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¶ The beginning of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, the Sonne of God,

As it is written in the Prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

1611 marginal noteMala. 3.1.

The voice of one crying in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 40.3. luke 3.4. iohn 1.23.

Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of repentance, for the remission of sinnes.

1611 marginal noteOr, vnto.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 3.1.

And there went out vnto him all the land of Iudea, and they of Ierusalem, and were all baptized of him in the riuer of Iordane, cofessing their sinnes.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 3.5.

And preached, saying, There commeth one mightier then I after me, the latchet of whose shooes I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

I indeed haue baptized you with water: but hee shall baptize you with the holy Ghost.

And straightway comming vp out of the water, hee saw the heauens opened, and the Spirit like a doue descending vpon him.

1611 marginal noteOr, clouen, or rent.

And immediately the Spirit driueth him into the wildernesse.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 4.1.

And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie daies tempted of Satan, and was with the wildbeasts, and the Angels ministred vnto him.