 | James Anthony Wickham - 1850 - 622 pages
...did against John, that was called the Baptist ; for Herod slew him who was a good man and commended the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...towards God ; and so to come to Baptism, for that washing (with water) would be acceptable to him if they made use of it, not in order to the putting... | |
 | James Anthony Wickham - 1850 - 604 pages
...did against John, that was called the Baptist ; for Herod slew him who was a good man and commended the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...towards God ; and so to come to Baptism, for that washing (with water) would be acceptable to him if they made use of it, not in order to the putting... | |
 | James Anthony Wickham - 1850 - 622 pages
...as to righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God ; and so to come to Baptism, for that washing (with water) would be acceptable to him if...made use of it, not in order to the putting away (or remission) of some sins (only) but for the purification of the body : supposing still that the soul... | |
 | James L. Chapman - 1850 - 224 pages
...the Baptist, in the discharge of his mission before God : " He commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, and so to come to baptism ; for that the washing with water would be aeceptible to him." (Vol. 1, p. 50.) The followers of John the Baptist, who live in Mesopotamia, and... | |
 | Irah Chase - 1851 - 218 pages
...reads thus : " Herod slew John that was called the Baptist, who was a good man ; and who commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins only, but for the purification of the body ; supposing still that the soul was purified... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1852 - 712 pages
...Baptist; for Menu! slew him, who vas a good man. am! commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, botli by righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism." But as concerning Christ, the same Joscphus says, that about that time there wu Jesus, a wise mnn,... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1856 - 604 pages
...come to baptism, for that by this means the washing [with water] would appear acceptable to him when they made use of it, not in order to the putting away [or the remission] of 8om« sins [only,] but for the purification of the body, supposing still that the soul were thoroughly... | |
 | Ichabod Nichols - 1860 - 448 pages
...gospel history. " John, that was called the Baptist," says Josephus, " was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism; — and they came in crowds about him, for they were greatly moved by hearing his words." * John declared... | |
 | John Hopkins Morison - 1861 - 550 pages
...did against John, who was called the Baptist. For Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to putting away, or the remission of some sins only, but for the purification of the body: supposing still... | |
 | Amelia Gillespie Smyth - 1861 - 576 pages
...against John, who was called the Baptist; for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and who commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism." And though he ascribes the death of John to general jealousy of his great influence with the people,... | |
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Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God ; and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, who was called the Baptist. For Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise... 
