Then, when we sit down at the marriage-feast with the great multitude whom no man can number, and whose voice shall be as the sound of many waters, then, when the Bridegroom shall once more drink of the fruit of the vine consecrated by Him in the night of His betrayal, and partaken of from age to age by a waiting Church; then, when ordinances, and types, and means of grace shall have given way to their perfect fulfilment, and when the righteous shall shine like the sun in the kingdom of His Father, then shall we look back upon the feast in the wilderness, and the seasons of communion, and the dim foreshadowings of future bliss at the table of the Lord; and the language of our hearts will be, "It was a true report that we heard in our own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit we understood not the words until we came and our eyes had seen it, and behold the half was not told us. ""* 66 Thou, Lord, hast kept the good wine until now!" I Kings x. 6, 7. for II. THE NEW COVENANT. "This is my blood of the New Covenant which is shed you and for many for the remission of sins." "He will ever be mindful of His covenant." E have thus seen the nature and privileges of the Lord's Supper; and, truly, when we consider its sacredness, and behold therein the " sure witness" of Christ's love to our souls, and the pledge of everlasting communion above, we are led to wonder that we should ever coldly, or without earnest heed, approach to the Table of the Lord. But before speaking of those who should thus draw near, it will be well to dwell for a short time on words employed by our Master in the institution of the ordinance, and which still remain for our consideration. "This is my blood of the New Covenant which is shed for many for the remission of sins." What is the meaning of a covenant? It signifies, in its common sense, an agreement between man and man, by which, on the fulfilment of certain conditions by the other agreeing party, each person binds himself to a particular action or line of conduct. Thus, the master covenants with |