After that they were departed, lo the angel of the lord appeared to
Ioseph in his sleep saying: arise and take the child and his mother,
and fly into Egypt, and abide there till I bring thee word. For Herod
will seek the child to destroy him. Then he arose, and took the child
and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there unto
the death of Herod, to fulfil that which was spoken of the lord, by the
prophet, which saith: out of Egypt have I called my son.
Then Herod perceiving that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding
wroth, and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem,
and in all the coasts thereof, as many as were two year old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the wise
men.
Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by the prophet Ieremy,
saying: On the hills was a voice heard, mourning, weeping, and great
lamentation. Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be
comforted, because they were not.
When Herod was dead, lo an angel of the lord appeared unto Ioseph in
Egypt saying: arise and take the child and his mother, and go into the
land of Israhel. For they are dead, which sought the child's death.
Then he arose up, and took the child and his mother, and came into the
land of Israhel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Iury, in
the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither.
Notwithstanding after he was warned in his sleep, he turned aside into
the parts of Galilee, and went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, to
fulfil, that which was spoken by the prophets: He shall be called of
Nazareth.
The third Chapter.
In those days Ihon the Baptizer, came and preached in the wilderness of
Iury saying: repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. This is he of
whom it is spoken by the prophet Isay, which saith: The voice of a
crier in wilderness, prepare the lorde's way, and make his paths
straight.
This Ihon had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of a skin about
his loins. His meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him
Ierusalem, and all Ieury, and all the region round about Iordan, and
were baptised of him in Iordan, knowledging their sins.
When he saw many of the pharisees and of the Saduces come to his
baptism, he said unto them: O generation of vipers, who hath taught you
to flee from the vengeance to come? bring forth therefore the fruits
belonging to repentance. And see that ye once think not to say in
yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you, that God
is able of these stones, to raise up children unto Abraham. Even now is
the axe put unto the root of the trees: so that every tree which
bringeth not forth, good fruit, shall be hewn down, and cast into the
fire.
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