f obis the Baptii. St. Luke. in the Wilder'nefs. Ch. 3. Mailer, what fhall we do ? 13. And he faid unto them, Exaf no more than that which is appointed you. 12, 13. Excite, or Tax.gatherers. 14. And the fouldiers likewife demanded of him, Paying, And what shall we do ? And he laid un- to them, Do violence to no man, neither accule any falfly, and be content with your wages. 14. Live not as Souldiera ufeto do, by vio- knee to the Poor People that cannot veldt them, and by false acculing, and robbing, and plundering. Note ; He meaneth not that it is enough to Salvation, to amend the mimes of their lives, without a renewed, holy heart ; but that this altomuff be done. 15. And as the people were in expe &ation, and all men mufed in their hearts ofJohn, whether he were the Chrill or not ; 16. John anfwe- red Paying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latches of whole íhoes I am not worthy to. unloofe : he íhail baptize you with the holy Ghofl, and with fire. 15, 16. See on Math. 3. Note ; The great, and peculiar workand notification of Chritf, was his fending the holy Ghoft on his Difci- ples. 17. Whole fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he will burn with fire' unquenchable. 18. And many other things in his exhorta- tion preached he unto the people. ro. And the people asked him, 17: r8. who will winnow you throughly, fa ins What fhall we do then ? and will gather and fave all true Believers, y b and burn the Unbelievers in fire unquench- a1. He anfwereth and faith unto able. theta, He that hath two coats, let Note; Chriff, that is a Saviour, is the fevere him impart to him that hath none ; deßroyer of his obßirate Enemies. and he that hath meat, let him do 19. But Herod the tetrarch, be- likewife fine, reproved by him for Herodias every mountain and hill fha]I be brought low ; and the crooked flaall be made firaight , and the rough ways íhall be made fmooth ; 6. And all fiefs fhall fee the falvation of God. 4, 5, 6. Prepare your felves for the King- dom of God, in which he will raife the hum- ble and the oppreffed, and take down the proudand the oppreffors, and will bring in juticeand Reformation into an unrighteous, wicked World ; and the Saviour of theWorld shall appear, and his Salvation be proclaimed and wrought throughout the Earth. 7. Then faid he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who bath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8. Bring forth there- fore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to fay within your felves, We have Abraham to our father: for I fay unto you, that God is able of thefe {loves to raife up children unto Abraham. 7, 8, Do you think to fcape the wrath that is coming on you by an Hypocritical Repen- tance, und.the Ceremony of Baprifin? Shew that you truly repent by your reformed lives, and prefume not on your being ,Abraham s Seed : For Gad, that can make Men ofStones, can of the Gentiles raife a teed of Believers to ,AGraharn. 9. And now àlfo the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not, forth good fruit, is hewndown and caft into the fire. 9. God is entring into judgment with you, and will cur down wicked and fruitlefs Hypo- crites for the fire. to, r r. Love others as your felves, and fee his brother Philip's wife, and for them not fuller in want, while you have fup- all the evils which Herod had done, ply for them, and can (pare it fromyour plea- 20. Added yet this above all, that ty : Prefer tsar neceility before your fulnefs cr fuperfiuity. he flint up John in prifon. r9,zo. Note, lo'lin would not forbear the faithful diCchargeof sia offiçe in reproving a to be baptized, and Paid unto him, wickedKing to fave his liberty or life. 2. To impri- 12. Then came alto publicanes
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