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¶The Gospell by Saint Luke. [illustration] (Book Luke)
❧The first Chapter.
¶1 The preface of Luke. 5 Of Zacharias and Elizabeth. 11 The Angel sheweth the natiuitie of Iohn Baptist. 20 The incredulitie of Zacharie is punysshed. 28 The Angel saluteth Marie, and sheweth the natiuitie of Christe. 40 Marie visiteth Elizabeth. 46 The songue of Marie. 57 The birth, circumcision, and graces of Iohn Baptist. 68 The prophesie of Zacharie. 80 The office of Iohn.
[unspec A] 1 FOrasmuche as manye haue taken in hande, to set foorth in order, ye de∣claration of those thyn∣ges whiche are moste surelye to be beleued a∣mong vs,
2 Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the begynnyng sawe them them selues with their eyes, and were ministers of the (a) 1.1 worde:
3 I determined also, assoone as I had searched out diligently all thinges from the begynnyng, that then I woulde write vnto thee, moste excellent Theo∣philus.
4 That thou myghtest knowe the cer∣tentie of those thinges wherof thou hast ben infourmed.
5 THere was in the dayes of Herode the kyng of Iurie, a certaine priest, named Zacharias, * 1.2of the course of Abia, & his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron, & her name was Elizabeth.
6 They were both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fault with them.
7 And they had no chylde, because that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were nowe well stricken in age.
8 And it came to passe, that when Za∣charie executed the priestes office before God, as his course came,
9 Accordyng to ye custome of the priestes office, his lot was to burne incence,* 1.3 whē he went into the temple of the Lorde.
10 And the whole multitude of the peo∣ple were without in prayer, whyle the incence was burnyng.
11 And there appeared vnto hym an An∣gel of the Lorde, standyng on the ryght syde of the aulter of incence.
12 And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare came vpō him.
13 But the Angel sayde vnto him: Feare [unspec B] not Zacharie, for thy prayer is hearde: and thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, & thou shalt cal his name Iohn.
14 And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
15 For he shalbe great in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke: and he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen from his mo∣thers wombe.