CHAPTER XXIII. 551 fourth thing designed in the public life and ministry of Christ ? A. To give an example to the world of universal holiness and goodness ; John xiii. 15. -1 Cor. xi. 1. Rom. xv. 5. 52. Q. What are some of the more remarkable virtues, graces, or duties, whereinChrist appears to be our example? A. I. He sought the public glory of God with the warmest zeal, and vindicated the honour of his Father's appointments against the corruptions of men ; John viii. 50. and xvii. 4. and ii. 16, 17. Mat. xxiii. 2. He was strictly observant of all the commands of God, even the ceremonial as well as the moral : He observed the sal)- bath, hecame up to the feast at Jerusalem, he desired to be bap- tized, he came to fulfil the law of God, and made it his meat and his drink ; Mat. iii. 15. and v. 17. John xiv. 31. and iv. 34. and vii. 10. 3. He was frequent and fervent in religious exercises, prayer and praise ; Luke vi. 12. and xi. 1, 2. Mat. xiv. 23. and xi. 25. 4. He was eminent for heavenly-mindedness self-denial as to the comforts of this life, and trust in God for his daily bread : He was so poor, that the goodwomen ministered to him out of their substance, and he had not where to lay his head ; Luke ix. 58. and viii. 3. 5. He bore sorrows from the hand of God with the highest submission, and the vilest injuries from men with perfect patience and meekness, not returning railing for railing, but blessing those that persecuted him ; 1 Pet. ii. 21-23. Mat xi. 29. Luke xxii. 42. and xxiii. 34. 6. He gave the most glorious instances of good-will to men, compassion to the miserable, and love to friends, to strangers and to enemies. IIe often had pity on the multitude that fol- lowed him, he travelled about and took all occasions to do good to the bodies and the souls of men ; to their bodies by his heal- ing and feeding them, and to their souls by his preaching and conversation, andat last he laid down his life for sinners ; Acts x. 38. Mat. ix. 36. and xiv. 14. John xv. 13. Rom. v. 6, 8, 10. 7. He was obedient to his parents, paying them honour, and obedient to magistrates, paying tax and tribute ; Luke ii. $1. Mat. xvii. 24. 8. He was humble and familiar with the poor, and even with publicans and sinners for their good ; Mat. xi. 29. and ix. 11. He washed the feet of his own disciples; John xiii. 14. 9. He was stedfast in resisting the temptations of the devil, and opposing the iniquities of men ; Mat. iv. 1 -11. Heb. ii. 18. and xii. 1, 2. Mat. xxiii. John ii. 13-17. 10. He was prudent and watchful against the snares of his enemies, and careful to give them no just occasions against him:
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