as newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,
(1) The reason of the injunction of the Saviour to Peter, to “feed his lambs,” Joh 21:15; 1 Peter 2:1-2. Young Christians strongly resemble children, babies; and they need watchful care, and kind attention, and appropriate aliment, as much as new-born infants do. Piety receives its form much from its commencement and the character of the whole Christian life will be determined in a great degree by the views entertained at first, and the kind of instruction which is given to those who are just entering on their Christian course. We may also see,