A PRAXIS.

Or EXAMPLE of Grammatical Refolution.

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IN the N the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæfar, Pontius Pilate being governour of Judea, the word of God came unto John, the fon of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

2. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptifm of repentance for the remiffion of fins.

3. And the fame John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locufts and wild honey.

4. Then faid he to the multitude, that came forth to be baptized of him: O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.

5. And as all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Chrift, or not; John

anfwered, faying unto them all: I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whofe fhoes I am not worthy to unloofe he fhall baptize you with the Holy Ghoft and with fire.

6. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pafs, that, Jefus also being baptized and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghoft defcended in a bodily fhape, like a dove, upon him; and lo! a voice from heaven, faying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

1. In a Prepofition: the, the Definite Article; fifteenth, an Adjective; year, a Subftantive, or Noun, in the Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition in; of, a Prepofition; the reign, a Subftantive, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition of; Tiberius Cæfar, both Substantives, Proper Names, Government and Cafe as before; Pontius Pilate, Proper Names: being, the Present Participle of the Verb Neuter to be; governour, a Subftantive; of Judea, a Proper Name, Government and Cafe as before; Pontius Pilate

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being governour, is the Cafe Abfolute, that is, the Nominative Cafe with a Participle without ■ Verb following and agreeing with it; the meaning is the fame as, when Pilate was gover nour, the word, a Subftantive; of God, a Subftantive, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition of; came, a Verb Neuter, Indicative Mode, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular Number, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe word; unto, a Prepofition; John, a Proper Name; the fon, a Substantive, put in Appofition to John; that is, in the fame Cafe, governed by the fame Prepopofition unto; of Zacharias, a Proper Name, in, a Prepofition; the wilderness, a Subftantive, Government and Cafe as before.

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́2. And, a Conjunction Copulative; he, a Pronoun, third Perfon Singular, Masculine Gender, Nominative Cafe, ftanding for John; camé, as before; into, a Prepofition; all, an Adjective; the country, a Subftantive; about, a Prepofition; Jordan, a Proper Name; Objective Cafes, governed by their Prepofitions; preaching, the Prefent Participle of the Verb Active to preach, joined like an Adjective to the Pronoun he; the

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baptifm, a Subftantive in the Objective Cafe following the Verb Active preaching, and governed by it; of repentance, a Subftantive, Government and Cafe as before; for, a Prepofition; the remiffion of fins, Subftantives, the latter in the Plural Number, Government and Cafe as before. 3. and, (b. that is, as before;) the fame, an Adjective; John, (b.) had, a Verb Active, Indicative Mode, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe John; his, a Pronoun, third Perfon Singular, Poffeffive Cafe; raiment, a Subftantive in the Objective Cafe, following the Verb Active had, and governed by it; of camel's, a Subftantive, Poffeffive Cafe ; hair, Subftantive, Objective Case, governed by the Prepofition of, the fame as, of the hair of a camel; and, (b.) a, the Indefinite Article; leathern, an Adjective; girdle, a Subftantive; about, (b.) his, (b.) loins, Subftantive, Plural Number, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition about; and his, (b.) meat, Subftantive; was, Indicative Mode, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular of the Verb Neuter to be; locufts, Subftantive, Plural Number, Nominative Cafe after the Verb

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was; and, (b.) wild, Adjective; honey, Subftantive, the fame Cafe.

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4. Then, an Adverb; said, a Verb Active, Paft Time, third Perfon Singular, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe he, (b.) to, a Prepofition; the multitude, Subftantive, Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition; to; that, a Relative Pronoun, P its Antecedent is the multitude; came, (b.) forth an Adverb; to, a Prepofition and before a Verb A the sign of the Infinitive Mode; be baptized, 2 Verb Paffive, made of the Participle Paffive of the Verb to baptize, and the Auxiliary Verb to be, in the Infinitive Mode; of him, Pronoun, it third Perfon Singular, ftanding for John, in the Objective Cafe, governed by the Prepofition of; P 0, an Interjection; generation, Subftantive, Nominative Cafe; of Vipers, Subftantive, Plural S Number, Objective Cafe, governed by the Pre- P pofition of; who, an Interrogative Pronoun; hath N warned, a Verb Active, Prefent Perfect Time: made of the Perfect Participle, warned, and the Auxiliary Verb hath, third Person Singular, agreeing with the Nominative Cafe who; you,

Pronoun, fecond Perfon plural, Objective Cafe,

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