A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An alarm in God's holy mountain containing an…A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An allarm in God's holy mountain containing an…

Thirdly, The Predicate, or what is spoken of Christ, i. e. Whose Fan is in his hand, &c.

John the Baptist was a great Prophet, yea the greatest Prophet ¹that was born of Women, having greater Light and Knowledge of the Messiah than any of them that went before him, in that he could tell them this is he: He was sent to prepare the way of the Lord, as his great Messenger or Harbinger. He therefore was well instructed into the Nature and Excellency of his Masters Kingdom; which was suddenly to be set up, upon the removal of the old Jewish Church, and Church-Membership; ²this John was he that the Prophet Malachi spoke of, that God would send as his Messenger, to prepare the way of the Lord, as also how he would do this, even by a spirit of Burning: that should consume that People, and leave them neither Root nor Branch, i. e. burn up all their hopes in respect of their Root, viz. That external Covenant God made with Abraham; on which they stood, and of which they boasted; as also all that confidence they had in their own good works, ⟨p. 3⟩and inherent Righteousness: And this John's Ministry clearly held forth, and thereby discovered the grand Effect and glorious Design or Christs Doctrine, and Nature of his spiritual Kingdom, which was near at hand.

John the Baptist was a great Prophet, yea the greatest Prophet ¹that was born of Women, having greater Light and Knowledge of the Messiah than any of them that went before him, in that he could tell them this is he: He was sent to prepare the way of the Lord, as his great Messenger or Harbinger. He therefore was well instructed into the Nature and Excellency of his Masters Kingdom; which was suddenly to be set up, upon the removal of the old Jewish Church, and Church-Membership;