...pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and saerifiees for sins: 2 Who ean have eompassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is eompassed with infirmity: 3 And by reason .hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself,to...

...thoroughly and personally ac-i quainted with the wants and the weaknesses of those, whose cause lie has- -undertaken. The High Priest under the law was...the way, for that he himself also was compassed with infirmity.1' ;{: :In this respect also CHRIST is fitted for his important office. Though he was the...

...on account of the soundness of their speculative creed ! Blessed be God for a high-priest, who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way. One of the ministers to whom Mr. Taylor applied for baptism, kindly informed him of a society of Baptists...

...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...

...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...way ; for that he himself also was compassed with infirmities." " The Lord is gracious and full of compassion." Will he, then, expose his people to shame...

...men in things pertaining to God ; that he may " offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins : who can have " compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are " out of the way; for that he himself also is com" passed with infirmity. And by reason hereof he " ought, as for the people, so also for himself,...

...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,...

...all in „ general, now, that he had of old, for Jerusalem. His goodness is unchanged ; be can still have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way ; being a merciful, as well as faithful high priest in things pertaining Unto God. And will you displease,...

...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...