John Trapp on Micah 5:7

Verſe 7. And the remnant of Jacob] The remnant according to the election of grace, Rom. 11.5. theſe are but a few in compariſon, as a remnant to the whole peece, or an hand-full to an houſe-full: but they ſhall increaſe and multiply, by Gods bleſſing upon them, as is here ſet forth by two ſimilitudes. Firſt, for their propagation and multiplication, the Prophet compareth them to the dew, which is ingendred and diſtilled from heaven immediatly. Therefore alſo Pſal. 110.3. new converts are compared to dew, and Gods begetting them, to the womb of the morning, See M. Tho. Goodw. faſtſerm. Apr. 27. 1642. when over-night the earth was dry. Secondly, for their growth and increaſe, he compareth it to the ſprouting up of herbs and graſſe in the wilderneſſes, where man cometh not, and ſo their ſpringing tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the ſonnes of men, for them to come with their watering-pots to nouriſh them (as herbs in gardens do) but theſe have ſhowers from heaven, that give the increaſe. I the Lord do keep my vineyard, I will water it every moment, Eſay 27.3. There is an honour due to Gods Miniſters, 1 Theſſ. 5 13. but the word onely muſt be [illegible: 4 letters] fied, Act. 13.48. and Chriſt earneſtly intreated, that as of old the Manna [illegible: 2 letters]me down with the dew, which covered the Manna (whence that expreſſion, hidden Manna, Rev. 2.17.) ſo He himſelf who is the bread of life, would deſcend into us, by the word of his grace, and fill us with the fruits of righteouſneſſe: that he would rigare & recreare, refreſh and cheriſh our hearts, as the dew from heaven doth the dry and fady fields.