. Divine emblems . FOR YOUTH. 35 XL. OF THE LOVE OF HE love of Chrift, poor I! may touch upon :But tis unsearchable. Oh ! there is noneIts large dimenfions can comprehend, Should they dilate thereon, world without end. When we had sinnd, He in His zeal did swear,That He upon His back our sins would since to sin there is entailed death,He vowd that for our sins He d lofe His breath. He did not only say, vow, or reiblve,But to aftoniihment did so involve 86 DIVINE EMBLEMS Himfelf in mans diftrefs and mifery, As for and with him both to live and die. To His eternal fame in sacre
. Divine emblems . FOR YOUTH. 35 XL. OF THE LOVE OF HE love of Chrift, poor I! may touch upon :But tis unsearchable. Oh ! there is noneIts large dimenfions can comprehend, Should they dilate thereon, world without end. When we had sinnd, He in His zeal did swear,That He upon His back our sins would since to sin there is entailed death,He vowd that for our sins He d lofe His breath. He did not only say, vow, or reiblve,But to aftoniihment did so involve 86 DIVINE EMBLEMS Himfelf in mans diftrefs and mifery, As for and with him both to live and die. To His eternal fame in sacred story,We find that He did lay afide His glory,Steppd from the throne of higheft dignity,Became poor man, did in a manger lie 3Yea, was beholden upon His for bread,Had, of His own, not where to lay His head:Though rich, He did for us become thus poor,That He might make us rich for evermore. Yet this was but the leaf! of what He did 5But the outfide of what He made His bleffed Son under the law;Under the curfe, which, like the lions paw,Did re
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