Fruits

The produce of corn, & c — De 22:9; Ps 107:37.

The produce of trees — Ge 1:29; Ec 2:5.

Called the

Fruit of the ground. — Ge 4:3; Jer 7:20.

Fruit of the earth. — Isa 4:2.

Increase of the land. — Ps 85:12.

Given by God — Ac 14:17.

Preserved to us by God — Mal 3:11.

Require

A fruitful land. — Ps 107:31.

Rain from heaven. — Ps 104:13; Jas 5:18.

Influence of the sun and moon. — De 33:14.

Produced in their due seasons — Mt 21:41.

First of, devoted to God — De 26:2.

Divided into

Hasty or precocious. — Isa 28:4.

Summer fruits. — 2Sa 16:1.

New and old. — Song 7:13.

Goodly. — Jer 11:16.

Pleasant. — Song 4:16.

Precious. — De 33:14.

Evil or bad. — Mt 7:17.

To be waited for with patience — Jas 5:7.

Often sent as presents — Ge 43:11.

Often destroyed

In God’s anger. — Jer 7:20.

By blight. — Joe 1:12.

By locusts, & c. — De 28:38,39; Joe 1:4.

By enemies. — Eze 25:4.

By drought. — Hag 1:10.

Illustrative

Of effects of repentance. — Mt 3:8.

Of works of the Spirit. — Ga 5:22,23; Eph 5:9.

Of doctrines of Christ. — Song 2:3.

Of good works. — Mt 7:17,18; Php 4:17.

Of a holy conversation. — Pr 12:14; 18:20.

Of praise. — Heb 13:15.

Of the example, & c of the godly. — Pr 11:30.

Of effects of industry. — Pr 31:16,31.

Of the reward of saints. — Isa 3:10.

Of the reward of the wicked. — Jer 17:9,10.

Of converts to the church. — Ps 72:16; Joh 4:36.

(Bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men. — Mt 12:33.