III. BENEDICTION, signifies likewise abundance; He that soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; and he who soweth with benediction, shall reap with benediction, with Job vi. 5.abundance. And again, I exhorted the brethren that they would go before unto you, and make up before hand your blessing, that it Gen. xlix. 25.may be, as it really is, a blessing and not of covetousness: And Jacob wishes his Son Joseph the blessings of heaven above, or rain and dew in abundance, blessing of the deep that lieth under, or water from the springs, blessings of the breasts and of the womb, fruitful women and cattle. And the Psalmist, Psal. cxlv. 16. 2 Chron. xx. 23, &c.Thou fillest all things living with benediction, with abundance of thy benefits
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