...himself; who, when he saw our fallen state, came down from heaven to seek and save us, yea, " though rich, for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." O, what marvellous grace was here ! and still, " as our Great High-priest, he is touched with the feeling...

...Widows ministered to him of their substance. " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." OCTODÏH 4.—" Ь this thy kindness to thy friend I" 2 Sam. xvi. 17. THIS was the inquiry orcomplaint...

...addresses our ingenuousness ; it tells us of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ ; how that " though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor that we through his poverty might be rich." It makes us to " comprehend with all saints what is the height and depth and hreadth and length and...

...whole undertaking. " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ," saith St. Paul, " how that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich." His giving himself for the church is celebrated as a most interesting instance...

...whole undertaking. " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ," saith St. Paul, " how that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich." His giving himself for the church is celebrated as a most interesting instance...

...Middleton, Mass. My Dear Young Friends, — You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be made rich. You know how, while on earth, he went about doing good ; how he loved poor sinners,...

...sacrifice for its promotion. Of all this, the Master himself set the most impressive example. " Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." He "gave himself for us, that he might redeem us" from pollution, misery, and death. He submitted to...

...about doing good, who gave Himself a ransom for our sins, " the just for the unjust 2 ;" and " though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might be rich V And further, this very resemblance to the Divine perfections, does by a reflex operation, communicate,...

...in all his actions. " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ," says the apostle, " that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich ;" and as the change of Christ's state from riches to poverty, from honour to disgrace,...

...cause, with deep and ready gratitude, because " we know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet, for our sakes, He became poor ; that we, through His poverty, might become rich V Let us turn from this painful delineation of the errors of Romanism, to a short...