...They doubted whether he, who had multiplied the bread, could walk upon the water. O thou, that canst have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, who art touched with the feeling of human infirmities, have pity on us, and help us. Thou seest how...

...infirmity ; this served to give him to feel for those he represented : his office required this of him, to have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way. Our Christ, the essential Word and Son of God, took our nature, with all its sinless infirmities, into...

...for (the good of) men, over things pertaining to God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; 2. Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are led astray, because he himself also is compassed with infirmity; 3. And for this reason he ought, as...

...of Christ; he therefore first carefully lays down the true notion of a priest or sacrificer, that he is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins : that every one that is called to this office must be called of God, as was Aaron ; that the Messiah...

...kindly to the humble and afflicted ; and to afford such assistance as contrite sinners require. He " can have compassion on the ignorant, •and on them that are out of the way ; for that he himself also was compassed with infirmities." " The Lord is gracious and full of compassion." Will he, then,...

...the epistle to the Hebrews : " For every high priest " taken from among men is ordained for men in tf things pertaining to God, that he may offer both " gifts and sacrifices for sins."§ Here, to be " or" dained for men in things pertaining to God," is the same as to transact the business...

...xxiY. 47. J Matt, xxviri. 20. :•• .l«r. xxxi. 31. ana Heb. viii. 6. must speak as those that " have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, remembering, that we ourselves, also, are compassed about with infirmity,'' while at the same time,...

...cause he has undertaken. The High Priest under the law was taken from among men, that thus he might " have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, for that he himself also was compassed with infirmity." \ In this respect also CHRIST is fitted for. his important office....

...offering of sacrifices and other oblations. Every high Priest, taken from among men, says St. Paul, is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sin. Intercession seems to be a duty of natural religion, and may be easily supposed to be a service,...

...weakness. How different is the language of the Gospel, which points out to us that true High Priest, "who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way!" He explains away the meaning of sacrifices afier their manner. In conversation he advanced his favorite...