What, lovely in His sufferings?''
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The following extracts are from Thomas
Watson's sermon "Christ's Loveliness"
"Yes, He is altogether lovely." Song 5:16
Lost men of this world cannot see the
stupendous beauty of Christ. All sparkling
beauties are found in Him, but they lack eyes!
He is infinitely and superlatively lovely!
All that we could ever say about Jesus
falls infinitely short of his worth. He is
pure, unspotted beauty. There is an
infinite resplendency, a sparkling luster
to His beauty!
Jesus is most lovely in His sufferings,
when he made an atonement for our sins.
What, lovely in His sufferings?
Lovely when He was buffeted, spit
upon, and besmeared with blood?
Oh yes, He was most lovely upon the cross,
when He showed most love to us. He bled
love at every vein! Those drops were love
drops! The more bloody, the more lovely!
Oh how lovely ought a bleeding Savior
be to our eyes! Let us wear this blessed
crucifix always in our heart!
The cross of Christ is the key
that opens paradise to us!
How beautiful is Christ on the cross!
The ruddiness of His blood took
away the redness of our guilt!
Christ's crucifixion is our coronation!
He left His Father's bosom, that hive of
sweetness, to come and live here. Truly,
He exchanged the palace for the dunghill.
"The unsearchable riches of Christ." Not
even the angels can dig to the bottom
of this mine! They adore Christ, being
ravished with His amazing beauties!
Jesus is the very extract and quintessence
of beauty. He is a whole paradise of delights!
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