Let me in conclusion address a few words to,
1. Those who are seeking their happiness in earthly things —
[I will suppose you to have attained all that mortal man can possess : find me in all the sacred volume one single passage that pronounces you blessed. Find me but one single passage, and I will say, " Go on, and prosper." But I need only appeal to your own experience. What has all that you have ever attained done for you ? Has it made you truly happy ? You
know it has not Nothing short of that state which we
have before contemplated can make you happy. Seek then blessedness where alone it can be found. Seek it in a recon- ciled God and Saviour. Seek it in a sense of his pardoning love,, and in conformity to his mind and will. The creature, in its utmost fulness, is only " a cistern that will hold no water:" but in your Saviour you shall find " a Fountain of living waters."]
2. Those who profess to have attained the blessed- ness here spoken of —
[" What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy con- versation and godliness ! " Do but look at the millions around you, who are yet unpardoned, unsanctified, unsaved ! What do you owe to God, who has made such a difference between you and others, yea, and between you and your former selves ! Surely there should be no bounds to your gratitude, no limits to your devotion to such a Benefactor ]