It is written in the prophet, "behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

but Jesus said to him, a prophet is never despis'd, except in his own country, among his own kindred, and in his own family:

others said, 'tis Elias. others, 'tis a prophet, or one equal to a prophet.

Jesus answered, to such hypocrites as you may well be applied those words of the prophet Esaias, "this people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

if we should say, it was a human institution, we run a risk from the people. (for they all believed John was a true prophet.)

Now when you shall see the-abomination of desolation, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, establish'd where it ought not to be (let the reader observe) then let those, who are in Judea, flee to the mountains: