blood from their own veins for ink. Then as the sun was westering in the
cold sky, they lifted up the right hand to Almighty God, the Searcher of
hearts, avowing allegiance to Him with the solemnity of a most sacred
oath. Surely this was Scotland's greatest day. The Church may now be
called Hephzibah, and her land, Beulah. Immanuel is the name of her
Covenant Lord. "Glory, glory, in Immanuel's land!"

The evening drew on; the spirited demonstrations of that eventful day,
like a glorious sunset, melted away; but the Covenant, in all its
sacredness, substance, obligations, and strength, remained for the next
day, and the next generation, and all generations to come. Thus was
Scotland's National Covenant renewed in 1638.

Let the children of these Covenanters not forget, nor lightly esteem
their Covenant inheritance and obligations. How great the honor!
Remember the accountability, withdraw not from the bond. Relation to the
Lord Jesus Christ by means of the Covenants of the fathers loads
descendants with heavy duties, endows them with bountiful blessings,
entrusts them with the welfare of coming generations, crowns them with
high honors, and brings them into judgment to account for all these
advantages and obligations. Let the children of the Covenants take heed
lest they forget the duties, forfeit the blessings, prove themselves
untrustworthy, and trample their heavenly crown in the dust. Let them
fear lest being exalted to heaven they be cast down to hell. The
Covenants of the fathers bind the children.

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POINTS FOR THE CLASS.