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Fourthly. Jesus Christ is the good Shepherd. I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd giveth his Life for the Sheep. Our Lord ¹Jesus shows in this that he excels all Shepherds: Some Shepherds have ventured their Lives, hazarded their Lives for their ²Sheep; yet it was more than was required of them, for the Life of a Man is much more valuable than the Life of a Beast: But no doubt our Saviour refers to his great Work and Office as Mediator, and as the Messiah that was to come, who was to be cut off, not for himself, for his own Sins, but for the Sins of the Elect, or ³die for his Sheep: It was required of him, the Father gave him ⟨p. 126⟩commandment to lay down his Life; and he did it actually, freely, willingly; nay, he came on purpose into this World to do it, and therefore he is the good Shepherd.

Fourthly. Jesus Christ is the good Shepherd. I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd giveth his Life for the Sheep. Our Lord ¹Jesus shews in this that he excels all Shepherds: Some Shepherds have ventured their Lives, hazarded their Lives for their ²Sheep; yet it was more than was required of them, for the Life of a Man is much more valuable than the Life of a Beast: But no doubt our Saviour refers to his great Work and Office as Mediator, and as the Messiah that was to come, who was to be cut off, not for himself, for his own Sins, but for the Sins of the Elect, or ³die for his Sheep: It was required of him, the Father gave him ⟨p. 126⟩commandment to lay down his Life; and he did it actually, freely, willingly; nay, he came on purpose into this World to do it, and therefore he is the good Shepherd.