I. A PRAXIS, Or EXAMPLE of Grammatical IN N the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius. Cæfar, Pontius Pilate being governour of Judea, the word of God came unto John, the fon of Zacharias, in the wilderness. 2. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptifm of repentance for the remiffion of fins. 3. And the fame John had bis raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern gird e about his loins ; and his meat was locufts and wild honey. 4. Then faid he to the multitude, that came forth to be baptized of him: O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. 5. And as all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Chrift, or not; John anfwered, faying unto them all: I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whofe fhoes I am not worthy to unloofe: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghoft and with fire. 6. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pafs, that, Jefus also being baptized and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghoft defcended in a bodily fhape, like a dove, upon him; and lo! a voice from heaven faying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1. In is a Prepofition; the, the Definite Article; fifteenth, an Adjective; year, a Substantive, or Noun, in the Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition in of, a Prepofition; the reign, a Subftantive, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepo- ' fition of; Tiberius Cafar, both Subftantives, Proper Names, Government and Cafe as before; Pontius Pilate, Proper Names; being, the Prefent Participle of the Verb Neuter to be; governour, a Subftantive; of Judea, a Proper Name, Government and Cafe as before; Pontius Pilate being governour, is the Cafe Abfolute; that is, the Nominative Cafe Cafe with a Participle without a Verb following and agreeing with it; the meaning is the fame as,. when Pilate was governour; the word, a Substantive; of God, a Substantive, Objective Cafe, governed by the Preposition of; came, a Verb Neuter, Indicative Mode, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular Number, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe word; unto, a Prepofition; John, a Proper Name; the fon, a Subftantive, put in Appofition to John; that is, in the fame Cafe, governed by the fame Prepofition unto; of Zacharias, a Proper Name; in, a Prepofition; the wilderness, a Subftantive, Government and Cafe as before.. 2. And, a Conjunction Copulative; he, a Pro-noun, third Perfon Singular, Mafculine Gender, Nominative Cafe, ftanding for John; came, as before; into, a Prepofition; all, an Adjective; the country, a Subftantive; about, a Prepofition; Fordan, a Proper Name; Objective Cafes, governed by their Prepofitions; preaching, the Prefent Participle of the Verb Active to preach, joined like ant Adjective to the Pronoun he; the baptism, a Subftantive in the Objective Cafe following the VerbActive preaching, and governed by it; of repent-· · ance, a Subft. Government and Cafe as before ;; for, a Prep. the remiffion of fins, Subftantives, the latter in the Plural Number, Government and. Cafe as before. 3. And, (b. that is, as before ;) the same, an Adjective; John, (b.) had, a Verb Active, Indicative Mode, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular agreeing with the Nominative Cafe John; his, a Pronoun, third Perfon Singular, Poffeffive Case; raiment, a Subftantive in the Objective Cafe, following the Verb Active had, and governed by it; of camel's, a Subftantive, Poffeffive Cafe; hair, Subftantive, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition of, the fame as, of the hair of a camel; and, (b.) a, the Indefinite Article; leathern, an Adj. girdle, a Subft. about, (b.) his, (b.) loins, Subft. plural Number, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition about; and his, (b.) meat, Subst. was, Indicative Mode, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular of the Verb Neuter to be; locuts, Subftantive, plural Number, Nominative Cafe after the Verb was; and, (b.) wild, Adjective; honey, Subftantive, the fame Case. 4. Then, an Adverb; faid, a Verb Active, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular agreeing with the Nominative Cafe he, (b.) to, a Prep. the multitude, Subft. Objective Cafe, governed by the Prep. to; that, a Relative Pronoun, its Antecedent is the multitude; came, (b.) forth, an Adverb; to, a Prep. and before a Verb the fign of the Infinitive Mode; be baptized, a Verb Paffive, made of the Participle Paffive of the Verb to baptize, and the Auxiliary 5 Auxiliary Verb to be, in the Infinitive Mode; of him, Pronoun, third Perfon Sing. standing for John, in the Objective Cafe governed by the Prep. of; O, an Interjection; generation, Subft. Nominative Cafe; of Vipers, Subft. plural Number, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prep. of; who, an Interrogative Pronoun; hath warned, a Verb Active, Present Perfect Time, made of the Perfect Participle warned and the Auxiliary Verb bath, third Perfon Singular, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe who; you, Pronoun, fecond Perfon plural, Objective Cafe, following the Verb Active warned, and governed by it; to flee, Verb Neuter, infinitive Mode; from, a Prep. the wrath, Subft. Objective Cafe, governed by the Prep. from; to come, Verb Neuter, Infinitive Mode; bring, Verb Active, Imperative Mode, fecond Perfon plural, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe ye understood; as if it were, bring ye; forth, an Adverb; therefore, a Conjunction; fruits, a Subst. plural, Objective Cafe, following the Verb Active bring, and governed by it; meet, an Adjec-. tive, joined to fruits, but placed after it, becaufe it has fomething depending on it; for repentance, a Subftantive governed by a Prepofition, as be fore. 5. And, (b.) as, a Conjunction; all, (b.) men, Subft. plural Number; mufed, a Verb Active, Paft |