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.