DISCOURSE III. 587 4. Another promise made to Sion, is, «that the poor and the hungry shall be satisfied with bread there, even with living bread, and the water of life, for God will abundantly bless the provision of his gospel -sanctuary ;" Psal. cxxxii. 15. It is the poor alone, and the needy, and the humble in spirit that shall be fed with rich grace and abundant plenty ; but those who are full of themselves, and are rieh in their highopinion of their own circumstances, they shall be sent empty away. God will here provide supplies for the wants of every inhabitant in Sion. The inhabitant shall not sail any longer, I am sick, they shall be heal- ed oftheir spiritual diseases by thesanctifying spirit, they shall be made to lift up their heads, and rejoice by the Spirit the comfor- ter,for their iniquities shall beforgiven them through the blood of the Son of God Isa. xxxiii. 20, 24. All the particular neces- sities of hungry souls shall be here supplied : Those who come peeking and longingfor some divine relief under their difficulties, shall often find a word suited to their case, they shall be supplied out of the stores of the sanctuary. Those who are bewildered in the dark, and are doubtful in their way, shall find a hint of happy advice ; abeam of divine light, shining iñ their hearts, shall point them to the path, in which they should walk. Those who are mourning under a sense of guilt, or under the pressure of some heavy burden, shall be relieved and comforted out of the divine promises, and find the burden of their hearts made easy. Thosewho are bowed down, shall be supported and rais- ed with a word of heavenly consolation ; those who complain of hardness of heart, shall meet with a word of love and power, that shall melt their souls into tenderness and penitence, and mould them to the will of God their Saviour. Those who are surrounded with many and mighty adversaries, shall experience new strength conveyed to their hearts to wage the holy war with vigour, that they may come off conquerors ; and those who are dying under a sense of sin, shall find divine life and salvation here. God will meet his own people, and supply them withevery needful blessing of the covenant of grace. 5. In Sion, the worshippers shall be made joyful in the house of prayer: and the saints shall shout aloud for joy, Isa. lvi. 6, 7. ?sal. cxxxii. 16. They shall offer up their praises with holy cheerfulness, and delight themselves in the blessings of, the sanctuary. Surely when the priests are clothed with salva- tion, when the crown of David flourishes, and his kingdom is enlarged, when poor perishing creatures are born into a new life, by the powers and provisions of grace, then the saints can- not but sing and rejoice. " When the sons of the stranger shall join themselves to the Lord, he will bring them to Sinn, and make them joyful there, according to _his promise." Isa. lvi. 6, 7. He will exalt their joy into shouting, he will raise their delight
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