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2. His patience was wonderful; in respect of this, the Apostle Peter sets Christ as a blessed example before our eyes; If when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, ¹this is acceptable with God, for even hereunto were ye called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps.— Who when he was reviled, he reviled not again; when he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. O the patience of Christ!

2. His patience was wonderful; in respect of this, the Apostle Peter sets Christ as a blessed example before our eyes; If when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, ¹this is acceptable with God, for even hereunto were ye called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps.— Who when he was reviled, he reviled not again; when he suffered he threatned not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. O the patience of Christ!

1. 11 Pet. 2.20, 21, 23.

¹3. His love was fervent; Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. This love is an exemplar of all love; it is the fire that should kindle all our sparks; Be ye followers of God (saith the Apostle) as dear children: ²and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. Some observe, that in the Temple there were two Altars, the brazen, and the golden; the brazen Altar was for bloody Sacrifices, the golden Altar was for the offering of Incense; now the former was a type of Christ's bloody offering upon the cross, the latter of Christ's sweet intercession for us in his glory; in regard of both, the Apostle tells that Christ gave himself both for an offering and sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour unto God. O what love was this!