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and_o power_n in_o his_o whole_a life_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o passage_n that_o savour_v of_o vainglory_n he_o conceal_v his_o work_n of_o fame_n and_o wonder_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v and_o lay_v restraint_n on_o the_o publisher_n of_o they_o he_o will_v not_o permit_v his_o disciple_n to_o publish_v his_o glorious_a transfiguration_n till_o after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o when_o to_o fulfil_v a_o prophecy_n he_o ride_v in_o triumph_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o be_v still_o a_o humble_a king_n ride_v upon_o the_o foal_n of_o a_o ass_n and_o go_v then_o to_o humble_v himself_o to_o the_o shameful_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n joh._n 12.15_o he_o dispute_v not_o the_o will_n of_o god_n whatever_o pain_n or_o condescension_n be_v imply_v in_o do_v or_o suffer_v it_o he_o come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v and_o he_o yield_v himself_o with_o courteous_a condescension_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o men._n he_o disdain_v not_o the_o poor_a or_o the_o vile_a nor_o stand_v upon_o punctilio_n of_o state_n or_o distance_n for_o he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o a_o dispenser_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o men._n he_o stoop_v therefore_o so_o low_o as_o to_o wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n the_o mean_a office_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o he_o do_v this_o to_o give_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v learn_v humility_n of_o he_o joh._n 13.15_o and_o as_o he_o be_v sweet_a and_o lowly_a towards_o all_o and_o entire_o submit_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o he_o can_v bear_v to_o be_v ill_o think_v of_o and_o evil_o entreat_v endure_v meek_o the_o contempt_n and_o obloquy_n that_o he_o most_o unjust_o meet_v withal_o he_o do_v not_o aggravate_v the_o affront_n by_o suffer_v pride_n and_o self-conceit_n to_o mix_v with_o his_o resentment_n of_o it_o but_o mild_o expostulate_v with_o those_o that_o affront_v he_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o may_v convince_v and_o melt_v they_o if_o i_o by_o beelzebub_n cast_v out_o devil_n by_o who_o do_v your_o child_n cast_v they_o out_o matth._n 12.27_o so_o he_o refute_v the_o most_o blasphemous_a imputation_n of_o the_o pharisee_n who_o ascribe_v his_o divine_a work_n to_o a_o confederacy_n with_o hell._n he_o mild_o censure_v person_n that_o be_v in_o a_o fault_n if_o there_o be_v hope_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o cast_v a_o cover_n over_o their_o shame_n go_v and_o sin_n no_o more_o and_o he_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n let_v he_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n joh._n 8.7_o 11._o thus_o be_v he_o at_o once_o free_a from_o any_o high_a conceit_n of_o his_o own_o excellency_n and_o from_o be_v a_o proud_a and_o censorious_a remarker_n of_o the_o defect_n and_o fault_n of_o other_o gentle_a towards_o all_o man_n lowly_a in_o his_o own_o esteem_n of_o himself_o and_o a_o humble_a servant_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god._n now_o from_o this_o example_n we_o learn_v that_o true_a humility_n consist_v not_o in_o satirical_a declamation_n 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the_o glory_n of_o the_o gentâ—â—…_n and_o who_o the_o sea_n and_o wind_n and_o will_v thing_n obey_v he_o have_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n what_o can_v we_o possess_v of_o comparable_a value_n to_o all_o this_o or_o what_o can_v we_o contrive_v or_o bring_v to_o pass_v comparable_a to_o the_o undertake_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o great_a design_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o miracle_n of_o his_o life_n and_o death_n but_o we_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n to_o be_v humble_a for_o whereas_o the_o great_a endowment_n of_o jesus_n be_v not_o blemish_v with_o any_o fault_n of_o he_o we_o have_v nothing_o but_o folly_n and_o shame_n to_o call_v our_o own_o repentance_n be_v our_o best_a wisdom_n and_o that_o be_v a_o conviction_n of_o sin_n and_o folly_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v unsteady_a in_o our_o repentance_n and_o frequent_o depart_v from_o our_o better_a purpose_n and_o have_v reason_n to_o blush_v and_o be_v humble_v for_o so_o do_v beside_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n 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