The doctrine of his Sympathy was never lost, and from the Jews it passed into the Christian church.
This doctrine, applied to that part of man which is divine, is the wellspring of Repentance and Humility, of Thankfulness, Love, and Joy.
It reproves and it comforts; it stimulates and animates.

This it is which led the Psalmist to cry, "Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee." This has satisfied prophets, apostles, and martyrs with God as their Portion.

This has been passed from heart to heart for full three thousand years, and has produced bands of countless saints.

Let us not cut off our sympathies from those, who have learnt to sympathize with God; nor be blind to that spiritual good which they have; even if it be, more or less sensibly, tinged with intellectual error.

In fact, none but God knows, how many Christian hearts are really pure from bigotry.