John Gill's Exposition on James 2:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And ye have respect to him that wears the gay clothing, etc.] Take notice of him, and show favour to him, to the neglect and contempt of the other. This is an instance of respect of persons condemned and dissuaded from: and say unto him, sit thou here in a good place; the best place; whether it be in a religious assembly, or in a civil court of judicature: and say to the poor, stand thou there; or in a lower and meaner place: or sit thou here under my footstool; this also was contrary to the Jewish canons f19, that one should sit, and another stand, while their cause was trying; the law runs thus: “one shall not sit, and another stand, but both shall stand; but if the sanhedrim, or court, please to let them sit, they sit; but one does not sit above, and the other below; but one by the side of the other.”

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