xxxii. 18. _And my people shall dwell in a peaceable
habitation._[1]
No doubt "the peaceable habitation" is found in moral dispositions
created within by Divine grace. Here is, 1st. The Chamber of
_Holiness._ Oh, the sweet tranquillity of a holy life! 2. Here is the
hallowed Chamber of _Resignation_ to the Divine will. If the soul is,
by Divine grace, able to be still in the midst of temptation, it will
also be still in the midst of personal trial. 3. Here is _Trust_ in
God's providence. This is the observatory, and like all
observatories, it is high and clear. Other observatories boast that
from them you may see the stars in the day-time; but from this, you
may see the sun in the night-time.--_E. Paxton Hood: Dark Sayings on
a Harp,_ pp. 361-368.