John came in the spirit and power of Elias, as a forerunner, (or as
one to prepare the minds of the people to receive Christ's more excellent
administration of the spirit,), baptizing with water, according to his own
testimony. (A
Few Observations on some of the Principles of the People called Quakers, in
reply to some paragraphs in a pamphlet entitled Two sermons on Christian
fellowship, preached at Gorham, by Asa Rand, ed. Edward Cobb [Portland:
A. & J. Shirley, 1817], 6)
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