(4)  The  case  of  Zacheus  is  nearly  like  that  of  the  blind  man.  When  the  crowd  hin-
dered the  first  from  seeing  the  Saviour,  he  did  not  cease  to  desire  it,  as  the  blind  man
did  not  cease  to  cry  out,  although  it  appeared  he  was  not  heard  at  the  outset.  The
latter  heeded  not  the  reproofs  addressed  to  him  by  those  who  sought  to  silence  him  ;
and  Zacheus  did  not  hesitate  to  ascend  the  sycamore — a  proceeding  which  must  have
appeared  highly  strange  in  a  man  of  his  station,  and  which  might  easily  have  excited  the
ridicule  of  the  populace.  Perseverance  in  desire,  despite  of  obstacles,  and  never  troub-
hng  themselves  as  to  what  loill  peoiAe  say?  caused  the  salvation  of  both  one  and  the
other.
