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I. THE FRUITS OF HUMILITY.

1. Humility keeps us from many sins.

2. Humility preserves the other virtues.

3. Humility attracts Divine grace (James 4:6).

4. Humility inflames the heart with Divine charity.

5. Humility exalts us to the height of heaven (Luke 1:52; Luke 18:14; 1 Peter 5:6).

II. THE TEACHING AND EXAMPLE OF JESUS CHRIST. Jesus has enjoined on us this duty —

1. By words (Matthew 11:29).

2. By example.

(1)  In His birth.

(2)  In His circumcision.

(3)  In washing the disciples' feet.

(4)  In His death on the cross.

III. OUR OWN MISERY.

1. We find motives in the outer world.

(1)  If you look at the earth, you behold your grave.

(2)  Beneath the earth, you find hell.

(3)  In heaven is God, and the gate of heaven is low.

2. Motives within ourselves.

(1)  Concerning our body.

(2)  Concerning our soul.

(Laselve.)

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KJV: Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

WEB: After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.