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my Redeemer’s righteousness is all my desire. They are truly blessed. they alone are happy, who are enabled to exalt in that garment of celestial glory which never waxeth old, in the illustrious robes of a Saviour’s consummate righteousness, which are incorruptible and immortal. This is a robe which hides every sin, of thought, word or deed, that I have committed.——O how unspeakably happy are they who are justified by this all perfect righteousness of all they in the Lord Jesus Christ, and who therein can constantly triumph and glory.
Lord, I live upon Christ, I lie upon his righteousness, I live upon his blood and merits; yea, I die also leaning wholly upon this bottom. It is not past experience or manifestations I depend upon; it is Christ, a present all sufficient Saviour, and perfect righteousness in him I look to. All my attainments are but loss and dung beside him.
When I find myself polluted I go to this fountain for cleansing. Lord give me delight in approaching to thee; delight to be at a throne of grace—O that I could make my bed there, ly and die there.
The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. O for strength to offer a holy violence by faith and prayer.
Thus the Author died as he lived, testifying the power of religion upon himself, and that at a time when men have most need of its comfort.———The foregoing words are transcribed from his own manuscript, now in the hands of Mr. Bell, Minister at Aberbrothick.
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