cob for ever, and of his kingdom there Nazareth. Jhall be no end.

Luke i. Then said Mary unto the Angel, How 34, Shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the Angel answered, and said un- 35. to her, The holy Ghost Mall come upan thee, and the power of the Highest shall over shadow thee: therefore also ihat holy thing which shall be born of thee, Shall be called the Son of God; and behold thy 36, Cozen Elizabeth, She hath also conceived a Son in her old age: and this is the fixth month with her, who was called Barren; For with God nothing shall be 37. impossible.

And Mary said, Behold the bandmaid 38, of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word. And the Angel departed from

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“the babe leaped in my womb for joy
« and blessed is she that believed: for
“ there shall be a performance of those

things which were told her from the © Lord.

And Mary said, “ My soul doth mag: 47. “ nifie the Lord, and my spirit hath re. 48.“ joyced in God my Saviour. For he

“ hath regarded the low estate of his “ handmaiden: for behold from hence“ forth all generations shall call me bles; “ fed. For he that is mighty hath done

tome great things and holy is his Name, so. “ And hiş mercy is on them that fear

« him, from generation to generation, 51." He hath shew'd strength with his arm,

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she should be deliver'd; and she
brought forth a son. And her neighbours, 58.
and her cousins heard how the Lord had
shewed great mercy upon her, and they
rejoyced with her. And it came to pass, 59.
that on the eighth day they came to cir-
cumcise the child; and they called him
Zacharias, after the name of his father.
And his mother answered and said, Not 6o.
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said unto her, There is none of thy kin-
dred that is called by this name. And 62.
they made signs to his father, how he
would have him called. And he asked 63.
for a writing table and wrote, saying,
His name is Fohn. And they marvelled 64.
all. And his mouth was opened imme-
diately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake
and praised God, and fear came on all 65.
that dwelt round about them; and all
these sayings were noised abroad through-
out all the hill country of Judea. And 66.
all they that had heard them, laid them
up in their hearts, saying, What manner
of Child shall this be? And the hand of
the Lord was with him.

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vant David; as he spake by the mouth 7o.« of his holy prophets, which have been

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our Father Abraham, that he would

grant unto us, that we, being delive« red out of the hands of our enemies, 75. might serve him without fear, in ho

“ liness and righteousness before him “ all the days of our life. And thoui “ child shalt be called the prophet of “ the Highest: for thou shalt go

before çs the face of the Lord to prepare his

ways; to give knowledge of falvation 77

unto his people, by the remiffion of “their fins, through the tender mercy “ of our God; whereby the day-spring « from on high hath visited us, to give

light to them that fit in darkness, and « in the shadow of death, to guide our « feet into the way of peace.

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The birth of Chrift. Bethlehem, NOW the birth of Jesus Christ was 18. Mar. i.

i on this wife. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband being 19. (a) a just man,and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought 20. on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Foseph thou son of David, fear not to take unto thée Mary thy Wife; for that which is conceived in her, is of : the holy Ghoft. And she shall bring forth 21. a son, and thou shalt call his name (b) Jefus : for he shall save his People from their Sins. (Now all this was done that 22. it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet [Ifai. VII, 14.] saying, Behold a virgin shall be with 23. child, and shall bring forth a son, and they Mall call his name Emmanuel which being interpreted is God with us.)

Then Joseph being raised from sleep 24. did as the Angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And 25,

(a) Just in Hebrew is put for gentle and benign.
(b) Jesus fignifies Saviour.