ing to play the part and do tlie work of a Cliristiau to the poor than to our equals.
How entirely the passage overthrows the claim of mere talk- ing, head-learned professors of sound doctrine, to be accounted true Christians, it is needless to show. Doctrinal orthodoxy, without practical love and humility, is utterly worthless before God.
Bullinger remarks, how singularly full of Christian truth the passage is which ends at this verse. That we are washed clean from all sins, by Christ our Saviour, — that although washed, the remainder of infirmity sticks to us, and obliges us to wash our feet daily, — that the duty of a disciple is to make Christ his example in all things, — these three great lessons stand forth most prominently.
Gurnall observes, " The master here doth not only rule the scholar's book for him ; but writes him a copy with his own hand."