Scougal on the duties of ministers, which throw some light on the general lessons of the whole verse. Cecil says, " It is one thing to he humhle and' condescending: it is another to make yourself common, cheap, and contemptible. The men of the world know when a minister is out of his place."
Scougal says, "Another occasion of contempt is too much frequenting the company of laity, and a vain and trifling con- versation among them. The saying of Jerome to Nepotian, is very observable, * A clergyman soon becomes contemp- tible if, when often invited to dinner, he generally accepts the invitation.* "