I'm reading a series of sermons by Philip Henry (Matthew Henry the Bible Commentator's father), and thought I would share some quotes as I go along. Using the book "Christ All in All" as a devotional, I'm reading just one sermon a day, but each one is full of rich doctrine!
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"Two things in Christ are the garment: His merit and righteousness—we must put on this for our justification—and his Spirit and Grace—we must put on this for our sanctification...neither of these can possibly be had otherwise than by putting on Christ. There is no justification but by His merit, no sanctification but by His Spirit."
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"The Lord Jesus Christ is a costly garment, the dearest and most costly garment that ever was. We may judge of its excellency by its price."
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"Lo, here is a costly robe indeed—not to us that must wear it (it costs us nothing but the accepting and putting it on), but to Him that made and prepared it. It cost Him dear. "
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"Having bought [the garments of Christ] we must put them on and wear them. Not as a hat to put off to everyone we meet; not as a cloak to be worn only when we go abroad; but as your inner garment to be worn next to you, and upper garment, and above all these, as your entire garment. Christ must be your all in all: your day clothes; your night clothes. Put Him on daily and duly, constantly and continually. It is a good meditation, when we are putting on your clothes, we must put on bowels of mercies, charity, humility, meekness, or, which includes all, the Lord Jesus Christ. If so, when we die, we will put on better clothes of glory. Christ will never put them off that put Him on."
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