Excerpt from Sermons, Vol. 3 of 3
These words of our Lord were occasioned by a circumstance in his behaviour which appeared mysterious to his disciples. When about to celebrate his last passover, he meant to give them an instructive lesson of condescension* and humility. The mode which he chose for delivering this instruction, was the emblematical action of washing their feet When Simon Peter saw his Master addressing himself to the performance of so menial an office, he exclaims with the greatest surprise, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Our Lord replies in the words of the text What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shall know hereafter. "My behaviour, in this instance, may seem "unaccountable to you at present; but you shall "afterwards receive a satisfactory explanation of the "intent of that symbol which I now employ."
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