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i_o have_v wash_v your_o foot_n that_o you_o may_v wash_v one_o another_o foot_n 6._o the_o lord_n allow_v of_o no_o superiority_n in_o any_o of_o his_o minister_n over_o the_o rest_n and_o require_v also_o that_o they_o lie_v aside_o any_o personal_a preeminence_n or_o prerogative_n and_o by_o love_n serve_v one_o another_o for_o they_o be_v all_o to_o wash_v one_o another_o foot_n verse_n 15._o for_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o example_n that_o you_o shall_v do_v as_o i_o have_v do_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o four_o place_n this_o duty_n be_v more_o distinct_o enforce_v from_o christ_n former_a practice_n in_o wash_v their_o foot_n wherein_o he_o show_v that_o he_o do_v it_o as_o a_o example_n to_o they_o which_o therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o imitate_v whence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v a_o commendable_a duty_n in_o the_o lord_n child_n to_o study_v to_o be_v good_a example_n in_o their_o carriage_n one_o to_o another_o for_o herein_o christ_n have_v lead_v the_o way_n in_o give_v good_a example_n 2._o albeit_o christ_n as_o god_n and_o mediator_n have_v do_v work_n of_o omnipotency_n and_o by_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o sinner_n which_o be_v or_o can_v be_v imitate_v by_o none_o yet_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n he_o have_v do_v work_n express_o for_o imitation_n and_o example_n which_o be_v to_o be_v mark_v for_o say_v he_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o example_n 3._o as_o in_o all_o duty_n of_o obedience_n so_o especial_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o humility_n christ_n have_v cast_v a_o excellent_a copy_n to_o his_o follower_n both_o to_o encourage_v poor_a sinner_n to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o excite_v they_o to_o follow_v he_o for_o this_o be_v the_o particular_a wherein_o say_v he_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o example_n see_v matth._n 11.29_o 4._o such_o as_o acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v precious_a as_o they_o will_v subject_v themselves_o to_o all_o his_o command_n so_o they_o will_v count_v it_o a_o strong_a obligation_n to_o any_o duty_n that_o christ_n have_v go_v about_o it_o in_o his_o own_o practice_n and_o thereby_o commend_v it_o to_o they_o for_o they_o ought_v wash_v one_o another_o foot_n ver_fw-la 14._o for_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o example_n etc._n etc._n 5._o it_o stand_v as_o a_o general_a rule_n that_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v to_o we_o in_o love_n we_o stand_v bind_v in_o our_o station_n and_o to_o our_o power_n to_o do_v the_o same_o to_o other_o for_o you_o shall_v do_v as_o i_o have_v do_v to_o you_o our_o imitation_n come_v always_o short_a but_o we_o must_v follow_v he_o in_o so_o far_o as_o we_o can_v attain_v see_v matth._n 6.14_o 15._o 1_o joh._n 3.16_o verse_n 16._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o great_a than_o his_o lord_n neither_o he_o that_o be_v send_v great_a than_o he_o that_o send_v he_o in_o the_o five_o place_n this_o practice_n and_o example_n of_o christ_n be_v further_o urge_v to_o press_v this_o duty_n from_o the_o 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