In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury, saynge: Am&ebar;de youre selues, the kyngdome of heuen is at honde. ^noteThis is he, of whom it is spok&ebar; by þe; Prophet Esay, which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in þe; wyldernes, prepare the LORDES waye, and make his pathes straight.

^noteThis Ihon had his garment of camels heer, and a lethr&ebar; gerdell aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony. Then went out to hym Ierusalem, and all Iury, and all the region rounde aboute Iordan, and were baptised of him in Iordan, c&obar;fessynge their synnes.

^noteNow when he sawe many of the Pharises and of þe; Saduces come to hys baptim, he sayde vnto them: ye generaci&obar; of vipers, who hath certified you, that ye shal escape þe; vengeaunce to come? Bewarre, brynge forth due frutes of pennaunce. Thinke not now, to saye in your selues, we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you, that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. Euen now is the axe put vnto þe; rote of the trees: ^note therfore euery tre which bringeth not forth good frute, shalbe hew&ebar; downe, and cast into the fyre.

B    ^noteI baptise you with water to repentaunce: but he that c&obar;meth after me, is myghtier th&ebar; I, whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with þe; holy goost ∧ &wt; fyre: which hath also his fan in his hond, and will pourge his floore, and gadre the wheet into his garner, ^note ∧ will burne þe; chaffe with vnquencheable fyre.

^noteThen came Iesus from Galile to Iordan, vnto Ihon, to be baptised of hym. But Ih&obar; forbade hym, saynge: I haue nede to be baptysed of the: and commest thou to me? Iesus answered ∧ sayd vnto hym: Let it be so now. For thus it be commeth vs to fulfyll all righteousnes. Then he suffred hym. ^noteAnd Iesus assone as he was baptised, came straight

out of the water. And lo, heu&ebar; was op&ebar; ouer hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue, and lyght vpon hym. And lo, there came a voyce fr&obar; heu&ebar; sayng: ^note Thys ys that my beloued sonne, in whom is my delyte.

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