Holy Seed, Root, Trunk, Branch, and Fruit

No. 168

God commonly prunes the tree very much by lopping off many branches just before any remarkable putting forth and flourishing of the holy seed in a great number of buds and branches, to make room for these holy branches, to purge the tree, and the better to fit it to bear much fruit. Hence commonly those that are the subjects of remarkably great spiritual mercies, a distinguishing shower of divine blessing, are a remnant after a great destruction, the remnant of the tree after a great cutting off and casting away of reprobate branches. - WJE 20:319

TERMS & REFERENCES

Term Set A: holy

Term Set B: seed root trunk branch fruit

Max Distance Between Terms = 6

Reference List A/B

WJEO 2:383 - Religious Affections
WJEO 3:171 - Original Sin
WJEO 3:197 - Original Sin
WJEO 5:333 - Apocalyptic Writings
WJEO 8:308 - Ethical Writings
WJEO 9:171 - A History of the Work of Redemption
WJEO 9:221 - A History of the Work of Redemption
WJEO 13:521 - The "Miscellanies," a-500
WJEO 14:158 - Sermons and Discourses, 1723-1729
WJEO 14:264 - Sermons and Discourses, 1723-1729
WJEO 14:426 - Sermons and Discourses, 1723-1729
WJEO 15:188 - Notes on Scripture
WJEO 15:234 - Notes on Scripture
WJEO 15:274 - Notes on Scripture
WJEO 15:574 - Notes on Scripture
WJEO 15:604 - Notes on Scripture
WJEO 16:238 - Letters and Personal Writings
WJEO 17:206 - Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733
WJEO 17:303 - Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733
WJEO 18:189 - The "Miscellanies," 501-832
WJEO 18:417 - The "Miscellanies," 501-832
WJEO 19:606 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738
WJEO 20:242 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:315 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:316 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:317 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:318 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:319 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:320 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 21:142 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith
WJEO 21:159 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith
WJEO 22:197 - Sermons and Discourses, 1739-1742
WJEO 24:256 - The "Blank Bible"
WJEO 24:622 - The "Blank Bible"
WJEO 24:634 - The "Blank Bible"
WJEO 24:635 - The "Blank Bible"
WJEO 25:516 - Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758
WJEO 25:541 - Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758

Reference List B/A

WJEO 2:399 - Religious Affections
WJEO 2:400 - Religious Affections
WJEO 2:422 - Religious Affections
WJEO 2:449 - Religious Affections
WJEO 5:333 - Apocalyptic Writings
WJEO 8:297 - Ethical Writings
WJEO 8:334 - Ethical Writings
WJEO 8:353 - Ethical Writings
WJEO 8:366 - Ethical Writings
WJEO 8:368 - Ethical Writings
WJEO 9:166 - A History of the Work of Redemption
WJEO 11:111 - Typological Writings
WJEO 12:494 - Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO 13:273 - The "Miscellanies," a-500
WJEO 15:274 - Notes on Scripture
WJEO 17:336 - Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733
WJEO 20:242 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:316 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:318 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:319 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 20:320 - The "Miscellanies," 833-1152
WJEO 21:166 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith
WJEO 24:635 - The "Blank Bible"