...state. " I therefore counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich,and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear ; and to annoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love,...

...condescends to say even to them, " I counsel thec to buy " of me, gold tried in the fire, that thou ma} est be " rich; and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed,...nakedness do not appear; " and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; " be zealous therefore^ and...

...admitted, by all parties, to be figurative. Rev. iii. 18. Christ saith, ' I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire; that thou mayest be rich ; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed;' but are christians called to buy these things literally ? does Christ sell the blessings of the gospel...

...conceit of themselves like the Laodiceans. for lie saith, Rev. iii. 18. "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich ; and white raiment, that thou inayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear ; and annoint thine eyes with...

...their debt to divine justice, so wretchedly poor are they ; and therefore Christ says, * Buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich;...and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear,' Rev. iii. 1 8. Mot. 2. Consider what a Father God will be to you, the best of fathers. No children...

...heard his voice speaking in the most persuasive and engaging manner, ' 1 counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich ; and white raiment, that thou tmxyest be clothed. Riches and honour are with me ; yea, durable riches and righteousness.' The Royal...

...received, and heard, and hold fast, and repent;" and to the Laodiceans, " I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich;...white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed — and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. — Behold, I stand at the door and knock....

...have never attended to the kind advice of Christ to all such characters, " I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed." But the importance of prayer is not seen, is not felt by him who sees not, that he is in a perishing...

...white raiment. Therefore, "I counsel thee," says Christ to the poor and naked sinner, "to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich,...mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear." We are by nature unclean: but when we become saints, it supposes that Christ has washed...

...temptation) that thou mayest be rich ; and white raiment, (genuine truth, and thence intelligence,) that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of...not appear ; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, (the conjunction of truth with good,) that thou mayest (spiritually) see." Rev. chap. 3, ver. 14. •...