4. He enjoined the same way of life on His disciples. "Freely ye have
received," said He, "freely give."
5. While He lived and labored for the good of all, He paid special
attention to the poor.
6. Yet He never flattered the poor, nor pandered to their prejudices or
passions. He never taught them to envy the rich, or revile the great, or
to throw the blame of their sorrows on others.
7. While kind to the poor, He was just and respectful to the rich. His
conduct to Nicodemus, to Zaccheus, to the young man that came to
question Him about the way to heaven, and to the Roman centurion, was
courteous and comely to the last degree. He was faithful, but not harsh.
8. He was good to all classes. He loved the Jews, yet He was just and
kind to the Samaritans, to the Syro-phenician woman, and to the Roman
soldier.
9. He was especially kind to women, even to the fallen ones. He showed
none of that indifference or disdain for woman that the proud barbarian
exhibits, or of that heartless contempt which the vicious sensualist
manifests. He rose alike above the selfish passions and the inveterate
prejudices of his age, and conferred on the injured sex the blessings of
freedom and dignity, of purity and blessedness.
10. He showed the tenderest regard to children.
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