I cannot see the full excerpt, but from the entire work here is what I see.
...But thought I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,
though I have seen my head brought in upon a platter,
I am no prophet...
This refers to John the Baptist when he gets his head put on a platter. John was a prophet. (Matthew 14 and Mark 6)
..."I am Lazarus, come from the dead..."
Jesus raised a man named Lazarus from the dead as recorded in the Bible. (John 11)
Answer:
purpose of this article to convince
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two or more independent clauses
Explanation:
A compound sentence usually contains two or more independent clauses joined by either a comma, semi colon or a conjunction.