[a]As it is written in the [b]Prophets, (A)Behold, [c]I send my messenger [d]before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

(B)The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

(C)[e]John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the [f]baptism of amendment of life, for remission of sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:2 John goeth before Christ, as it was forespoken by the Prophets.
  2. Mark 1:2 This is the figure Metonymy, whereby is meant the books of the Prophets, Malachi and Isaiah.
  3. Mark 1:2 The Prophet useth the present tense, when he speaketh of a thing to come, being as a sure of it, as if he saw it.
  4. Mark 1:2 A metaphor taken from the usage of kings, which used to have ushers go before them.
  5. Mark 1:4 The sum of John’s doctrine, or rather Christ’s, is remission of sins and amendment of life.
  6. Mark 1:4 The Jews used many kinds of washings: but here is spoken of a peculiar kind of washing, which hath all the parts of true baptism, amendment of life, and forgiveness of sins.

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