The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-04-27

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lost. TIE Lords commandment to
wash one another's feet is only all
other putting Of His new command
ment Of love Love j. humility.
Love delights to serve the necessities
as Well OF the body as of the soul.
The toot-washing parable signifies
that it is Jesus who does the washing.
1t also teaches that those who have
received His washing will need con
slant renewal to be rid of the -oil Of
daily life, although this 10 way de
pTeciates the virtue Of the original
washing. Finally, persons who have
+ been SO renewed are furnished to be
helpful to others
Some one criticises the evangelist
for giving Satan place in his nara
tive. But he could notayoidi it. Gods
work and the devils were parallel in
humaulife The Bereu Bible quaint
/ Is says: Christ prepares Himself.
Satan prepares himself. Hence the
text appears here abruptly torn asuu-
der. Yet there is deep harmony. &TLe
style is thus iurersected TO show that
Christ has such tangled way TO
pierce through, and that His disciples
must in like manner follow Him.
Jesus devotion to His disciple, is
supurb. Naturally He would have
been observed with Hi, own ap-
/ preaching sutferings, and His atten-
tinn diverted from His followers. But
his self,obiiyion was complete. Under
shadow of His cross He did not forget
His own " He loved them to the
His end.
The inutilitE aud Importance of
mere ceremony or sacrament is evil
drnced by the fact that Judas. with
the others had his feet washed. The
/ traitor had not been benefited an iota
bY this service, even though 1t was
rendered by the Lords own hands.
A. mans heart is. 50 is he. sacra
ineut or no sacrament
Hosaic from Commentaries.
John saw into the heart of Jesus.
and therefore wrote verses 1-3.-Stier.
Jesus knew; Consciousness of His
mighty victory and Qualification fills
His Spirit.-Ibid. Predicating in
sublime words sublime eyent.-Ibid.
Supper being ended: Rather when
supper arrived. Ibid. Devil put into
heart: Judas formed this plot six days
before, on the occasion of what hap
pened at Simon's house.-Clark.
knowing that the Father: An uuc loud
ed PERCEPTION of His relation to the
Father: The commission He held
from Him, and His approaching re
turn to HIM possessed His soul
+. b. Dangerous ambitions were to
be restrained by a remarkable exam
pie of what He had often affirmed that
true greatness consisted in humility
and service of Others-Clark. His
garments Outer, which would have
impeded Operation.-J. F. b. Towel
and girded: Assn ming a servants
dress. Ibid. Lord, dost Thou: Pro
found and beautiful astonishment.-
Ibid. That which others probably
thought before Him, He speaks out
plainly.-Stier. Never: through false
and self-willed reverence and yolun-
tary humility He sinks into opposi-
ton and refusal Ibid. No part with
Me: Peter could not submit to the
Master serving His servants. But
the Masters saving work was Sc
rles of such services, ending in one
transcendent service. If Peter could
not let the Master do the lesser He
could not do the greater-J. F. b.
Not my feet only. Sense of his i'm
purity rose to dictate these words to
Peter. -Bengel. Consciousness of sin
Observation-Disclosures, The words of
Peter enter into the impersonaI and
universal meaning of the Lords words.
-Baumgarten Crucius. He that is
wash ed: In this thorough sense to ex-
press which the words is changed to
I one meaning to wash as in a bath: to
/ be so washed is to be clean every
whit or as a WHOLE. I. r. Wash
his feet: The devil lets no saints
reach heaven with clean feet. La
ther. 1t is a muddy world tarougE
which we have to pass. Anon. As
soon as the heart praYs Tor the feet
they are washed. -Zinzeudorf. An ex.
ample; Ne must act ia like manner.
be mutually seryiceable.-St ier.
Grange Meeting.