Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

1. Let us frame to our selves some Idea of Christ, let us set before us the life of Christ in the whole, and all the parts of it, as we find it recorded in God's Book. It would be a large picture if I should draw it to the full, but for a taste I shall give it in few lines. Now then setting aside the consideration of Christ as God, or as Mediator, or as Head of his Church.

1. I look at the mind of Christ, at his judgment, will, affections; such as love, joy, delight, and the rest; and especially at the compassions of Jesus Christ. O the dear affections, and compassions which Christ had towards the sons of men! this was his errand from Heaven, and while he was upon the earth he was ever acting it, I mean his pitifulness,¹ I mean his affections, and compassion in healing broken hearts; so the Psalmist, He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds; it is spoken after the manner of a Chirurgeon, he had a tender heart towards all broken hearts; he endeavoured to put all broken bones into their native place again; nor speak I thus only of him in respect of his office; but as he was man, he had in him such a mind, that he could not but compassionate all in misery; O what bowels! what stirrings, and boilings, and wrestlings of a pained heart, touched with sorrow, was ever, upon occasion, in Jesus Christ?² peruse these texts, and Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and he was moved with compassion towards them, and he healed their sick.—And Jesus when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion towards them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd.³—And there came a leper to him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean, and Jesus moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean.—Then Jesus called his disciples unto him,