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Arise, and take the babe and his mother, and flee fruite worthy amendment of life. 9 And thinke
into Egypt, and be there til I bring thee word: not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham
for Herod will seeke the babe, to destroy him. to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is
14 So he arose and tooke the babe and his mother able euen of these stones to raise vp children
by night, and departed into Egypt, 15 And was vnto Abraham. 10 And now also is the axe put to
there vnto the death of Herod, that that might the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which
be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by the bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe,
Prophet, saying, Out of Egypt haue I called my and cast into ye fire. 11 In deede I baptize you with
sonne. 16 Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked water to amendment of life, but he that commeth
of the Wisemen, was exceeding wroth, and sent after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not
foorth, and slew all the male children that were in worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the
Beth-leem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two holy Ghost, and with fire. 12 Which hath his fanne
yeere old and vnder, according to the time which in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and
he had diligently searched out of the Wisemen. gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne
17 Then was that fulfilled which is spoken by vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire. 13 Then
the Prophet Ieremias, saying, 18 In Rhama was a came Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Iohn, to
voyce heard, mourning, and weeping, and great be baptized of him. 14 But Iohn earnestly put
howling: Rachel weeping for her children, and him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized
would not be comforted, because they were not. of thee, and commest thou to me? 15 Then Iesus
19 And whe Herod was dead, behold, an Angel answering, saide to him, Let be nowe: for thus
of the Lord appeareth in a dreame to Ioseph in it becommeth vs to fulfill all righteousnes. So
Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the babe and his he suffered him. 16 And Iesus when hee was
mother, and goe into the land of Israel: for they baptized, came straight out of the water. And
are dead which sought the babes life. 21 Then lo, the heaues were opened vnto him, and Iohn
he arose vp and tooke the babe and his mother, saw the Spirit of God descending like a doue, and
and came into the land of Israel. 22 But whe he lighting vpon him. 17 And loe, a voyce came
heard that Archelaus did reigne in Iudea in stead from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne,
of his father Herod, he was afraide to go thither: in whome I am well pleased.
yet after he was warned of God in a dreame, he
turned aside into the parts of Galile, 23 And went 4
and dwelt in a citie called Nazareth, that it might 1 Then was Iesus led aside of the Spirit into the
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be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophets, wildernes, to be tempted of the deuil. And when
which was, That hee should be called a Nazarite. he had fasted fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights,
3 he was afterward hungrie. 3 Then came to him
the tempter, and said, If thou be the Sonne of
1 And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came God, commande that these stones be made bread.
and preached in the wildernes of Iudea, 2 And 4 But he answering said, It is written, Man shall
said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at not liue by bread onely, but by euery worde that
hand. 3 For this is he of whome it is spoken by proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the
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the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that deuil tooke him vp into the holy Citie, and set him
crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the on a pinacle of the temple, And said vnto him,
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Lord: make his pathes straight. 4 And this Iohn If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe:
had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle for it is written, that he wil giue his Angels charge
of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also ouer thee, and with their hands they shall lift
locusts and wilde hony. 5 Then went out to him thee vp, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy
Ierusalem and all Iudea, and all the region rounde foote against a stone. 7 Iesus saide vnto him, It
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about Iordan. And they were baptized of him in is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord
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Iordan, confessing their sinnes. 7 Now when he thy God. Againe the deuil tooke him vp into an
sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces exceeding hie mountaine, and shewed him all the
come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O gener- kingdomes of the world, and the glory of them,
ations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee 9 And sayd to him, All these will I giue thee, if thou
from the anger to come? Bring foorth therefore wilt fall downe, and worship me. 10 Then sayd
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