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FAITH
IN
ITS
LOwtST
DEGREEs.
233
O
what
a blessed change
is
made
by
our
looking
to
Christ
!
A change,
I
say,
in
the
very eye-sight
of our
souls,
and
in
our
view
and
survey
of
all things
round
about
us,
so
far
as
we
have
any concern
in
them
!
What
a
blessed change
in
our
judgment
and
esteem
of
them
!
We look upon things
with
another
eye
than
be-
fore,
and
things
put
on
a
new face.
Faith
looking to
Christ
for salvation,
sets all
things in
a
different
light
before
the
eyes
of
the
soul,
and
gives
quite
another
view
of
them.
It
is
like
some
heavenly
glass
applied
to
the
organ
of
sense,
that not
only
assists
and
improves
our
sight,
but represents
every thing to
us in
a
divine light,
even such
as
they
appear
to
the
blessed
spirits
above.
1.
It
alters the
view
and appearance
of
all
the
great
.
and
gay
things
of
this life. All
the treasures, and pomp,
and
entertainments of
this
world,
were
once
the
most
tempting
objects
we
could look upon
;
but
now
we
look
on the world, with all the gayest
and richest
scenes
of
it,
as a little mean and despicable thing
;
for we
have
seen
Christ and
heaven
;
and when
the
world begins to
flatter
us
again, and
to
look
great and
tempting
in
our
eyes,
let
us look again
to
Jesus, and
his
salvation
that
the
world
may
lose its
splendour and allurements.
.2.
Once a'
poor christian
in
a
cottage,
or
in
vile
rai-
ment,
was
contemptible
in
our
sight, now
we
look
on
the
saints,
even in
the meanest circumstance,
as
the
excellent
of
the
earth;
for they
are
heirs
of
heaven,
they
are
like to
Christ, and formed after
the blessed image
of
him,
whom
we have seen with an eye
of
faith and
love.
Holy
Savi-
our, and
holy
saints
!
They the
e,vcellent
of
the
earth,
and
he,
the ornament
of
heaven.
S.
The
bible
heretofore
we
looked
on
but
little
better
than
a common
book;
or
perhaps,
it
was
our
aversion.
The
New Testament
.gave
us
no pleasure.
The
true glo-
ries
of
it
were
hidden
from
us.
The
gospel
was
a
hidden
gospel; but
now,we
look
upon
it
as
our
most valuable
treasure
and
portion;
and
we
often look into
it-;
for
we
find
Jesus Christ
there,
with all his
salvation.
Every
part
of
the bible carries .quite
another aspect
than
once
it
did. We look
upon
the promises
as
an
inventory
of our inheritance
;
and
we
read
those
words,
-`'
All
things
are
yours," with
a
relish
of
unknown delight,
Jgecause
of our
own
interest
in
them
:
And
as
they
are