...the defarts, and had begun to preach, but " there " went out unto him Jerufalem, and all " Judea, and all the region round about " Jordan, and were baptized of him in " Jordan, confeffing their fins V The difcourfes of the Baptift were marp and piercing as lancets. He applied...

...tQ the Meffiab,. SERSERMON II. MATT. iii. 5, 6. Then went out to him Jerufalem, and all Judaa, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan^ confejjing their Jins, TH E divine miffion of the Baptift, however ftrongly it might be prefumed, could...

...objected here, that we are told, Matth. iii. 5, 6. " There went out to him Jerufalem, and all Judea, and " all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized " of him in- Jordan, confcffing their fins ;" and that it is not to'be imagined, all thefe made any credible profeffio,n...

...Baptifm in the facred word of God, Matt. iii. 5. " Then went out to him Jerufalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him, IN JORDAN, CONFESSING THEIR SINS !" — From which it is obvious that they were not infants, but perfons capable...

...of him by Matthew, to which I already alluded. Thither reforted to him Jerufalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confelling their fins. Oar Prophet, through trfe iniiuence of the Holy Spirit, foreleeing that the...

...travelled up to and crossed over the Jordan. " Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins." There was deep significance in John's thus baptizing in the Jordan, which means,...

...pomp. Mai. iii. 1. * A sackcloth of camel's hair. Then went out to him * Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he...

...iii. 5, 6, 7. is the firft. What fays this witnefs ? Then went out unto him Jerufalem, and Jndea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, &c. Call all the other witnefles, from Matthew to Peter. The witneffes having been feverally called,...

...the defarts, and had begun to preach, but " there went out unto " him Jerufalem, and all Judea, and " all the region round about Jordan, " and were baptized of him in Jor" dan, confeffing their fins*." The difcourfes of the Baptift were fharp and piercing as lancets....

...objected here, that we arc told, Matth. iii. 5, 6. " There went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sin* ;" and that it is not to be imagined all these made any credible profession of...