...called1? or do we make our offerings with single-heartedness, as unto God, and for the sake of Him Who for our sakes became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich 1? Do we see Christ Himself in His poor and afflicted, and do we therefore treat them as we would treat...

...Such conduct is most unsaint like ! It was not thus that He acted towards men, who, though rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich. It is not easy to see how men, who thus act towards him and his cause, can have any strong sense of...

...down from heaven, that a man (fat thereof and not die." It acquaints us with Him, " who though rich for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich ;" with the merit of his life, and the efficiency of his death, and the prevalence of his intercession...

...mighty, nor the love of Christ, less actuating than the fear of purgatory. The Son of God, though rich for our sakes, became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich — the love of God manifested to us at so tremendous a sacrifice — the preciousness of souls contingent...

...inspires the grateful recollection 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 become rich. We are not our own, but are bonght with a price ; and, in the exercise of love, we devute to liiin...

...holiness has assumed human guilt ; infinite blessedness has taken upon him our woes ; he who was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we, through his poverty, might become rich. For thy name's sake, O Lord, and for the love and sufferings of thy Son, pardon our iniquity, for it...

...perceive occasion, I trust, to admire " the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ ; who, though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich." Comparing our privileges and blessings with those enjoyed by believers of past ages, we shall be ready...

...creature, his pensioner, his child ! It were enough honor to resemble him, who " though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich !" Yet he condescends to solicit that very youth to come into his vineyard. His Church needs him. The...

...came to bind up the broken hearted, to give them the oil of joy for mourning (Is. Ы. 1 ff.) ; — Who for our sakes became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich, — Who, though now gone from us, has left with us precious gifts, and charged His ministers to feed...

...dust in the balance, compared to that manifested by the Lord himself, " who though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich." Indeed, no possible calculation can be made, as to the amount of our obligations, as redeemed sinners...