New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Fruits

• The produce of corn, &c Dt. 22:9; Ps. 107:37
• The produce of trees Gen. 1:29; Eccl. 2:5
• Called the
  • Fruit of the ground Gen. 4:3; Jer. 7:20
  • Fruit of the earth Isa. 4:2
  • Increase of the land Ps. 85:12
• Given by God Acts 14:17
• Preserved to us by God Mal. 3:11
• Require
  • A fruitful land Ps. 107:34
  • Rain from heaven Ps. 104:13; Jas. 5:18
  • Influence of the sun and moon Dt. 33:14
• Produced in their due seasons Mt. 21:41
• First of, devoted to God Dt. 26:2
• Divided into
  • Hasty or precocious Isa. 28:4
  • Summer fruits 2 Sam. 16:1
  • New and old Song 7:13
  • Goodly Jer. 11:16
  • Pleasant Song 4:16
  • Precious Dt. 33:14
  • Evil or bad Mt. 7:17
• To be waited for with patience Jas. 5:7
• Often sent as presents Gen. 43:11
• Often destroyed
  • In God's anger Jer. 7:20
  • By blight Joel 1:12
  • By locusts, &c Dt. 28:38, 39; Joel 1:4
  • By enemies Ezek. 25:4
  • By drought Hag. 1:10
• Illustrative
  • Of effects of repentance Mt. 3:8
  • Of works of the Spirit Gal. 5:22, 23; Eph. 5:9
  • Of doctrines of Christ Song 2:3
  • Of good works Mt. 7:17, 18; Phil. 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; Jn. 4:36
  • (Bad) of the conduct and conversation of evil men Mt. 7:17, 12:33