...about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey." His incessant cry was, REPENTANCE. " Then went out to him, Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins."* Such was the messenger which...

...the accommodation of the great multitudes who flocjced to John. The sacred writer tells us, that " there went out to him, Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the neighbouring region of Jordan," Matt. 3: 5 ; and that they were baptized by him. Of course there must...

...parts, called the wilderness, yet 9 John i. 28. that rumours respecting him reached the city ; and there went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptised of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.10 And St. Luke says, The people were in...

...accompanied with confession of sins, on the part of those who came to it, as we read in the Gospel. " Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, confessing their sins." (Matt. iii. 5, 6.) Hence, when the Baptist saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees...

...but having the necessary comforts and needful conveniences of life, to be therewith conlent 5 Then put a carnal sense upon his words ; they 傀 p ̀ 0 % Observe here, The great encouragement which John had in his ministry, from_the people's attendance...

...camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 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...

...camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 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...

...sendest to enquire of BaalCHAPTER III. loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out 5 sad, whom 1 have not made sad ; and strengthened the hands of the wicke And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their 6 zehub ?) And they answered him, He was an hairy...

...cii. 3. To express a great resort of people to the ministry of John the baptist, it is said — "Then went out to him, Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan." That is, many people from all these places. A poet or prophet had said, "the Cretans are always liars."...

...expectation of an extraordinary person to arise for the redemption of Israel. "There went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins." John flattered none who came to him, but...