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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .iij. Chapter. &cross2; ¶ The preachinge, baptyme, and presonment of Iohn. The baptyme of Christ, and a rehearsall of the generacion of the fathers.

A   In the fyfteneth yere of the raygne of Tyberius the Emperoure, Pontius Pylate beynge leftenaunt of Iewrie, and note Herode beinge &rhand; Tetrach of Galile, and his brother Philip Tetrach of Iturea ∧ of the region of the Traconites, ∧ Lysaniath the Tetrach of Abyline (wh&ebar; Anna and Cayphas were the hye prestes) þe; worde of the Lorde came vnto Iohn the sonne of Zacharias in the wyldernes. And he came in to all the coastes aboute Iordan, preaching note þe; baptyme of repentaunce for the remission of synnes, as it is wrytt&ebar; in the boke of þe; wordes of Esayas the prophet, sayenge: note The voyce of a cryar in wyldernes: prepare ye þe; waye of the Lord, make his pathes strayght. Euery valley shalbe fylled, ∧ euery mountayne ∧ hyll shalbe brought lowe. And thinges that be croked, shalbe made streyght: ∧ þe; rough wayes shalbe made playne: ∧ all flesshe shall se &rhand; the Saluacion of God. &cross3;

B   Th&ebar; sayde he to the people, that were come forth to be baptysed of him. noteO ye generacion of vypers, who hath taught you to flye from the wrath to come? Brynge forth therfore due frutes of repentaunce, ∧ begyn not to saye wyth in youre selues: we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you. God is able of these stones to reyse vp chyldren vnto Abrah&abar;. Now also is the axe leyde vnto the rote of the trees: note euery tree therfore which bryngeth not forth good frute, is hewen doune, ∧ cast into the fyre.

And þe; people asked him, sayinge: note what shall we do then? He answereth and sayeth, vnto th&ebar;: He that hath two coates? lett him parte wyth hym that hath none, ∧ he þt; hath meate, let him do lyke wyse.

C   Then cam þe; publicans also to be baptised, ∧ sayde vnto him: Master, what shal we do? And he sayde vnto them: requyre no more, then that which is appoynted vnto you.

The soudyoures lykewyse demaunded of him, sayinge: and what shall we do? And he sayde vnto them: hurt no man: nether trouble eny man wrongfully: and be c&obar;tent with youre wages.

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As the people were in a doute, &abar;d all men musyd in their hertes of Iohn, whether he were very Christ, Iohn answered ∧ sayde vn them all: note I baptise you wyth water, but one str&obar;ger th&ebar; I shall come after me, whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to vnlowse: he shall baptyse you with the holy goost, ∧ &wt; fyre: note which hath hys fanne in hys hande, ∧ wyll pourge his floore, and gather the corne into his barne: but the chaffe wyll he burne with fyre that neuer shalbe quenched. And many other thinges in his exhortacion preached he vnto the people.

D    noteThen Herode the Tetrach (when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias his brother Philippes wyfe, ∧ for all þe; euyls which Herode dyd: added this aboue all, and layed Iohn in preson.

And it fortuned that whan all the people receaued baptime (∧ note wh&ebar; Iesus was baptised and dyd praye) the heauen was opened, and the holy goost cam downe in a bodely shape lyke a doue vp&obar; him, and a voyce came from heauen, which sayde: note Thou arte my beloued sonne, in the do I delyte.

E   And Iesus him selfe beg&abar;ne to be aboute thirty yere of age, so that he was note supposed to be the sonne of Ioseph: whych was þe; sonne of Hely: whych was the sonne of Mathat whych was the sonne of Leui: whych was þe; sonne of Melchi: whych was the sonne of Ianna: whych was the sonne of Ioseph: whych was the sonne of Matatthias: which was the sonne of Amos: which was þe; sonne of Naum: whych was the sonne of Hesty: which was the sonne of Nagge. which was the sonne of Maath: which was the sonne of Matathias: which was þe; sonne of Semei: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was the sonne of Ioanna: whych was the sonne of Rhesa: whych was the sonne of Zorobabel: whych was the sonne of Salathiel: which was the sonne of Neri: which was the sonne of Melchi: whych was the sonne of Addi: F   whych was the sonne of Coosam: which was þe; sonne of Helmadan: whych was the sonne of Her: which was þe; sonne of Ieso: which was the sonne of Heliezer: which was the sonne of Iozam: which was the sonne of Mattha: which was the sonne of Leui: which was the sonne of Simeon: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Ionam: which was the sonne of Heliachim: which was the sonne of Melcha: which was þe; sonne of Men&abar;: which was the sonne of Mathatha: which was the sonne of Nathan: G   which was the sonne of Dauid: which was the sonne of Iesse: which was the sonne of Obed: which was the sonne of Boos: which was þe; sonne of Salmon: which was þe; sonne of Naassan: which was the sonne of Aminadab: which was þe; sonne of Aran: which was þe; sonne of Esron: which was þe; sonne of Phares: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was þe; sonne of Iacob: which was þe; s&obar;ne of Isaac: which was the sonne of Abraham: which was the sonne of Tharra: which was þe; sonne of Nachor: which was the sonne of Saruch: which was the sonne of Ragau: which was þe; s&obar;ne of Phalec: which was the sonne of Heber: which was the sonne of Sala: which was þe; sonne of Cain&abar;: which was the sonne of Arphaxat: which was the sonne of Sem: which was the sonne of Noe: which was the sonne of Lameth: which was the sonne of Mathusala: which was the sonne of Enoch: which was the sonne of Iareth: which was þe; sonne of Malaleel: which was the sonne of Cain&abar;: which was the sonne of Enos. which was þe; sonne of Seth: which was the sonne of Ad&abar;: which was the sonne of God.
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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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