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The hiftorians could fcarcely have delineated him, as meek and humble, as maintaining this mild temper on all occafions, had they not seen it exhibited. They do not pass a general, declamatory eulogium on his meekness and gentleness: but they rehearse the difcourfes, they relate the actions, by which he always fhewed himself meek and lowly. Such discourses, fuch actions could not have been invented. There is no air of fiction in the detail. They exhibit also a perfection of character drawn by the pen of those disciples, who, it appears from their own conduct on the fame incidents, discovered a temper very different to that which they ascribed to their Master. But if the history be true, and no cunningly devised fable, then this meek and lowly JESUS was "the fent of Gop,” and our guide to eternal life. With what authority, then, doth his example addrefs our minds, and demand our imitation.

To imbibe his spirit, to imitate his mild goodness, will be our ornament, our happiness, our perfection. Let a likeness to

JESUS CHRIST, in his meekness and gentleness, mould your tempers, regulate your speech, and

diffuse itself through your whole behaviour. There does not arife a day, in life, which does not present an opportunity to exercise "meekness and gentleness." There cannot

be a fituation in life, in which there will not be occafion for the display of these virtues.

Thefe virtues, ye Youth, become the modefty and inexperience of your years, will temper the forwardness and impetuofity of them, and will add a grace to your bloom. These virtues, ye who are in advanced years, will correct the peevishness, foften the moroseness, and enliven the gravity of age. These virtues, ye Parents and Masters, will mitigate the exercise of authority, and conciliate the love of your children, and the attachment of your fervants. These virtues will add charms to every period of life, and caft a mild luftre on every station. These are the virtues which difpofe us to fhew refpect to superiors, kindness to equals, condefcenfion to inferiors, forbearance and forgiveness to the injurious, and benevolence towards all. These are the virtues which will preferve peace in our dwellings, tranquillity in our bosoms, and happiness around us. These are

the virtues, which will prepare us for the heavenly felicity, for the regions of everlasting love and peace.

Be intreated, be perfuaded by "the meeknefs and gentleness of CHRIST," to cultivate the fame temper, and in all your deportment to exercise these virtues, exhibiting a fair refemblance of the meek and lowly JESUS. Amen.

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'SERMON XII.

CHRITS's PRAYERS AND TEARS CONSIDERED.

HEBREWS v. 7.

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared.

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HESE words refer to a very diftreffing

fcene at the clofe of our LORD's ministry upon earth, and may certainly be illuftrated by the confideration of it: THIS was his agony in the garden; when his mind was violently agitated, and his distress so great, as to force drops of blood through the pores of his delicate frame. The review of our LORD'S conduct at that gloomy feason, as it is represented in the text, must certainly be instructive. It appears to be pointed out by the

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