When Iesus Christ the euerlasting and coequall Son of God, the Saui∣our of the world, did put on our mortall nature, and was borne of the Vir∣gin Mary at Bethleem a citie of Dauid, the 43. yere of the raign of Tiberius the Emperor. Pontius Pilate was then Lieutenaunte of Iurie, in the 15. Iosephus calleth the dauncing Flyrtes name Salomen, the mothers name Herodias, wife vnto Philip that was king of Itruria, brother vnto Herode king of Galile. This sonne of Zachari was called Iohn Baptist which afterward for reproouing Herod king of Iurie because he married his Brothers wife, was beheaded. I am Gabriell that stande in the presence of God: and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidinges, and beholde thou shalt be dumme and not able to speake, vntill the day that these thinges be performed. Then Zacharie sayd vnto the Angell: Wherby shall I know this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of great age. And many of the Children of Israell shall he turne to the Lorde God: for he shall goe before in his sight, in the spirite and power of Elias, to tourne the hartes of the Fathers to the Children, and the diso∣bedient to the wisedome of the iust men: to make a people ready to the Lord. Zacharia a righteous and godlye priest of the Lord, when he had done Sacrifice to the Lord in the Temple at Ierusalem he saw the Angell of the Lorde standing at the right side of the Altar, who tolde him that his pray∣ers were hearde, whiche he had made vnto God, and that his barren wife Elizabeth, should bring forth vnto him a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn. The wonderfull straunge apparances more than accustomed in these latter dayes, doe also foretell some great al∣teration to follow. ture should bring forth a Prince, and Lord of the earth: The Romanes refer∣red this to Augustus the wiser sorte did interprete it of Christ the King of the liuing, and Lorde of the world.The Astrologers, Propheciers, and Sacrificers being asked, and the Oracles of Au∣thours being enquired what might thereby ensue, aunswered: That N WHen Augustus was Emperour, often and euerye where, more than was tofore accustomed, appea∣red straunge prodigies, as well in the Firmament as on the earth. ¶ The second part of the Cronicle, warning to the generall iudgement, and comming of our Lorde Iesus, beginning from the byrth of Christ, vntill this present yeare of our Lord God.
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