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Fountains and Springs – Fruits
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Fountains and Springs
Created by God—; .
God to be praised for—.
Come from the great deep—; .
Found in hills and valleys—; .
Send forth each but one kind of water—.
Afford
Drink to the beasts.—.
Refreshment to the birds.—.
Fruitfulness to the earth.—; .
Frequented by travellers—.
Abound in Canaan—; .
Sometimes dried up—.
Drying up of, a severe punishment—,; .
Constantly flowing
Especially esteemed.—.
Could not be ceremonially defiled.—.
Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies—,.
Mentioned in scripture
In the way to Shur.—.
Of the waters of Nephtoah.—.
Of Jezreel.—.
Of Pisgah.—.
Upper and nether springs.—; Jdj 1:15.
Illustrative
Of God.—; ; .
Of Christ.—.
Of the Holy Spirit.—,.
Of constant supplies of grace.—.
Of eternal life.—; .
Of the means of grace.—; .
Of a good wife.—.
Of a numerous posterity.—.
Of spiritual wisdom.—; .
Of the law of the wise.—.
Of godly fear.—.
(Sealed up,) of the church.—.
(Not failing,) of the church.—.
(Always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the Jews.—.
(Corrupt,) of the natural heart.—; ,.
(Troubled,) of saints led astray.—.
Fox, The
Found in deserts—.
Abounded in Palestine—Jdj 15:4; .
Described as
Active.—.
Crafty.—.
Carnivorous.—.
Destructive to vines—.
Dwells in holes—; .
Illustrative of
False prophets.—.
Cunning and deceitful persons.—.
Enemies of the church.—.
Used by Samson for annoying the Philistines.—Jdj 15:4-6.
Fruits
The produce of corn, & c—; .
The produce of trees—; .
Called the
Fruit of the ground.—; .
Fruit of the earth.—.
Increase of the land.—.
Given by God—.
Preserved to us by God—.
Require
A fruitful land.—.
Rain from heaven.—; .
Influence of the sun and moon.—.
Produced in their due seasons—.
First of, devoted to God—.
Divided into
Hasty or precocious.—.
Summer fruits.—.
New and old.—.
Goodly.—.
Pleasant.—.
Precious.—.
Evil or bad.—.
To be waited for with patience—.
Often sent as presents—.
Often destroyed
In God's anger.—.
By blight.—.
By locusts, & c.—,; .
By enemies.—.
By drought.—.
Illustrative
Of effects of repentance.—.
Of works of the Spirit.—,; .
Of doctrines of Christ.—.
Of good works.—,; .
Of a holy conversation.—; .
Of praise.—.
Of the example, & c of the godly.—.
Of effects of industry.—,.
Of the reward of saints.—.
Of the reward of the wicked.—,.
Of converts to the church.—; .
(Bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men.—.
R. A. Torrey, The New Topical Text Book (1897). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.