| William Jones - 1816 - 500 pages
...fore-runner. Impressed with sentiments of the most profound veneration for his Lord, . John hesitated, saying, " I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ?" Jesus, however, reminded him, that there was a necessity for this — that his baptism was to serve... | |
| John Brown - 1817 - 158 pages
...related by the Evangelists, Matthew and Mark in the following manner. Says St. Matthew — Then comcth Jesus from. Galilee to Jordan unto John to be baptized...baptized of thee and comest thou to me ? And Jesus answerino- said unto him, suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.... | |
| James Gray - 1817 - 170 pages
...13, &c. " Then cometh Jesus from Gal-. Mlee to Jordan, unto John, to be baptized of him. But Juliu forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me. But Jesus answering, said unto him, suffer it to be so now : for thus it be. cometh us to fulfil all... | |
| Joseph Priestley - 1780 - 544 pages
...Galilee on purpose that he might be baptized, leaving no room for any intervening acquaintance : " Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be baptized of him." I own I do not see how to reconcile the different accounts of the evangelists relating to this circumstance... | |
| George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...Confounded at the thought of the Master being baptized by the servant, St. John at first " forbad " him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, "...answering said " unto him, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it be" cometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he " suffered him." Jesus Christ, as condescending... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pages
...Confounded at the thought of the Master being baptized by the servant, St. John at first " forbad " him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, "...answering said " unto him, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it be" cometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he " suffered him." Jesus Christ, as condescending... | |
| 1819 - 402 pages
...sin.:> Confounded-at the thought of the Master being baptized by the servant, St. John at first " forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and...comest thou to me ? And Jesus answering, said unto hjm, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becoraeth us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered... | |
| John Bellamy - 1819 - 112 pages
...Baptist 93 said, I knew him not : while Matthew relating the same transaction, tells us that the Baptist forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ?" ANSWER. It is certain that John knew Christ as to his person, as he had known him from his infancy... | |
| 1819 - 384 pages
...we bear, and whose followers we profess to be, did not refuse to conform to established customs, (" then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan, unto John, to be baptized of him)" surely it is not for us to do so : At least, not until we have candidly and attentively considered... | |
| Willis Harris - 1821 - 344 pages
...in the sudden perplexity into which he was thrown by the humility of his master, refused to baptise him; " Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness." Again, I repeat it, piety, to be acceptable to God, must be entire. And... | |
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