y Ps. xlvi. 1—5. z 1 Pet. V. 7.
^ Ps. xci. 9, 10. ^ Isai. xxxiii. 20—22.
in your own souls, and " God may dwell in you, whilst you thus dwell in him ! " For, if you thus " know in Whom you have believed, and that He is able to keep that which you have committed to him "," you cannot but be happy : since he has expressly said, " I will keep hiin in perfect peace whose mind is staid on me, because he trusteth in me*^."]
2. Search into them, that you may make them known to the rising generation —
[We should not be contented to be happy alone, but should desire as far as possible to diffuse happiness all around us. To the rising generation in particular we are bound to trans- mit the benefits which we have received. The knowledge of salvation is a sacred deposit committed to us for that very
end® It is scarcely to be conceived how much more
profitable to young people the preached Gospel would be, if they were well instructed at home. We teach our children what shall conduce to the advancement of their worldly interests;
and shall we neglect the welfare of their souls ^? In
particular, let us endeavour to impress their minds with the knowledge of God, and his perfections; of Christ, and his offices ; of the Holy Spirit, and his operations ; that so they also may have God for their God, and their guide, and their portion, for ever and ever.]
c 2 Tim. i. 12. d igai, xxvi. 3. ^ pg. Ixxviii. 5—7.
f If this were the subject of a Sermon for a Charity School, or Sunday School, this idea should be considerably enlarged.