22. The blood of Jesus Christ was the ransom of the saints. As it is written, " Ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,.... but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world; but was manifested in these last times for you; who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God." (1 Peter 1:1818Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; (1 Peter 1:18)'-21.)
Will any honest man keep what belongs to another, what another has bought and paid for? Let alone all other thoughts, we are dishonest if we do not give: ourselves wholly to God, for He has bought 'Us. Let not a hoof then' be left behind in Egypt, for body, soul, and spirit are God's; bought with a price. But ah! what a price! and for what a purpose bought! If God gave up His Son to make you His own son and heir, will you murmur if the road to the glory, your own glory, be a little rough? Shame, shame and folly indeed!