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3 By comparing him with the former Prophets, with those Teachers that went before him, vers. 9. What went you out to see? ¹a Prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more then a Prophet. & v. 11. Verily I say unto you. Amongst ²them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater then John the Baptist. He gives him the precedency above all his predecessors; not in regard of the dignity of his office, but in respect of the perspicuity of his doctrine. Yet lest he might be proud himself, or others too much admire him, it is added by way of qualification in the end of the 11 verse, He that is least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater then he. Those Disciples and Apostles that should live after the resurrection of Christ, (from whence the Gospel or Kingdom of heaven is dated) should be greater then John, in regard of that full knowledge and clear manifestation ⟨p. 3⟩they should have of Christ.

3 By comparing him with the former Prophets, with those Teachers that went before him, vers. 9. What went you out to see? ¹a Prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more then a Prophet. & v. 11. Verily I say unto you. Amongst ²them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater then John the Baptist. He gives him the precedency above all his predecessours; not in regard of the dignity of his office, but in respect of the perspicuity of his doctrine. Yet lest he might be proud himselfe, or others too much admire him, it is added by way of qualification in the end of the 11 verse, He that is least in the Kingdome of heaven is greater then he. Those Disciples and Apostles that should live after the resurrection of Christ, (from whence the Gospel or Kingdom of heaven is dated) should be greater then John, in regard of that full knowledge and clear manifestation ⟨p. 3⟩they should have of Christ.