...be merciful ; ready to communicate ; and feeling the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, when rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty, might be rich. Let those who are advanced in years, be anxious to bring forth fruit in old age. Let those who are...

...because the LORD hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor." And who was this preacher ? — our LORD JESUS CHRIST, " who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich." And whom did he afterwards send...

...of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal' with God, yet took upon him the form of a servant"— who, " though he .was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be made rich" — who cheerfully left the courts of heaven, and the songs of adoring cherubim,...

...order to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Also spoke from 2 Cor. viii. 0, showing how ' Christ, though rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through His poverty might be rich.' After a prayer, I went to another place, and found several ready to converse. In the evening, had several...

...highest,' and now he was employing his leisure at Blackheath in preparing a new one from ' Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.' He was present at the Watchnight...

...Holy Spirit to apply them to your heart. Through them, behold the wonderful love of that Redeemer, 'who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.' Meditate on his gracious condescension. Think of his kind invitation: ' Come unto me, all ye that labour...

...you reject the doctrine of divine atonement! Thirdly ; Attentively weigh 2 Cor. viii. 9 : "Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be rich." Here remember, 1. Jesus Christ...

...another dies happy, because he knows and feels the grace of the Lord Jesus, who when " he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." (2 Cor. viii. 9.) Of the one we must say, " he feedeth upon ashes, a deceived heart hath turned him...

...the heart" (the pocket rather he should have said) " in the tenderest place, by saying ' Ye " ' know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though he " ' was rich for our takes, became poor, that we' " (the priests ?) '" through his poverty might be made rich!'"...

...the members of our church, and on the Christian world? In whose name do we plead? In the name of him, who, "though he was rich, yet, for our sakes, became...poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." It is a small matter, surely, that we should ask of you your temporal things. It is nothing unreasonable...