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with water into repentance , ; but he , who cometh after me , is mightier than I , whose -shoes I am not worthy to bear ; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire . "Whose fan [ or instrument for winnowing corn ] is in his hand , and he will thoroughl y ^ cleanse his floor ; ' and will gather his wheat into the garner , but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire . '
Mark i . 2—8 . As it is written in the prophets : [ Malachi iii . 1 . ] * Behold ! I send ' my rnlislselTjpJr ^ D ^ voice of one crying in the wilderness : Prepare ye the way of the Lord , [ Jehovah , ] make straight his paths . ' So came John baptizing in the wilderness , and preaching the baptism of repentance in order to the forgiveness of sins . And there went forth unto him all the country of Judea , and
all the people of Jerusalem , and were baptized by him in the river Jordan , confessing their sins . Now John was clothed with camel ' s hair , and a leathern girdle about his loins , and ate Jocusts and wild honey . And he preached , [ or proclaimed , ] saying , ' There cometh one mightier than I after me , the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose . I indeed have baptized you with water ; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit /
Luke in . 1—20 . No w in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar , Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea , and Herod tetrarch of Galilee , his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis , and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene , during the high priesthood of Annas andCaiaphas , came the word of God unto John , the son of Zach arias , in the wilderness - And he went into all the coufitry about the Jordan , preaching the baptism of repentance in order to the forgiveness of sins ; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah " prophet , saying , [ Isaiah xl . 3—5 . ] ' The voice of one crying in the wilderness , Prepare ye
the way of the Lord , [ Jehovah , ] make straight his paths ; every valley shall be filled up , and every mountain and hill laid low ; and the crooked shall be made straight , and the rough ways smooth ; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God . ' Then said he to the multitudes , who went forth to be baptized by him : ' Brood of vipers , who bath warned you to flee from the future wrath ? Bear therefore fruits worthy of repentance , and begin not to say within [ or among ] yourselves : We have Abraham for our father ; for I say unto you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham . Already even the axe lieth at the roof of the trees ; every tree
therefore , which beareth not good fruit , is hewn down and cast into the fire . ' And the multitudes asked him , saying , ' What then shall we do ? ' He an * swering saith unto them , ' Let him who hath two coats impart to him who hath none ; and let him who hath food do likewise . ' Then came publicans [ or tax gatherers ] also to be baptized , and said unto him , ' Teacher , what shall we do V He said unto them , * Exact no more than that which is appointed you / Then soldiers also asked him * saying , * And what shall we
do ? And he said unto them , ' Do violence to no one , nor accuse any falsely , and be content with your wages . ' Now as the people were in expectation , and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John , whether he were theChrist , [ or Messiah , 1 . c . anointed of God , ] John answered them all , saying , 4 1 indeed baptize you with water ; but there cometh one mightier than 1 , the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose ; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire . Whose fan is in his hand , and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor , and will gather the wheat into his garner , but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire . ' With many
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72 UNITARIAN CHRONICLE .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 1, 1833, page 72, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2609/page/8/
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