The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete. William Wake
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СКАЧАТЬ She shall, according to your

       vow, be devoted to the Lord from

       her infancy, and be filled with the

       Holy Ghost from her mother's

       womb;

      11 She shall neither eat nor

       drink any thing which is unclean,

       nor shall her conversation be

       without among the common people,

       but in the temple of the Lord;

       that so she may not fall under any

       slander or suspicion of what is bad.

      12 So in the process of her

       years, as she shall be in a

       miraculous manner born of one that

       was barren, so she shall, while yet

       a virgin, in a way unparalleled,

       bring forth the Son of the most

       High God, who shall, be called

       Jesus, and, according to the

       signification of his name, be the

       Saviour of all nations.

      13 And this shall be a sign to

       you of the things which I declare,

       namely, when you come to the

       golden gate of Jerusalem, you

       shall there meet your wife Anna,

       who being very much troubled

       that you returned no sooner, shall

       then rejoice to see you.

      14 When the angel had said this,

       he departed from him.

      CHAPTER III.

      1 The angel appears to Anna;

       2 tells her a daughter shall be born unto her,

       3 devoted to the service of the Lord in the temple,

       5, who, being a virgin, and not knowing man,

       shall bring forth the Lord,

       6 and gives her a sign therefore.

       8 Joachim and Anna meet, and rejoice,

       10 and praise the Lord.

       11 Anna conceives, and brings forth a daughter called Mary.

      AFTERWARDS the angel appeared

       to Anna his wife, saying;

       Fear not, neither think that

       which you see is a spirit;

      2 For I am that angel who hath

       offered up your prayers and alms

       before God, and am now sent to

       you, that I may inform you, that

       a daughter will be born unto you,

       who shall be called Mary, and

       shall be blessed above all women.

      3 She shall be, immediately

       upon her birth, full of the grace of

       the Lord, and shall continue during

       the three years of her weaning

       in her father's house, and afterwards,

       being devoted to the service of the Lord,

       shall not depart from the temple,

       till she arrive to years of discretion.

      4 In a word, she shall there

       serve the Lord night and day in

       fasting and prayer, shall abstain

       from every unclean thing, and

       never know any man;

      5 But, being an unparalleled instance

       without any pollution or defilement,

       and a virgin not knowing any man,

       shall ring forth a son, and a maid

       shall bring forth the Lord, who

       both by his grace and name and works,

       shall be the Saviour of the world.

      6 Arise therefore, and go up to

       Jerusalem, and when you shall

       come to that which is called the

       golden gate (because it is gilt with

       gold), as a sign of what I have told

       you, you shall meet your husband,

       for whose safety you have been so

       much concerned.

      7 When therefore you find these

       things thus accomplished, believe

       that all the rest which I have told

       you, shall also undoubtedly be

       accomplished.

      8 According therefore to the

       command of the angel, both of

       them left the places where they

       were, and when they came to the

       place specified in the angels

       prediction, they met each other.

      9 Then, rejoicing at each other's

       vision, and being fully satisfied in

       the promise of a child, they gave

       due thanks to the Lord, who exalts

       the humble.

      10 After having praised the

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