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FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 48: Bancroft's Native Races; Vol. 2, P. 260; Vol. 2, P. 269; Vol. 2, P. 282]

[Footnote 49: Vol. 3, P. 370]

[Footnote 50: Under Baptism]

[Footnote 51: Mat. 15.2, 3; Mark 7.5, 9]

[Footnote 52: Mat. 3.5, 6]

[Footnote 53: The Jewish People in the time of Christ Vol. 2, P. 320]

[Footnote 54: Christian Inst.i.tutions P. 6]

[Footnote 55: Primitive Culture by Tylor Vol. 2, P. 440; Vol. 2, P. 441]

[Footnote 56: Heb. 9.10; Gal. 4.9]

[Footnote 57: Jon. 13.4, 17]

[Footnote 58: Acts 1.5; Acts 11.16]

[Footnote 59: Epistle of Jon. 4.8, 16; Mat. 18.2, 4; Mark 10.13, 16; Luke 18.16]

[Footnote 60: Britanica]

[Footnote 61: Mark 10.13, 16; Luke 18.16]

[Footnote 62: Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 1, P. 219]

[Footnote 63: Jon. 13.1, 15]

[Footnote 64: Exodus 29.4, 40.12]

[Footnote 65: Leviticus 8.4, 6; Jon. 1.31, 33]

[Footnote 66: Jon. 1.33, 34; Acts 2.17, 18; Acts 10.45; Acts 11.15, 16]

[Footnote 67: Joel 2.28]

JOHN'S BAPTISM.

John the Baptist was sent before Christ to prepare the way before him.[68]

John was a prophet of dispensation previous to Christ.[69] He was in the desert until the time of his showing unto Israel.[70] In the vision he was with Moses on the Mount and they talked with Jesus.[71] He with Moses vanished and left Jesus alone.[72]

John said: That he (Jesus) should be manifest unto Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.[73] John defines his commission as only to Israel (the Jews). His baptism was adapted to Jews only and not to us, who according to Jewish cla.s.sification are Gentiles. Evidently John baptised Jews only and no Gentiles.