The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete. William Wake

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       so dumb, that she could not so

       much as open her mouth.

      6 But when this dumb bride

       saw the Lady St. Mary entering

       into the town, and carrying

       Lord Christ in her arms, she

       stretched out her hands to the

       Lord Christ, and-took him in her

       arms, and closely hugging him,

       very often kissed him, continually

       moving him and, pressing him to

       her body.

      7 Straightway the string of her

       tongue was loosed, and her ears

       were opened, and she began to

       sing praises unto God, who had

       restored her.

      8 So there was great joy among

       the inhabitants of the town that

       night, who thought that God and

       his angels were come down among

       them.

      9 In this place they abode

       three days, meeting with the greatest

       respect and most splendid entertainment.

      10 And being then furnished by

       the people with provisions for the

       road, they departed and went to

       another city, in which they were

       inclined to lodge, because it was a

       famous place.

      11 There was in this city a

       gentlewoman, who, as she went down

       one day to the river to bathe, behold

       cursed Satan leaped upon her in the

       form of a serpent.

      12 And folded himself about her

       belly, and every night lay upon

       her.

      13 This woman seeing the Lady

       St. Mary, and the Lord Christ the

       infant in her bosom, asked the

       Lady St. Mary, that she would

       give her the child to kiss, and

       carry in her arms.

      14 When she had consented,

       and as soon as the woman had

       moved the child, Satan left her,

       and fled away, nor did the woman

       ever afterwards see him.

      15 Hereupon all the neighbors

       praised the Supreme God, and the

       woman reward them with ample,

       beneficence.

      16 On the morrow, the same

       woman brought perfumed water to

       wash the Lord Jesus; and when

       she had washed him, she preserved

       the water.

      17 And there was a girl there,

       whose body was white with a

       leprosy, who being sprinkled with

       this water, and washed, was

       instantly cleansed from her leprosy.

      18 The people therefore said

       Without doubt Joseph and Mary,

       and that boy are Gods, for they do

       not look like mortals.

      19 And when they were making

       ready to go away, the girl, who

       had been troubled with the leprosy,

       came and desired they would

       permit her to go along with them;

       so they consented and the girl went

       with them till they came to a city

       in which was the palace of a great

       king, and whose house was not far

       from the inn.

      20 Here they staid, and when

       the girl went one day to the

       prince's wife, and found her in a

       sorrowful and mournful condition,

       she asked her the reason of her

       tears.

      21 She replied, wonder not at

       my groans, for I am under a great

       misfortune, of which I dare not

       tell any one.

      22 But, says the, girl, if you

       will entrust me with your private

       grievance, perhaps I may find you

       a remedy for it.

      23 Thou, therefore, says the

       prince's wife, shall keep the

       secret, and not discover it to

       any one alive.

      24 I have been married to this

       prince, who rules as king over

       large dominions, and lived long

       with him before he had any child

       by me.

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