...words, " Father, into Thy hands I commend My Spirit." Here let the devout Christian stand amazed at the height, and depth, and length, and breadth, of the love of Christ Last of all, let him consider what good effects this meditation ought to work in him, to wit, of humility,...

...ftand in fo near and dear a relation to the Son of God! Well may we ftand with the Apoftle and admire the height, and depth, and length, and breadth, of the love of Chrift which paffeth knowledge. His uniting himfelf to the humane nature was the wonder of toth worlds,...

...deal . Ay, but I fear it is the wrong Sort, and not applicable to Divinity ; for I cannot conceive how the Height, and Depth, and Length, and Breadth of the Love of God to Man, can be meafured by the Mathematics ; nor how Mechatiifm can at all mew me how he weigh'd...

...blood ihed for the rcmifîïon of them ; infenfibly, and at an unawares, leading them at once into the height, and depth, and length, and breadth, of the love of Chrift, which parTeth knowledge ; engaging and encouraging their faith and hope in his blood and facrifice...

...mind the great myllery of godlinefs, " God made maniieft in the flefh, t Tim. iii. 16. " And to know' the height, and depth, and length, and breadth of the love of Chriil." They do not fuffer their thoughts to wander on the mountains of vanity. 2. T.hey mount up...

...ones, only. Now, if you are a man of understanding in the love of the Lord, you will glory in it: study the height and depth, and length and breadth of the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that you muy be filled wuh all the fulness of God....Eph. iii. 18, 19. VOL....

...and his love to us, that great love wherewith he loved us. O the admirable dimenfions of that love ; the height, and depth, and length, and breadth of the love of Chrift, which pafleth knowledge ! Let this love conftrain us to love him, and to live to him, who died...

...have judged and condemned us all to yonder lake of fire and brimstone, to welter out eternal ages. Oh, the height, and depth, and length, and breadth of the love of Christ, which passeth all understanding ! The law was holy, just, and good : Ke judged it so — he died to...

...understanding and experience, to repel them. Can any real Christian be • afraid afraid to know more of the height and depth, and length and breadth, of the love of Christ, than he at present does ? It may well be doubted, that, if any man can entertain such an opinion, he...

...meditate on its wonders ! how seldom and how " coldly do we praise God for them !" * St. Paul also speaks of " the height and depth and " length and breadth of the love of Christ as '' passing knowledge, "f (Eph. iii. 18, 19.) Now if the tongue of the seraphic Psalmist, speaking...