Malachi:4

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* For , behold , the day cometh , that shall (note :)He prophesies of God 's judgments against the wicked , who would not receive Christ , when God would send him for the restoration of his Church .(:note ) burn as an oven ; and all the proud , yea , and all that do wickedly , shall be stubble : and the day that cometh shall burn them up , saith the LORD of hosts , that it shall leave them neither root nor branch . * But unto you that fear my name shall the (note :)Meaning , Christ , who with his wings or beams of his grace would enlighten and comfort his Church ; ( Eph_5:14 ). And he is called the «Sun of righteousness », because in himself he has all perfection , and also the justice of the Father dwells in him : by which he regenerates us to righteousness , cleanses us from the filth of this world , and reforms us to the image of God .(:note ) Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings ; and ye shall go You will be set at liberty , and increase in the joy of the Spirit ; ( 2Co_3:17 ). forth , and grow up as calves of the stall . * And ye shall treade downe the wicked : for they shall be dust vnder the soles of your feete in the day that I shall doe this , sayeth the Lorde of hostes . * * Behold , I will send you (note :)This Christ interprets of John the Baptist , who both for his zeal , and restoring or religion , is aptly compared to Elijah ; ( Mat_11:13-14 ).(:note ) Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and Which as it is true for the wicked , so does it waken the godly , and call them to repentance . dreadful day of the LORD : * And he shall (note :)He shows in what John 's office would consist : in the turning of men to God , and uniting the father and children in one voice of faith : so that the father will turn to the religion of his son who is converted to Christ , and the son will embrace the faith of the true fathers , Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob .(:note ) turn the heart of the fathers to the children , and the heart of the children to their fathers , lest I come and The second point of his office was to give notice of God 's judgment against those that would not receive Christ . smite the earth with a curse .

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