358 Spiritual Perfegion. folute, and every Grace in the mofl Di- vine degree was exprefs'd in his Anions. His Life and Death were a compounded Miracle of Obedience to God, and Love to Men. Whatever his ,Father order'd him to undertake, or undergo, he entire- ly contented to : He willingly took on him the forrn of a Servant ; 'twas not put upon him by compulfion. In his Life, Humility towards Men, infinite defcents below him, Self-denial, Zeal for the Ho- nour of God, ardent Delires for the Sal- vation and Welfare of Men, were as vifible as the Flame difcovers Fire. In his Sufferings , Obedience and Sacrifice were united. The willingnefs of his Spirit was viaorious over the repugnance of the Natural Will in the Garden ; Not my Will, but thine be done, was his unal- terable choice. His Patience was infu- perable to all Injuries : He was betrayed by a Difciple for a vile Price, and aMur- therer was preferr'd before him : I-Ie was fcorn'd as a falfe Prophet , as a feigned King, and deceitful Saviour : He was fpit on, fcourg'd , crown'd with Thorns, and crucified ; and in the heigth of his Sufferings never exprefs'd a fpark of Anger againft his Enemies, nor the leaff degree of Impatience, that might leffen the value of his Obedience. Now confider, it was one principal Reafon of his
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