Another  may  hold  large,  Paul-like  views  of  the  abroga-
tion of  the  fourth  commandment,  and  yet  he  may  be
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126    SHADOW  AND  SUBSTANCE  OF  THE  SABBATH.
sincerely  and  zealously  anxious  for  the  hallowing  of
the  day  in  his  household  and  through  his  country.  Do
not  call  that  man  a  Sabbath-breaker.  Remember^  the
Pharisees  called  the  Son  of  God  a  Sabbath-breaker.
They  kept  the  law  of  the  Sabbath ;  they  broke  the  law
of  love.  Which  was  the  worse  to  break  ?  which  was
the  higher  law  to  keep  ?  Take  care,  lest,  in  the  zeal
which  seems  to  you  to  be  for  Christ,  ye  be  found
indulging  their  spirit,  and  not  His.
VII.
(Preached  November  4,  1849.)

THE    SYMPATHY    OF    CHRIST.
Heb.  iv.  15,  16.  —  "  For  ^ve  have  not  an  high  priest  which  cannot  be
touched  -with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities  ;  but  was  in  all  points
tempted  like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin.  Let  us  therefore  come
boldly  unto  the  throne  of  grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy,  and  find
grace  to  help  in  time  of  need. ' '

According  to  these  verses,  the  Priesthood  of  Jesus
Christ  is  based  upon  the  perfection  of  His  humanity.
Because  tempted  in  all  points  like  as  we  are,  there-
fore He  can  show  mercy,  and  grant  help.  Whatever
destroys  the  conception  of  His  humanity,  does  in  that
same  degree  overthrow  the  notion  of  His  priesthood.
Our  subject  is  the  Priestly  Sympathies  of  Christ.
But  we  make  three  preliminary  observations.
