Religion & morality > Riches of Christ, and glorious treasure of heavenly joys

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RICHES OF CHRIST.
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For ye know the grace of our lord jejm
Ghrifl, that tho he was rich, yet for
your fakes he became poor, that ye thro
his poverty, might be rich.
UPON this conficleratipn, we inay
raife our large ft thoughts to an ex¬
ceeding height. For, if wc purchafe this
pearl of great price ; if we buy this field.
We have a portion laid up, fufficient to
Pltisfy the moft defirous mind and crav¬
ing appetite, not only in this world, but
in the world to come ; the confideration
of which made the apoftle cry out, as
in a rapture, ‘ O the it eighth and depth
* of the riches and mercy of God in
* ChrifV Telus.’ In this there is no-fading
riche?,'that ‘ make themiHves wings and
I ily away,’ or are peri (lung and cannot
reprieve us in our greateft nccellity : Rut
this is an unfpeakable and everlafdng
treafure, beyond what the world can
afford ; this tfeafure of riches is above
the value of a thou land worlds. Would
you have length of days ? here you may,
End it held cut in, .one hand. Would