...pre-existent dignity of Christ. It is rather a beautiful explanation and commentary upon those words, " Though he was rich, yet, for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be rich." It is very seldom that I make use of quotations in a sermon, but Dr. Doddridge has...

...the Spirit of Christ was ? The same Apostle says, Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich. If the Saviour of the world left the realms of light and glory, and came into this world, lived a life...

...the Spirit of Christ was? The same Apostle »ays, Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, though he w,as rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich. If the Saviour of the world left the realms.of light and glory, and came into tkiq world, lived a life...

...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 was never rich while on earth; his "riches," therefore,...

...only saw and pitied us, but also hastened on the wings of love to bring salvation. " He was eternally rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich." He was clothed with light, and surrounded with hosts of happy adoring spirits,...

...and shed his precious blood. Our deceased friend thus " knew the grace of our " Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet " for our sakes he became poor, that we, through " his poverty, might be rich :" and this influenced him in the use of that affluence, and in the improvement of those...

...family when he came into the world, displaying his great goodness and condescension ; for " though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be rich."4 Q. Was not our blessed Saviour, at his presentation in the temple, manifested to the...

...14, and ' become the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him ;' Heb. v. 9. — ' Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich/ 2 Cor. viii. 9. — ' He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for...

...because the representation corresponds to him. The Apostle, speaking of our Sa"vior, says, that "tho he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich," and in Christian Repository. 105 another place he represents that he became thus poor,...

...glory ; and clothed himself in a frail mortal body. He took upon him our degraded nature. " Though he was rich, yet for our " sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty " might be made rich." Though he was the eternal Son of God, and " thought it not robbery to be equal...