the forgiveness of sins, and the pure worship of God, and liberty and peace to indulge in it; but the prevailing thought was that of redemption from their enemies, and triumph over them. John the Baptist taught that the kingdom could not come without repentance and reformation, and so put the earthly triumph in the background. Hence the Pharisees and the patriotic party did not submit to his baptism. Earnest-minded Jews would expect the delivering Messiah to found the kingdom by appearing riding
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