And if ye will receive it— There is nothing for the particle it in the original; therefore Dr. Heylin reads him; and if this be the proper supplement, says he, we must understand that total perfect repentance which constitutes the common character both of him and Elias. For more on this subject we refer the reader to Malachi 4:5-6 and Bullock on Prophesy, pref. p. 50.
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Matthew 11:14
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.