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feare not to take Mary thy wife: for that which is
conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost. 21 And she
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. shall bring foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his
MATTHEW name JESUS: for hee shall saue his people from
their sinnes. 22 And al this was done that it might
1 The booke of the generation of Jesus Christ be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by ye
the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham. Prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgine shalbe with
2 Abraham begate Isaac. And Isaac begate Iacob. childe, and shall beare a sonne, and they shall call
And Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren. 3 And his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation,
Iudas begate Phares, and Zara of Thamar. And God with vs. 24 Then Ioseph, being raised from
Phares begate Esrom. And Esrom begate Aram. sleepe, did as the Angel of the Lord had inioyned
4 And Aram begate Aminadab. And Aminadab him, and tooke his wife. 25 But he knew her not,
begate Naasson. And Naasson begat Salmon. til she had broght forth her first borne sonne, and
5 And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab. And Booz he called his name JESUS.
begat Obed of Ruth. and Obed begat Iesse. 2
6 And Iesse begate Dauid the King. And Dauid 1 When Jesus then was borne at Bethleem
the King begate Salomon of her that was the in Iudea, in the dayes of Herod the King, be-
wife of Vrias. 7 And Salomon begate Roboam. holde, there came Wisemen from the East to
And Roboam begate Abia. And Abia begate Asa. Hierusalem, Saying, Where is that King of the
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8 And Asa begate Iosaphat. And Iosaphat begate Iewes that is borne? for wee haue seene his
Ioram. And Ioram begate Hozias. 9 And Hozias starre in the East, and are come to worship him.
begat Ioatham. And Ioatham begate Achaz. And 3 When King Herod heard this, he was troubled,
Achaz begate Ezekias. 10 And Ezekias begate and all Hierusalem with him. 4 And gathering
Manasses. And Manasses begate Amon. And together all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the
Amon begate Iosias. 11 And Iosias begate Iakim. people, hee asked of them, where Christ should
And Iakim begate Iechonias and his brethren be borne. 5 And they saide vnto him, At Beth-
about the time they were caried away to Babylon. leem in Iudea: for so it is written by the Prophet,
12 And after they were caried away into Babylon, 6 And thou Beth-leem in the lande of Iuda, art not
Iechonias begate Salathiel. And Salathiel begate the least among the Princes of Iuda: For out of
Zorobabel. 13 And Zorobabel begate Abiud. And thee shall come the gouernour that shall feede
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Abiud begate Eliacim. And Eliacim begate Azor. that my people Israel. Then Herod priuily called
14 And Azor begate Sadoc. And Sadoc begate the Wisemen, and diligently inquired of them the
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Achim. And Achim begate Eliud. 15 And Eliud time of the starre that appeared, And sent them
begate Eleazar. And Eleazar begate Matthan. to Beth-leem, saying, Goe, and searche diligently
And Matthan begate Iacob. 16 And Iacob begat for the babe: and when ye haue founde him,
Ioseph ye husband of Mary, of whom was borne bring mee worde againe, that I may come also,
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Jesus, that is called Christ. 17 So all the gen- and worship him. So when they had heard the
erations from Abraham to Dauid, are fourtene King, they departed: and loe, the starre which
generations. And from Dauid vntil they were they had seene in the East, went before them,
caried away into Babylon, fourtene generations: till it came and stoode ouer the place where the
and after they were caried away into Babylon babe was. 10 And when they sawe the starre, they
vntill Christ, fourteene generations. 18 Nowe reioyced with an exceeding great ioy, 11 And went
the birth of Jesus Christ was thus, When as his into the house, and founde the babe with Mary
mother Mary was betrothed to Ioseph, before his mother, and fell downe, and worshipped him,
they came together, shee was found with childe and opened their treasures, and presented vnto
of the holy Ghost. 19 Then Ioseph her husband him giftes, euen golde, and frankincense, and
being a iust man, and not willing to make her myrrhe. 12 AndaftertheywerewarnedofGodina
a publike example, was minded to put her away dreame, that they should not go againe to Herod,
secretly. 20 But whiles he thought these things, they returned into their countrey another way.
behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him 13 After their departure, behold, the Angel of the
in a dreame, saying, Ioseph, the sonne of Dauid, Lord appeareth to Ioseph in a dreame, saying,