...and was girded with a leathern girdle about his loins. 2 Kings i. 8. Likewise John the Baptist, who " had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey." Matt. iii. 4. From these things it is manifest, that the prophets...

...of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. PAONISI. had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts 3 and wild honey. Ц Then went ont to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and...

...This is believed to be of the same description as that bestowed by Jacob on his favorite child. We arc informed that our Saviour also wore " a coat without...roughest and coarsest kind, like that which is worn by derviphes and reputed mints. It is still used for sacks and tent-covers. We can easily understandable...

...wore " a coat without seam, woven from the top throughout ;" and that, in the wilderness, St. Jolin "had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle...kind, like that which is worn by dervishes and reputed sainte. It ie still used for sacks and tent-covers. We can easily understand the necessity of a girdle...

...country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. " And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his meat was locusts and wild honey." c He taught that the kingdom of heaven was at hand ; admonished...

...one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to hint Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all...

...in the wilderness, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And 'the same John P had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was * locusts and ' wild honey. 5 *Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and...

...going before an army on the march, to make preparations for their coming. 4 And 'the same John ghad his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was h locusts and 'wild honey. / Mark i. C. g г Kings !. S ; Zech. x¡¡¡. 4. A Lev....

...preaching a sermon to Herod, but they bind themselves by a vow to live and die hermits. 4 And the same nd ? Our blessed Saviour, that he might excite the Jews to the practice of : and his meat was locusts and wild honey. The plainness of John's habit and diet 1 is here declared...

...Messias that prevailed at the time, the Jews were not at all prepared to receive him. 4. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. John was to go before Christ in the spirit and power of...