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| 1:1 | For asmuche as manye haue taken in hande to compyle a treatyse of those thynges which are surelye knowen amonge vs, |
| 1:2 | euen as they declared them vnto vs, which from the begynnynge sawe theim their selues, and were ministers at the doyinge, |
| 1:3 | I determined also, assone as I had searched out dylygentlye all thinges from the beginning, that then I would write vnto the, good Theophilus: |
| 1:4 | that thou mightest knowe the certaintye of those thynges wherof thou art enfourmed. |
| 1:5 | Ther was in the dayes of Herode kynge of Iurye, a certaine prieste named Zacharias, of the course of Abaia. And his wyfe was of the doughters of Aaron and her name was Elizabeth. |
| 1:6 | Both were perfect before God, and walked in al the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde faute with them. |
| 1:7 | And they had no childe: because that Elyzabeth was barren, and both were well striken in age. |
| 1:8 | And it came to passe, as he executed the priestes office before God, as his course came |
| 1:9 | (accordinge to the custome of the pryestes offyce) his lot was to bourne incense. |
| 1:10 | And wente into the tempell of the Lorde and the whole multytude of the people were without in prayer while incense was a burninge. |
| 1:11 | And ther appeared vnto hym an Aungell of the Lorde standynge on the ryght syde of the altare of incense. |
| 1:12 | And when Zacharias sawe him, he was abashed, and feare came on him. |
| 1:13 | And the aungel sayde vnto him: feare not Zacharye, for thy prayer is heard: And thy wyfe Elysabeth shall beare the a sonne, & thou shalt call his name Iohn, |
| 1:14 | and thou shalt haue ioye and gladnes, and manye shall reioyce at his birth. |
| 1:15 | For he shalbe greate in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neyther drinke wyne nor stronge drinke. And he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen in his mothers wombe: |
| 1:16 | and manye of the children of Israel shal he turne to their Lorde God. |
| 1:17 | And he shall go before hym in the spryte of power of Helyas, to turne the hertes of the fathers to the chyldren and the vnbeleuers to the wisdome of the iust men, to make the people redy for the Lord. |
| 1:18 | And Zacharias sayde vnto the aungel: wherby shal I knowe this? seyinge that I am olde and my wyfe well stricken in yeares. |
| 1:19 | And the aungell aunswered and sayed vnto hym. I am Gabryel that stande in the presence of God, and am sente to speake to the: & shewe the these glad tidinges. |
| 1:20 | And behold thou shalt be dombe, and not able to speake vnto the tyme that these thinges be performed, because thou beleuest not my wordes whiche shalbe fulfylled in their ceason. |
| 1:21 | And the people wayted for Zacharias, and maruayled that he taryed in the temple. |
| 1:22 | And when he came out he coulde not speake to them. Wherby they perceyued that he had sene some vysyon in the temple. And he beckened vnto them, and remayned speacheles. |
| 1:23 | And it fortuned assone as the time of his offyce was out, he departed home into his owne house. |
| 1:24 | And after those dayes his wyfe Elyzabeth conceyued and hid hir selfe .v. monethes, sayinge. |
| 1:25 | This wyfe hath God dealt with me in the dayes when he loked on me, to take from me the rebuke that I suffred amonge men. |
| 1:26 | And in the .vi. moneth the aungell Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citye of Galile, named Nazareth, |
| 1:27 | to a vyrgin spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Mary. |
| 1:28 | And the aungel wente in vnto her, & sayde Hayle full of grace, the Lorde is with the: blessed art thou amonge women. |
| 1:29 | When she sawe hym, she was abashed at his sayinge: and caste in her mynde what maner of salutacion that shoulde be. |
| 1:30 | And the aungell sayed vnto her: feare not Mary: for thou haste founde grace wyth God. |
| 1:31 | Lo: thou shalt conceyue in thy wombe & shalt beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus. |
| 1:32 | He shalbe greate, and shalbe called the sonne of the hiest. And the Lorde God shal geue to hym the seat of his father Dauid, |
| 1:33 | and he shall raigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, & of his kingdome shall be no ende. |
| 1:34 | Then sayde Mary to the aungell. How shall this be, seyinge I knowe not a man? |
| 1:35 | And the aungell aunswered and sayd vnto her: The holye ghoste shall come vnto the, and the power of the hyest shall ouer shadowe the. Therfore also that holye thynge whiche shall be borne shalbe called the sonne of God. |
| 1:36 | And beholde thy cosyn Elyzabeth hath also conceyued a sonne in her age: & thys is her syxt moneth though she be called barren: |
| 1:37 | for with God can nothing be vnpossyble. |
| 1:38 | And Marye sayde: beholde the hande mayden of the Lord, be it vnto me euen as thou haste said. And the aungel departed from her. |
| 1:39 | And Mary arose in those dayes, & went into the mountaines with hast, into a cytye of Iurye, |
| 1:40 | and entred into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elisabeth. |
| 1:41 | And it fortuned as Elysabeth hearde the salutacion of Marye, the babe spronge in her belly. And Elizabeth was fylled with the holye ghost, |
| 1:42 | and cryed wyth a loude voice, and sayde: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the frute of thy wombe. |
| 1:43 | And whence happeneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shoulde come to me? |
| 1:44 | For lo, assone as the voice of thy salutacion sounded in myne eares, the babe sprange in my bellye for ioye. |
| 1:45 | And blessed art thou that beleuedest: for those thinges shall be performed, whiche were tolde the from the Lorde. |
| 1:46 | And Marye sayde: My soule magnifyed the Lorde. |
| 1:47 | And my sprete reioyceth in God my sauiour. |
| 1:48 | For he hath loked on the poore degre of his hande maiden. Beholde now from henceforth shall all generacions cal me blessed. |
| 1:49 | For he that is mightye hath done to me great thinges, and holy is his name. |
| 1:50 | And his mercy is on them that feare hym thorowe out all generacions. |
| 1:51 | He sheweth strength with his arme, he scattereth them that are proude in the ymagynacion of their hertes. |
| 1:52 | He putteth doune the mightye from their seates, and exalteth them of low degre. |
| 1:53 | He fylleth the hongry with good thinges, & sendeth away the ryche empty. |
| 1:54 | He remembreth mercye, and helpeth his sernaunte Israell. |
| 1:55 | Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer. |
| 1:56 | And Marye abode with her aboute a .iij. moneths, and retourned againe to her owne house. |
| 1:57 | Elyzabeths time was come that she should be delyuered, and she brought forth a sonne. |
| 1:58 | And her neighbours and her cosyne harde tell howe the Lorde had shewed great mercye vpon her, And they reioyceth with her. |
| 1:59 | And it fortuned the .viij. daye, they came to circuncyse the childe, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father. |
| 1:60 | How be it his mother aunswered, and sayde: not so, but he shalbe called Ihon. |
| 1:61 | And they saide vnto her: There is none of thy kinne that is named with this name. |
| 1:62 | And they made sygnes to his father: howe he woulde haue him called. |
| 1:63 | And he axeth for writtyng tables, and wrote sayinge: his name is Ihon. And they maruayled al. |
| 1:64 | And his mouthe was opened immediatlye, and his tonge also, and he spake laudinge God. |
| 1:65 | And feare came on all them that dwelt nye vnto them. And all these sayinges were noysed abrode throughout al the hyll country of Iury, |
| 1:66 | and all that hearde them laide them vp in their hartes sayinge: What maner chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with him. |
| 1:67 | And his father Zacharias was fylled with the holye ghost, and prophecied sayinge: |
| 1:68 | Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, for he hath visyted and redemed his people. |
| 1:69 | And hath reysed vp an horne of saluacion vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid. |
| 1:70 | Euen as he promised by the mouthe of his holye prophetes which were sence the worlde began. |
| 1:71 | That we shoulde be saued from oure enemyes, & from the power of all that hath vs. |
| 1:72 | To fulfyll the mercy promysed to oure fathers, and to remember his holye couenaunt. |
| 1:73 | And to performe the othe which he sware to oure father Abraham, |
| 1:74 | for to geue vs. That we delyuered out of the power of oure enemyes, might serue him without feare |
| 1:75 | all the dayes of our lyfe, in such holynes and ryghtuousnes as are accept before hym. |
| 1:76 | And thou chylde shalt be called the prophete of the hiest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes. |
| 1:77 | And to geue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the remissyon of synnes. |
| 1:78 | Through the tender mercye of our God, wherby the daye sprynge from on hye hath vysyted vs. |
| 1:79 | To geue lyght to them that sate in darcknes & in shadowe of death, and to guyde oure fete into the waye of peace. |
| 1:80 | And the chylde grewe and wexed stronge in spirite and was in wyldernes tyll the daye came when he shoulde shewe him selfe vnto the Israelytes. |
| 1:1 | For as moche as many haue taken in hande to set forth the declaracion of those thinges, which are most surely to be beleued amonge vs, |
| 1:2 | euen as they delyuered them vnto vs, whych from the begyndyng sawe them them selues with their eyes, and were ministers of the thinges that they declared: |
| 1:3 | I determyned also (as sone as I had searched out dyligently all thinges from the begynnyng) that then I wolde wryte vnto the, good Theophilus: |
| 1:4 | that thou myghtest knowe the certente of those thinges wherof thou hast bene infourmed. |
| 1:5 | There was in the dayes of Herode the Kynge of Iurie, a certayne Preste named Zacharias of the course of Abia. And his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron: and her name was Elizabeth: |
| 1:6 | they were, both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordynaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fawte with them. |
| 1:7 | And they had no chylde, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they booth were now well stricken in age. |
| 1:8 | And it came to passe, that whan Zachary executed the Preastes offyce before God, as hys course came |
| 1:9 | (accordyng to the custome of the prestes office) hys lot fell to burne incence. |
| 1:10 | And he went into the temple of the Lorde, & the whoale multitude of the people were without in prayer, whill the incense was a burninge. |
| 1:11 | And ther appeared vnto him an Angell of the Lorde, standynge on the ryght syde of the aultare of incense. |
| 1:12 | And when Zacharias sawe him, he was abashed, & feare cam on him. |
| 1:13 | But the Angell sayde vnto him: feare not Zachary, for thy prayer is hearde. And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare the a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn, |
| 1:14 | and thou shalt haue ioye and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his byrth. |
| 1:15 | For he shalbe greate in the syght of the Lorde, and shall nether drincke wyne ner stronge drincke. And he shalbe fylled with the holy goost, euen from his mothers wombe: |
| 1:16 | and many of the chyldren of Israel shall tourne to their Lord God. |
| 1:17 | And he shall go before him in the sprite & power of Helias to tourne the hertes of the fathers to the children, and the vnbeleuers to the wysdome of the iuste men, to make readye a perfecte people for the Lorde. |
| 1:18 | And Zacharias sayde vnto the angell: by what token shall I knowe this? For I am olde, and my wyfe well strycken in yeres. |
| 1:19 | And the angell answered, and sayd vnto him. I am Gabriel, that stande in the presens of God, and am sent to speake vnto the: and to shewe the these glad tydinges. |
| 1:20 | And beholde it shall come to passe, that thou shalt be domme, and not be hable to speake, vntill the daye that these thinges be performed, because thou beleuedst not my wordes, which shalbe fulfylled in their season. |
| 1:21 | And the people wayted for Zacharias, and merueyled that he taryed in the temple. |
| 1:22 | And when he came out, he coulde not speke vnto them. And they perceaued, that he had sene a visyon in the temple. And he beckened vnto them, and remayned speachlesse. |
| 1:23 | And it fortuned, that as sone as the dayes of his office were out, he departed into his awne house. |
| 1:24 | And after those dayes, his wyfe Elizabeth conceaued, & hid her selfe fyue monethes, sayinge: |
| 1:25 | Thys wyse hath God dealte with me, in the dayes wherin he hath loked on me, to take from me my rebuke amonge men. |
| 1:26 | And in the syxt moneth the angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a cytie of Galile, named Nazareth, |
| 1:27 | to a virgin spoused to a man, whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Mary. |
| 1:28 | And the angell went in vnto her, and sayde. Hayle full of grace, the Lorde is with the: blessed art thou amonge wemen. |
| 1:29 | When she sawe him, she was abasshed at his sayinge: and cast in her mynde, what maner of salutacion that shulde be. |
| 1:30 | And the angell sayde vnto her: feare not Mary: for thou hast founde grace with God. |
| 1:31 | Behold, thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe, & beare a sonne, & shalt call his name Iesus. |
| 1:32 | He shalbe greate, & shalbe called the sonne of the hyest. And the Lorde God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid |
| 1:33 | and he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kyngdome there shalbe none ende. |
| 1:34 | Then sayde Mary vnto the angell: How shall this be, seynge I knowe not a man? |
| 1:35 | And the angell answered, & sayde vnto her. The holy goost shall come vpon the, and the power of the hyest shall ouer shaddowe the. Therfore also that holy thynge which shalbe borne, shalbe called the sonne of God. |
| 1:36 | And beholde, thy cosyn Elizabeth, she hath also conceaued a sonne in her age. And this is her syxt moneth, which was called barren: |
| 1:37 | for with God shall nothinge be vnpossible. |
| 1:38 | And Mary sayde: beholde the hande mayden of the Lorde, be it vnto me according to thy worde, And the angell departed from her. |
| 1:39 | And Mary arose in those dayes, & went into the mountayns with haste into the cytie of Iewrie, |
| 1:40 | and entred into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. |
| 1:41 | And it fortuned, that whan Elizabeth hearde the salutacyon of Mary, the babe sprange in her wombe. And Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost, |
| 1:42 | & cried with a loude voyce, and sayde: Blessed art thou among wemen, and blessed is the frute of thy wombe. |
| 1:43 | And whence happeneth this to me, that the mother of my Lorde shulde come to me? |
| 1:44 | For lo, as sone as the voyce of thy salutacion sownded in myne eares, the babe sprange in my wombe for ioye. |
| 1:45 | And blessed art thou that hast beleued: for those thinges shalbe performed, which were tolde the from the Lorde. |
| 1:46 | And Mary sayde. My soule magnifieth the Lord. |
| 1:47 | And my sprete hath reioysed in God my sauyour |
| 1:48 | For he hath loked on the lowe degre of hys hande mayden: for lo: now from hence forth shall all generacions call me blessed. |
| 1:49 | Because he that is myghty, hath done to me greate thinges, & holye is his name. |
| 1:50 | And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generacion to generacion. |
| 1:51 | He hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered them that are proude in the ymaginacyon of their herte. |
| 1:52 | He hath putte downe the myghty from theyr seates, and exalted them of lowe degre. |
| 1:53 | He hath fylled the hongrye with good thynges: and sent awaye the ryche emptye. |
| 1:54 | He hath helped hys seruaunt Israel, in remembraunce of hys mercye. |
| 1:55 | Euen as he promysed to oure fathers, Abraham, and to his seede for euer. |
| 1:56 | And Mary abode with her aboute a .iij. monethes, and retourned agayne to her awne house. |
| 1:57 | Elizabeths tyme came that she shulde be delyuered, and she brought forth a sonne. |
| 1:58 | And her neyghboures and her cosyns hearde howe the Lorde had shewed greate mercy vpon her, and they reioysed with her. |
| 1:59 | And it fortuned that in the eyght daye, they came to circumcyse the chylde: and called his name Zacharias, after the name of hys father. |
| 1:60 | And his mother answered and sayde: not so but he shalbe called Iohn. |
| 1:61 | And they sayd vnto her: Ther is none in thy kynred, that is named with this name: |
| 1:62 | And they made sygnes to his father, howe he wolde haue him called. |
| 1:63 | And he asked for wrytinge tables, and wrote, saying: his name is Iohn. And they maruelled all. |
| 1:64 | And hys mouth was opened immediatly, & his tonge also, & he spake, and praysed God. |
| 1:65 | And feare came on all them that dwelt nye vnto them. And all these sayinges were noysed abroade throughout all the hyll countre of Iurie: |
| 1:66 | and all they that herde them layde them vp in their hertes, saying: What maner of chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with him: |
| 1:67 | And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy goost, and prophisyed sayinge? |
| 1:68 | Praysed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redemed his people: |
| 1:69 | And hath raysed vp an horne of saluacion vnto vs, in the house of his seruaunt Dauid. |
| 1:70 | Euen as he promysed by the mouth of his holy prophetes, which were sens the worlde began. |
| 1:71 | That we shulde be saued from oure enemies, and from the hande of all that hate vs. |
| 1:72 | That he wolde deale mercifully with oure fathers, and remember his holy couenaunt. |
| 1:73 | And that he wolde performe the oothe, which he sware to oure father Abraham, |
| 1:74 | for to geue vs. That we deliuered oute of the handes of oure enemies, might serue him with out feare, |
| 1:75 | all the dayes of oure lyfe, in such holynes and rightewesnes as are accept before him |
| 1:76 | And thou chylde shalt be called the Prophet of the hiest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde, to prepare his wayes: |
| 1:77 | to geue knowlege of saluacyon vnto his people for the remission of synnes. |
| 1:78 | Through the tender mercy of oure God, wherby the daye springe from an hye hath visited vs. |
| 1:79 | To geue light to them that sate in darcknes & in the shadowe of deathe, to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace. |
| 1:80 | And the child grewe and wexed strong in sprete, and was in wildernes, tyll the daye came, when he shulde shewe him selfe vnto the Israelites. |
| 1:1 | Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded, |
| 1:2 | As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, and were ministers of ye word, |
| 1:3 | It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point, |
| 1:4 | That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed. |
| 1:5 | In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet. |
| 1:6 | Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe. |
| 1:7 | And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age. |
| 1:8 | And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order, |
| 1:9 | According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord. |
| 1:10 | And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning. |
| 1:11 | Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense. |
| 1:12 | And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him. |
| 1:13 | But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn. |
| 1:14 | And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth. |
| 1:15 | For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. |
| 1:16 | And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God. |
| 1:17 | For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. |
| 1:18 | Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age. |
| 1:19 | And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings. |
| 1:20 | And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season. |
| 1:21 | Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple. |
| 1:22 | And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme. |
| 1:23 | And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house. |
| 1:24 | And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying, |
| 1:25 | Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men. |
| 1:26 | And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth, |
| 1:27 | To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie. |
| 1:28 | And the Angel went in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. |
| 1:29 | And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and thought what maner of salutation that should be. |
| 1:30 | Then the Angel saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast found fauour with God. |
| 1:31 | For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus. |
| 1:32 | He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid. |
| 1:33 | And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende. |
| 1:34 | Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man? |
| 1:35 | And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God. |
| 1:36 | And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren. |
| 1:37 | For with God shall nothing be vnpossible. |
| 1:38 | Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her. |
| 1:39 | And Marie arose in those daies, and went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of Iuda, |
| 1:40 | And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet. |
| 1:41 | And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost. |
| 1:42 | And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed. |
| 1:43 | And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? |
| 1:44 | For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye, |
| 1:45 | And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord. |
| 1:46 | Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord, |
| 1:47 | And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour. |
| 1:48 | For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed, |
| 1:49 | Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name. |
| 1:50 | And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him. |
| 1:51 | Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts. |
| 1:52 | Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree. |
| 1:53 | Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie. |
| 1:54 | Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie |
| 1:55 | (As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer. |
| 1:56 | And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house. |
| 1:57 | Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne. |
| 1:58 | And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her. |
| 1:59 | And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father. |
| 1:60 | But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. |
| 1:61 | And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name. |
| 1:62 | Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called. |
| 1:63 | So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all. |
| 1:64 | And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God. |
| 1:65 | Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea. |
| 1:66 | And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him. |
| 1:67 | Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, |
| 1:68 | Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people, |
| 1:69 | And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid, |
| 1:70 | As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying, |
| 1:71 | That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs, |
| 1:72 | That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant, |
| 1:73 | And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham. |
| 1:74 | Which was, that he would graunt vnto vs, that we being deliuered out of the handes of our enemies, should serue him without feare, |
| 1:75 | All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him. |
| 1:76 | And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies, |
| 1:77 | And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes, |
| 1:78 | Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs, |
| 1:79 | To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace. |
| 1:80 | And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel. |
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