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for nothing is impossible to God."

and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my saviour,

immediately he had the use of his speech: and he uttered himself in praises to God.

"blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he hath regarded and wrought a deliverance for his people:

through the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun has visited us from on high,

All of a sudden an army of celestial beings join'd the angel, singing praises to God, and saying,

"glory to God in the heavens, and to men on earth felicity in the divine favour."

glorifying and praising God, for having heard and seen every thing exactly as the angel inform'd them.

then he took him up in his arms, and returned thanks to God in these words, "now,

in the mean time Jesus increas'd in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

let your actions therefore show your repentance, and don't pretend to say within yourselves, "we have Abraham for our father:" for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

son of Cainan, son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, the son of God.

then the devil said to him; if you are the son of God, command this stone to become bread.

but Jesus answered him, it is written , "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God appoints."

but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

next, the devil brought him to Jerusalem, and setting him on the battlements of the temple, said to him, if you be the son of God, throw your self down from this height,

but Jesus replied, it is said, "thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

what business have you with us, Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the saint of God.

many were dispossess'd of the demons, who cried aloud, you are the Messiah, the son of God. but he rebuked them, and would not suffer them to declare, that they knew him to be the Messiah.

he said to them, I must likewise proclaim the kingdom of God in other cities; for to that end am I sent.