[a]As it is written in the [b]Prophets, (A)Behold, [c]I send my messenger [d]before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:2 John goeth before Christ, as it was forespoken by the Prophets.
  2. Mark 1:2 This is the figure Metonymy, whereby is meant the books of the Prophets, Malachi and Isaiah.
  3. Mark 1:2 The Prophet useth the present tense, when he speaketh of a thing to come, being as a sure of it, as if he saw it.
  4. Mark 1:2 A metaphor taken from the usage of kings, which used to have ushers go before them.

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