...present case ? Were they to lay more to heart their obligations to HIM who, though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich ; and, from this consideration, were to undergo a degree of selfdenial, I would not say in the necessaries...

...above all, from the love and condescension of the Lord Jesus Christ, who ' though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty, might be rich.' Here are motives exactly fitted to act on a pious soul. But these are not all. Look back, and see what...

...who was justly entitled to this distinction, it was the despised but majestic Nazarene, who though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich. The poor were Christ's care whilst he was with them here, and his legacy to the...

...for our transgressions, to be a propitiation for all our sins, as Isaiah clearly testifies. — " And he who was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." 2 Cor. viii. 9. For he bulb given unto us, all his goods, all his benefits, all his righteousness,...

...of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of man." " He who was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich." And as on,e says, ' If his poverty enriches us, what will his riches in glory...

...grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though Le was rich, (beyond all computation or conception,) yet, for our sakes, became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." When, therefore, he, who was holy, harmless, and undefiled, loves guilty and polluted worms ; when...

...are reminded by an apostle of ' the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ .... who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.' We are ' not our own, but bought with a price ;' and, therefore, bound to ' glorify God, in our body...

...example. Let us always bear in mind " the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." Let us •onsider the uncertainty of all earthly things, and this will dispose us to employ them with...

...sum of our last year's.exfiendiiures! Would this impoverish our country? — Can we then forget that "HE WHO WAS RICH, FOR OUR SAKES BECAME POOR, THAT WE THROUGH HIS POVERTY MIGHT BE MADE RICH! What are a few thousands — what a few millionsof dolían — to the salvation...

...painful twitches of the tenth commandment. He bad great possessions. Although the Lord of al', who for our sakes became poor that we through his poverty might be rich, gave commandment and example, he could not obey. " He went away sorrowing." For what was he sorry ?...