+I. That Christ did not seek to retain an appearance of Divine
glory and co-equality.+
+II. He divested Himself actually of His appropriate and descriptive
ensigns of Divine nature and government.+
+III. He entered upon a course of responsible subordination.+
+IV. He united Himself to human nature by a perfect incarnation.+
+V. He stooped to the most extreme depression of state.+
+VI. He reduced Himself to the necessity of death.+
+VII. He yielded to death in a peculiar form.+
+Lessons.+--1. _How admirable is the expedient of the Redeemer's
incarnation!_ 2. _What a sublime example does the conduct of the
Saviour afford.--R. W. Hamilton._