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For many shall come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceiue many.

But after that I am risen, I will goe into Galile before you.

And Iesus said, I am he, and yee shall see the Sonne of man sitte at the right hande of the power of God, and come in the clouds of heauen.

Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.

And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, & to shew thee these good tidings.

Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

And the holy Ghost came downe in a bodily shape like a doue, vpon him, and there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne: in thee I am well pleased.

But he sayd vnto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdome of God to other cities: for therefore am I sent.

Now when Simon Peter saw it, he fel down at Iesus knees, saying, Lord, go from me: for I am a sinfull man.

Then Iesus went with them: but when he was now not farre from the house, the Centurion sent friendes to him, saying vnto him, Lorde, trouble not thy selfe: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter vnder my roofe:

For I likewise am a man set vnder authoritie, and haue vnder mee souldiers, and I say vnto one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and hee commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it.

And it came to passe, as hee was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

And he sayd vnto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered, and sayd, That Christ of God.

I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled?

Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptisme, & how am I grieued, till it be ended?

Thinke ye that I am come to giue peace on earth? I tell you, nay, but rather debate.

And am no more worthy to be called thy sonne: make me as one of thy hired seruants.

And the sonne sayde vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and before thee, and am no more worthie to be called thy sonne.

Then the stewarde saide within himselfe, What shall I doe? for my master taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot digge, and to begge I am ashamed.

I knowe what I will doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue mee into their houses.