpassing value, but is... | |
 | 1845 - 584 pages
...manifest so little love to their brethren in Christ. Notwithstanding, in reference to this duty, we have " precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line," yet this duty is greatly neglected. The blessed Saviour knew that this would be the case, and hence... | |
 | John Howe, William Urwick - 1846 - 364 pages
...agreeable to those former places is that of the prophet Isaiah, xxviii. 13. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared,... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1846 - 302 pages
...solemnity of the set discourse and with the freedom and familiarity of colloquial communication, " precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little," with such gradual and repeated, with such copious, minute, and impressive... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 424 pages
...in a showy accomplishment than she already possesses ; while the only effectual teaching — ' the precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line; litre a little, and there a little ' of a thorough moral education, — would indeed be impossible.... | |
 | Nelson Doolittle - 1846 - 374 pages
...prejudices, to the contrary, on account of wrong training from childhood, that it is necessary to give precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, and there a little, in order to bring you to see the truth, as it is on this lmportant... | |
 | Thomas Stokes - 1847 - 94 pages
...admirable whole. The Scriptures are separated in like manner. Isa. xxviii. 13. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little. See chap. xxix. 11, 12. Dan. xii. 9. And then the reason is given... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1847 - 564 pages
...the truth. 384. The means of grace have very different effects. Is. 28 : 13 But the word of the LORD was unto them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept: line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little ; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared,... | |
 | 1852 - 798 pages
...as the bleating of sheep or the tinkling of bells, they exclaimed, " Rule upon rule, rule upon rule, line upon line, line upon line ; a little here, and a little there." But, although so wickedly derided, the wisdom and the mercy of God were in these repeated remonstrances... | |
 | Robert Murray M'Cheyne - 1847 - 580 pages
...the way. How long he bears with those of you who are stupid and prejudiced by your lusts ! He gives " precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little."— Isa. xxviii. 10. He will readily explain his word to those of... | |
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But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little ; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. 
