The genealogy of Christ.

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1. & 17.12.

MW. 1. Jesse begat David the king; and David the 1Sam.16. king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife 2 Sam. 7 of Urias; and Solomon begat Roboam; and 12. 24. 8 Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; and 10, &c. Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Jo9 ram; and Joram begat Ozias; and Ozias begat

* 1 Chr. 3.

20. 21.

15,16.

& 25.11.

Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz
10 begat Ezekias; and Ezekias begat Manasses; 12 Kings
and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat 1Chr.3.13.
11 Josias; and m Josias begat Jechonias and hism See
brethren, about the time they were n carried 1 Chron.3.
12 away to Babylon: and after they were brought #2 Kin.24.
to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and 256
13 Salathiel begat Zorobabel; and Zorobabel be- 2 Chr. 36.
gat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and 20
14 Eliakim begat Azor; and Azor begat Sadoc; & 39.9. &
and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat 28, 29,
15 Eliud; and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar Dan. 1. 2.
16 begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; and 17,19.
Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to Da-
vid are fourteen generations; and from David
until the carrying away into Babylon are four-
teen generations; and from the carrying away
-into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen genera-
tions.

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10. The genealogy of Christ from Joseph upwards. L. 3. JESUS was (as was supposed) the son of 24 Joseph, which was the son of Heli, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son 25 of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26 which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

Jer. 27.20.

52.11, 15, 30.

° 1 Chr. 3.

P Ezra 3.

2. & 5. 2. Neh. 12. 1.

Hag. 1. 1,

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The genealogy of Christ.

which was the son of Joanna, which was the son L. 3.
of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which 27
was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of
Neri, which was the son of Melchi, which was 28
the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam,
which was the son of Elmodam, which was the
son of Er, which was the son of Jose, which was 29

b2 Sam. 5. 14.

the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim,
which was the son of Matthat, which was the son
of Levi, which was the son of Simeon, which was 30
the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph,
which was the son of Jonan, which was the son
of Eliakim, which was the son of Melea, which 31

a

was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mata Zech. 12. tatha, which was the son of Nathan, which 12. was the son of David, which was the son of Jesse, 32 which was the son of Obed, which was the son of 1 Chr. 3.5. Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was 18, &c. the son of Naasson, which was the son of Ami-33 1 Chron. 2 nadab, which was the son of Aram, which was

Ruth 4.

10, &c.

24, 26.

the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of 34 Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was d Gen. 11. the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, which was the son 35 of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of He• See Gen. ber, which was the son of Sala, which was the 36 11.12. son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, f Gen. 5.6, f which was the son of Sem, which was the son &c. & 11. of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, which was 37

10, &c.

the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch,
which was the son of Jared, which was the son
of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, which 38

was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth,

8 Gen. 5. which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

L. 2.

11. An angel appears to the shepherds.

AND there were in the same country shep8 herds abiding in the field, keeping watch over 9 their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were 10 sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of 11 great joy, which shall be to all people. unto you is born this day in the city of Da12 vid a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And Acts 2.36.

3

For Gen.12.3.

b Is. 9. 6.

& 10.36.

this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find Phil. 2.11. the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying 13 in a manger. And suddenly there was with Gen. 28. the angel a multitude of the heavenly host 2. Ps. 103. 14 praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the 20, 21. highest, and on earth peace, & good will toward Dan. 7.10.

15

men.

12. & 32.1,

& 148. 2.

Heb. 1. 14.
Rev. 5.11.

Eph. 1.6.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said &3.10,21. one to another, Let us now go even unto Beth- f Is. 57. 19. lehem, and see this thing which is come to 16 which the Lord hath made known unto us. they came with haste, and found Mary, and & Eph. 2. 17 Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And 2'Thess. 2. when they had seen it, they made known abroad 16. 1 John the saying which was told them concerning this 18 child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shep19 herds. But Mary kept all these things, and Gen. 37. 20 pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds 11. returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

a Gen. 17.
12.
Lev. 12. 3.

b Lev. 12.

2, 3, 4, 6.

& 34.19.

12. The circumcision and presentation of Christ
in the temple.

*AND when eight days were accomplished for
the circumcising of the child, his name was
called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.

L. 2.

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And when the days of her purification ac- 22 cording to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him

to the Lord; (as it is written in the law of the 23

• Ex. 13.2. Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall & 22. 29. be called holy to the Lord;) and to offer a sa-24 Nu. 3. 13. crifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two a Lev. 12. young pigeons.

& 8.17. & 18. 15.

2, 6, 8.

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And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, 25 whose name was Simeon; and the same man • Is. 40.1. was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the 26 fPs. 89.48. Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, beHeb. 11. 5. fore he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he 27

& Gen. 46.
30.
Phil. 1. 23.

Is. 9. 2.

& 42. 6.

& 49. 6.

came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, then took 28

he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and h Is. 52.10. said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart 29 in peace, according to thy word: for mine eyes 30 hhave seen thy salvation, which thou hast pre-31 23. Acts pared before the face of all people; a light to 32 lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Is. 8.14. Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled 33 Ros. 149. at those things which were spoken of him. And 34

& 60. 1,

13. 47. & 28. 28.

9.32,

1. 23, 24.

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a

33. 1 Cor. Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his 2 Cor.2.16. mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall 1Pet 27,8 and rising again of many in Israel; and for1 22. sign which shall be spoken against; (yea, a 35 10.Ps. 42. 2 sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,)

Acts

m

Anna's prophecy.

L. 2. that the thoughts of many hearts may be re

vealed.

13

36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she
was of a great age, and had lived with an hus-
37 band seven years from her virginity; and she
was a widow of about fourscore and four years,
which departed not from the temple, but served
God with fastings and prayers "night and day. "Acts 26.
38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks. Tim.
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all
them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

MTM. 2.

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13. Offering of the magi. Flight into Egypt.
Slaughter of the innocents. Return from
Egypt.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of A. D. 1.
Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold,
there came wise men from the east to Jeru- a Gen. 10.
2 salem, saying, Where is he that is born King 1 Kin.4.30.
of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the Num.24.
east, and are come to worship him.

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30. & 25.6.

17.

Is. 60. 3.

36.14.

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests 2 Chron. and scribes of the people together, he de-a 2 Chron. manded of them where Christ should be born. 34.13. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Ju6 dæa: for thus it is written by the prophet, And & Mic. 5. 2. thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my & Rev.2.27. 7 people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently 8 what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.