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CHRIST ADMIRED
AND
GLORIFIED
[DISC. IV.
in glory, in
the midst
of
our
weakness, the apostle en-
courages himself to ajoyful hope
:
Now,
says he,
I
can
even glory
in
my
infirmities,
so
far
as they
are
without
sin,
that
the power
of
Christ
may
rest upon
me
;
when
L'
am
weak in
myself,
I
am
strong in the
Lord."
Are not
the most diseased patients the chief
honours
of
the phy-
sician
that
bath healed
them
?
And must
not
these
appear
eminently
in
that
day,
when he displays to
the sight
of
the world the
noblest monuments of
his
healing power
?
When cripples
and invalids
gain
the victory
over mighty
enemies,
is
not
the
skill
and conduct
of
their leader
most
admired
?
You
are
the persons
then
in
whom
Christ
will
be
glorified, be
of
good
chear,
receive
his offered
grace,
and wait for
his
salvation.
Use
III.
The
next
use
I
shall
make
of
this
discourse
is
to
draw a word
of
advice
from
it.
"
Learn
to despise
those honours and ornaments
in
this world, in which
Christ
shall have
no
share in
the world
to
come."
I
do
not
say,
cast them
all
away,
for many things
are needful
in
this
life,
that
can have no
immediate regard
to
the
other
;
but learn
to
despise them,
and
set light
by
them,
because
they
reach
no
further than
time,
and shall be
forgotten
in eternity.
Never
put
the higher
esteem on
yourselves, or your neighbours, because of
the
gay glit-
terings
of
silk or
silver; nor let
these employ your
eyes
and
your
thoughts
in
the time
of
worship,
when
the
things
of
the
future
world should
fill
up
all
your
atten-
tion
;
nor let
them
entertain your
tongues
in
your
friendly
visits,
so
as
to exclude the discourse
of
divine
ornaments, and the glorious appearance
of
our Lord
Jesus.
When
I
am to
put
on
my
best attire,
let
me
consider,
if
I
am hung
round
with
jewels and
gold,
these must
pe-
rish before
that
solemn
day,
or melt
in the
last
great
burning,
they
can add no beauty
to
me in
that
assembly.
If
I
put
on love
and
faith,
and
humility,
I
shall shine
in
these
hereafter, and Christ
shall
have some
rays
of
glory
from them. O
may
your
souls
and
mine be dressed
in
those graces
which
are
"
ornaments
of
great
price
in
the
sight
of God
!"
1
Pet.
iii. 3,
4.
Such as may command
the respect
of
angels,
and
reflect
honour
upon Christ
in
that
solemnity
!
I
confess, we dwell
in
flesh
and
blood,
and
human
nature,
in
the best
of
us,
is
too much hil-
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