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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...acquainted with him? 19 Yes, and that probably is the reason why Jesus is called the Word. But now we have the testimony of John the Baptist on some particular occasion--onwhatoccasion? What wereLevites? Avs.Thattribeofthe Israelites who were desvended from Levi, oneof Jacob's sons: they used to assist the priests in the sacred servives of ofreligion. Where was Jerusalem? Ans. Jerusalem was in Judea, and the chief plave in all Palestine, as London is the chief city of all England; the kings used to live at Jerusalem; and Jerusalem was the plave where the temple was, in which sacrifives uere offered to God. What question did these priests and Levites ask John? 20 And John did not wish to evade this question--but what did he confess? 21 Then what did the priests and Levites inquire? And what did John reply? Now read the 14th verse of the 11th chapter of Matthew Then how are we to account for John's saying he was not Elias? Ans. John was perfectly correct; for though he came in the spirit and poioer if Elijah, and wasthereforecomparedtothat prophet, yet he was not Elijah, who the Jew s expected would rise from the dead. On John's denial that he was Elias, or Elijah, what did thesepriests and Levites ask him? By which it is supposed they meant one of the old prophets whom they expected to appear about that time--what reply did John make? 22 Still, these men persist in their inquiries--why? S3 Then what account did John give of himself? 24 Of what religious sect were those who were sent to Johnl And what were Pharisees? Ans. The Pharisees were a religious sect among the Jews, very numerous, rich, and powerful: they pretended to be more holy than all other sects; though many of them were very great hypocrites, 25 In the 25th verse, what do these Pharisees ask Joh...
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