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A melting consideration
(Hopkins)
"Christ died for the ungodly." Romans 5:6
O what a melting consideration is this, that . . .
out of Christ's agony—comes our victory;
out of His condemnation—comes our justification;
out of His pain—comes our ease;
out of His stripes—comes our healing;
out of His gall and vinegar—comes our honey;
out of His curse—comes our blessing;
out of His crown of thorns—comes our crown of glory;
out of His death—comes our life!
"Hearts must be harder than the rocks—if the love
and death of Christ do not move them!" (Plumer)
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