12 13 THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS. No. 16. Mat. ii. 13-15. Bethlehem. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to 14 destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child 15 and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 16 and No. 17. Rama and Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had dili17 gently enquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that 18 which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 1But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph 20 in Egypt, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of 21 they are dead which sought the young child's life. And 19 No. 18. Luke ii. 39. Nazareth. Israel: for he arose and took the young child and his mother, and 22 came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judæa, in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 2and when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned. 23 into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. Out of. Nu. xxiv. 8. Is. lxiii. 9. Ho. xi. 1. 3 Mat. ii. 23. 6. L. i. 26; ii. 4, 39, 51; iv. 16, 34; xxiv. 19. Jno.xix. 19. Ac. ii. 22; iv. 10; x. 38; xxii. S. Nazarene stem or branch,' one separated.' (reproach.) Ps. xxii. 6. Is. xi. 1, 10; liii. 3. Je. xxiii. 5. Zec. vi. 12. Mt. xxvi. 71. Jno. i. 45, 6; vii. 41, 42, 52. Ac. xxiv. 5. He. vii, 26. JESUS AMONG THE DOCTORS. 13 SECTION 6.--(19) The residue of the History of Jesus, before his appearance in public, from the close of the first year of his age, to the middle of his thirtieth. LUKE ii. 40-52. No. 19. And the child grew, and waxed strong in 40 Luke ii. 40-52. spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of and Nazareth. God was upon him. Jerusalem Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the 41 feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, 42 they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the 43 child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to 44 have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And 45 when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three 46 days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understand- 47 ing and answers. And when they saw him, they were 48 amazed and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that 49 ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? And they understood not the saying 50 which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, 51 and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and 52 stature, and in favour with God and man. wisdom. Is. xi. 2-5. Lu.i.90; ii.47, 52. Col. ii. 3. grace. 1 Sa. ii. 26. Ps. xlv. 2. Jno. i. 17. passover feast of unleavened bread.' Ex. xii. xxiii. 15, 7. De. xvi. 1-8, 16. 1 Sa. i. 3, 21. Ln. xxii. 7-20. 1 Co. v. 7. astonished. Mt. vii. 28. Jno. vii. 15, 46. Father's b. Ps. xl. S. favour. Pr. iii. 3, 4. Mk. i. 22. (Lu. iv. 32.) Jno. iv. 31; vi. 38; xvii. 4. Ac. vii. 9, 10. Ro. xiv. 18. PART SECOND. ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF TIME. COMPREHENDING THE SPACE OF ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS; VIZ., FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, U. c. 779, A. d. 26, TO THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, U.C. 781, A. D. 28. SECTION 7.-(20) The introduction of the Gospel according to St. John- -(21) John the Baptist begins to preach in the wilderness of Judaa-(22) Multitudes resort to him, and are baptized in the river Jordan, and instructed in their proper duty— (23) Jonn bears testimony to the Messiah ;-(24) the residue of John's public ministry, according to St. Luke. MAT. iii. 1—12; MARK i. 1-8; LUKE iii. 1-20; JOHN i. 1—18. No. 20. John i. 1-18. Jerusalem. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 were made by him; and without him was not any thing 4 made that was made. In him was life; and the life was 5 the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was 7 John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of 8 the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that 9 Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man 10 that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to [13. | the life w. In the beg. Ep. iii. 9. He. i. 10. Re. i. 8. Ps. lxxxiv. 11. Jno. viii. 12. Ep. v. 14. sent fr. G. 1 Jno. iii. 1; iv. 2. Lu. iv. 29. Jno. xix. 15. Jno. xiii. 20. Col. ii. 6. THE EXORDIUM OF ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL. 15 become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of 13 the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the 14 Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was 15 he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness 16 have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law 17 was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only- 18 begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. No. 21. Mat. iii. 1-4. Luke iii. 1-6. 'The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, 1 Mk. i. 1-4, 6. the Son of God; as it is written in the pro- 2 Wss. of Judea, phets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy E. of Jordan. face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the 3 way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius 1 Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high 2 priests, the word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa; and he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; and saying, Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 1 Mk. i. 1-3. 2 Lu. iii. 1, 2. sons of G. 16-18. 3 Mat. iii. 1. Jno. xx. 17. Ro. viii. 14. 2 Co. vi. not of bl. we beheld. Is. xl. 5. Mt. xvii. 1-5. 2 Pe. i. 16, 17. 11-26. Mk. xv. 2-15. Lu. xiii. 1; xxiii. 1-6, 12-25. Jno. xviii. 28, to xix. 16. Ac. iv. 27. gov. of J. Ge. xlix. 10. Eze. xxi. 26. Jno. xix. 15. Herod. Mt. xiv. 1. (Lu. ix. 7.) Lu. xxiii. 6-12, Philip warlike. Mt. xiv. 3. (Mk. vi. 17.) Annas merciful;' Caiaphas a searcher.' Jno. xi. 49-51; xviii. 13, 24, 8. Ac. iv. 6. word of G. came. Je. i. 2. Eze. i. 3. Ho. i. 1, 2. Jon. 1. 1. Mi. 1. 1. Zep. 1. 1. Jordan-river of judgment.' Ge. xiii. 11; xxxii. 10. Jo. iii. 7, to iv. 24. 2 Ki. v. ; vi. 1-7. Repent. Eze. xiv. 6. Ac. ii. 38; xvii. 30; xxvi. 20. by the pro. Es. Is. xl. 3-5. (Mt. iii.3.) Jno. i. 23. Prepare. Is. lvii. 14; lxii. 10. Lu. i. 17. 16 JOHN BAPTIZES. 1 make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a * leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 2 Mat. iii. 4. *'a girdle of a skin,' Mk. i. 6. 1 I Lu. iii. 5, 6. 1 And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and all the region round about Jordan, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. say 5 No. 22. 4 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, and to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who bath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not And forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. 4 Mat. iii. 7. 5 Lu. iii. 7-14. 1 Mk. i. 5. 2 Mat. iii. 5. 3 Mk. i. 5. He Mark i. 7, 8. 'And as the people were in expectation, and all No. 23. men mused in their hearts of John, whether he Mat.iii. 11, 12. were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying Luke iii. 1517. unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water 2unto repentance: but there cometh one mightier than I 1 Lu. iii. 15, 16. 2 Mat. iii. 11. 3 Mk. i. 7, 8. Every valley. Is. ii. 11; xlix. 11. Eze. xvii. 24. The same. gene. of v. Mt. xii. 34; xxiii. 33 1Jno. iii. 10. |