God

And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God.

Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redeemed his people,

Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs,

1611 marginal noteOr, bowels of the mercy.

1611 marginal noteOr, Sunne-rising, or branch, Zac. 3.8. esay 11.1. malach. 4.2. numb. 24.17.

And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heauenly hoste praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good wil towards men.

And the shepheards returned, glorifying & praising God for all the things that they had heard and seene, as it was told vnto them.

Then tooke hee him vp in his armes, and blessed God, and said,

And she was a widow of about fourescore and foure yeeres, which departed not from the Temple, but serued God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit filled with wisedome, and the grace of God was vpon him.

And Iesus increased in wisedom and stature, and in fauour with God and man.

1611 marginal noteOr, age.