CHAP. III. Of the perfect age of Christ.
IEsus Christ when he was 30. yeeres of age, left Galilee, and came to the floud Iordan,* 1.1 where he was baptized of saint Iohn his precursor. By which act, he sanctified our baptisme in himselfe: the outward signe whereof putteth vs in minde, that we must change our liues, and become better; assuring vs as by a seale,* 1.2 that we are ingraffed into Christ; whereby our old man dieth, and the new man riseth vp againe.
So soone as Christ was baptized, a voice came downe from heauen saying;* 1.3 This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am wel pleased.* 1.4 This done, he was tēpted in the wildernes of ye deuill. Christ hauing fasted 40. daies,* 1.5 and being tempted of the deuil, returned by the power of God into Galile; & after that a great fame was spread abroad of him in all the region, hee came to Nazareth, where he had beene brought vp, and as his custome was, went into the synagogue on the sabbaoth day, to expound the scriptures
Christ the third day after he came to Cana a towne in Ga∣lile, was present at a marriage, where he made water wine, the first myracle that euer he wrought.* 1.6