1    ^noteAnd it came to passe, in those daies there came forth an edict from Cæsar Augustus, that the vvhole vvorld should be enrolled.

2   This first enrolling vvas made by the President of Syria Cyrinus.

3   And al vvent to be enrolled, euery one into his ovvne citie. ^note

4   And Ioseph also vvent vp from Galilee out of the citie of Nazareth into Ievvrie, to the citie of Dauid that is called Beth-lehem: for-because he vvas of the house and familie of Dauid,

5   to be enrolled vvith Marie his despoused vvife that vvas vvith childe.

6   And it came to passe, vvhen they vvere there, her daies vvere fully come that she should be deliuered.

7   And she brought forth her first begotten sonne,

and svvadled him in clothes, and laid him dovvne in a manger: because there vvas not place for them in the inne.

8   And there vvere in the same countrie shepheards vvatching, and keeping the night vvatches ouer their flocke.

9   And behold, an Angel of our Lord stood beside them, and the brightnes of God did shine round about them, and they feared vvith a great feare.

10   And the Angel said to them, Feare not: for behold I euangelize to you great ioy, that shal be to al the people:

11   because this day is borne to you a Saviovr vvhich is Christ our Lord, in the citie of Dauid.

12   And this shal be a signe to you, You shal finde the infant svvadled in clothes: and laid in a manger.

13   And sodenly there vvas vvith the Angel a multitude of the heauenly armie, praising God, and saying,

14   Glorie in the highest to God: and in earth peace to 09Q0679 men of good vvil. ^note &cross4;

15    ^noteAnd it came to passe: after the Angels departed from them into heauen, the shepheards spake one to an other: Let vs goe ouer to Bethlehem, and let vs see this vvord that is done, vvhich our Lord hath shevved to vs.

16   And they came vvith speede: and they found Marie and Ioseph, and the infant laid in the manger.

17   And seeing it, they vnderstood of the vvord that had been spoken to them concerning this childe.

18   And al that heard, did maruel: and concerning those things that vvere reported to them by the shepheards.

19   But Marie09Q0680 kept al these vvordes, conferring them in her hart.

20   And the shepheards returned, glorifying and praysing God in al things that they had heard, and seen, as it vvas said to them. &cross4;

21    ^noteAnd ^note after eight daies vvere expired, that the childe should be circuncised: his name vvas called Iesvs, vvhich vvas ^note called by the Angel, before that he vvas conceiued in the vvombe. &cross4;

22    ^noteAnd after the daies vvere fully ended of her purification ^note according to the lavv of Moyses, they caried him into Hierusalem, to present him to our Lord

23   (as it is vvritten in the lavv of our Lord, That euery male opening the matrice, shal be called holy to the Lord.) ^note

24   and to giue a sacrifice ^note according as it is vvritten in the lavv of our Lord, a paire of turtles, or tvvo yong pigeons.

25   And behold, there vvas a man in Hierusalem, named Simeon, and this man vvas iust and religious, expecting the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost vvas in him.

26   And he had receiued an ansvver of the Holy Ghost, that he

should not see death vnles he savv first the ^note Christ of our Lord.

27   And he came in spirit into the temple. And vvhen his parents brought in the childe Iesvs, to doe according to the custome of the Lavv for him:

28   he also tooke him into his armes, and blessed God, and said,

29    ^noteNow thov doest dimisse thy seruant O Lord, according to thy vvord in peace.

30   Because mine eies haue seen, thy Salvation,

31   Vvhich thou hast prepared before the face of al peoples:

32   A light to the reuelation of the Gentils, and the glorie of thy people Israel. &cross4;

33   And his father and mother vvere marueling vpon those things vvhich vvere spoken concerning him.

34   And Simeon blessed them, and said to Marie his mother, Behold this is set09Q0681 vnto the ruine, and unto the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a signe vvhich shal be contradicted,

35   and ^note thine ovvne soule shal a svvord pearce, that out of many hartes cogitations may be reuealed.

36   And there vvas Anne a prophetisse, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she vvas farre striken in daies, and had liued vvith her husband seuen yeres from her virginitie.

37   And she vvas09Q0682 a vvidovv vntil eightie and foure yeres: vvho departed not from the temple,09Q0683 by fastings and praiers ^note seruing night and day.

38   And she at the same houre sodenly comming in, confessed to our Lord: and spake of him to al that expected the redemption of Israel.

39   And after they had vvholy done al things according to the lavv of our Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their citie Nazareth.

40   And the childe grevv, and vvaxed ^note strong: ful of vvisedom, and the grace of God vvas in him.

41   And his parents vvent euery yere vnto Hierusalem, ^note at the solemne day of Pasche.

42   And vvhen he vvas tvvelue yeres old, they going vp into Hierusalem according to the custome of the festiual day, ^note

43   and hauing ended the daies, vvhen they returned, the childe Iesvs remained in Hierusalem: and his parents knew it not.

44   And thinking that he vvas in the companie, they came a daies iourney, and sought him among their kinsfolke and acquaintance.

45   And not finding him, they returned into Hierusalem, seeking him.

46   And it came to passe, after three daies they found him in the temple sitting in the middes of the Doctors, hearing them, and asking them.

47   And al vvere astonied that heard him, vpon his vvisedom and ansvvers.

48   And seeing him, they vvondered. And his mother said to him, Sonne, vvhy hast thou so done to vs? behold thy father and I sorovving did seeke thee.

49   And he said to them, Vvhat is it that you sought me? did you not knovv, that I must be about those things, vvhich are my fathers?

50   And they vnderstood not the vvord that he spake vnto them.

51   And he vvent dovvne vvith them, and came to Nazareth: and vvas 09Q0684 subiect to them. And his mother kept al these vvordes in her hart.

52   And Iesvs proceeded in vvisedom and age, and grace vvith God and men. &cross4;

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