The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher…The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher…

Secondly, The more I see Christ as an Eminent, Transcendent Example of Humility, and Self-Denial; the more I learn to Deny my self, even in Spiritual things. Now the Gospel holds forth Christ as the most Eminent Example of Humility, and Self-Denial: such an Example as the Sun never saw before,¹ from first to last. At the first; He thought it no robbery (says the Apostle) to be equal with God: and yet he humbled himself, and took upon him the form of a servant. And at the last: Says he unto his father, Yet not my will, but thy will be done. And if ye look into the 13. chapter of John, ye shall find there, that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, takes a towel, and water, and falls down at the feet of his Disciples, and washes their feet, verse the 4. He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself: and after he had poured water into a basin, he began to wash his Disciples feet, and to wipe them with a towel. When the Pharisee saw the woman come unto Christ, and wash his feet, and wipe them with the hair of her head; he wondered, and said, Surely, if this had been a Prophet, he would not have suffered a sinner to come so near to him. Did the Pharisee wonder at this condescension, That Christ should humble himself so far, as to suffer a poor woman to come so near him, as to wash his feet with her tears? Oh! what condescension is here! for ever to be wondered at, That the Lord Christ himself, should down upon his knees, and wash the Disciples feet: that the great God of heaven and earth, the second person incarnate, should now come, fall down at the feet of sinners. (Judas among them too) and wash his Disciples feet; When all power in heaven and earth was in his hands, that with those hands he should wash the feet of sinners!

Secondly, The more I see Christ as an Eminent, Transcendent Example of Humility, and Self-Denial; the more I learn to Deny my self, even in Spiritual things. Now the Gospel holds forth Christ as the most Eminent Example of Humility, and Self-Denial: such an Example as the Sun never saw before,¹ from first to last. At the first; He thought it no robbery (saies the Apostle) to be equal with God: and yet he humbled himself, and took upon him the form of a servant. And at the last: Saies he unto his father, Yet not my will, but thy will be done. And if ye look into the 13. chapter of John, ye shall find there, that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, takes a towel, and water, and fals down at the feet of his Disciples, and washes their feet, verse the 4. He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself: and after he had powred water into a besin, he began to wash his Disciples feet, and to wipe them with a towel. When the Pharisee saw the woman come unto Christ, and wash his feet, and wipe them with the hair of her head; he wondred, and said, Surely, if this had been a Prophet, he would not have suffered a sinner to come so neer to him. Did the Pharisee wonder at this condescention, That Christ should humble himself so far, as to suffer a poor woman to come so neer him, as to wash his feet with her tears? Oh! what condescention is here! for ever to be wondred at, That the Lord Christ himself, should down upon his knees, and wash the Disciples feet: that the great God of heaven and earth, the second person incarnate, should now come, fall down at the feet of sinners. (Judas among them too) and wash his Disciples feet; When all power in heaven and earth was in his hands, that with those hands he should wash the feet of sinners!