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present_n and_o his_o will_n in_o which_o he_o declare_v that_o antipater_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o if_o he_o die_v before_o he_o than_o his_o son_n that_o he_o have_v by_o mariamus_n the_o daughter_n of_o simon_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o six_o month_n after_o john_n be_v conceive_v mary_n the_o angel_n appear_v to_o mary_n the_o angel_n gabriel_n be_v send_v to_o nazareth_n in_o galilee_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n betroth_v to_o jâ—seph_n of_o the_o same_o tribe_n with_o she_o viz._n of_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n and_o declare_v to_o she_o that_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o call_v his_o name_n jesus_n and_o she_o be_v more_o full_o teach_v of_o his_o admirable_a conception_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n overshadow_v she_o with_o great_a faith_n say_v be_v it_o to_o the_o handmaid_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n luk._n 1.26_o 38._o and_o present_o after_o she_o go_v into_o the_o hill-country_n into_o a_o city_n of_o judah_n viz._n hebron_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n situate_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o judea_n josh_n 21.10_o 11._o where_o when_o she_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o zachary_n and_o salute_v her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n the_o babe_n spring_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o she_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n declare_v that_o mary_n be_v bless_v etc._n etc._n luk._n 1.39_o 56._o herod_n banish_v his_o brother_n brother_n herod_n banish_v his_o brother_n pheroras_n into_o his_o tetrarchy_n because_o he_o will_v not_o part_v with_o his_o wife_n who_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v never_o return_v till_o he_o hear_v of_o herod_n death_n so_o that_o a_o little_a after_o herod_n fall_v sick_a and_o often_o send_v for_o he_o to_o receive_v some_o private_a instruction_n he_o refuse_v to_o come_v for_o his_o oaths-sake_n when_o elizabethâ—_n time_n be_v come_v she_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n who_o wa_z call_v joâ—n_n bear_v john_n baptist_n be_v bear_v and_o zacharies_n speech_n be_v restore_v to_o hâ—m_n he_o prophesy_v say_v blessed_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n luk._n 1.57_o â—8_o and_o joseph_n find_v his_o betroth_a wife_n to_o be_v with_o child_n think_v of_o put_v she_o away_o privy_o but_o be_v warn_v by_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n mâ—t._n 1.24_o pheroras_n die_v pheroras_n die_v fall_v sick_a and_o herod_n beyond_o expectation_n be_v recouâ—red_v go_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o very_o kind_o seek_v help_n for_o he_o but_o he_o die_v within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o who_o boâ—y_n be_v bring_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o inter_v by_o herod_n who_o honour_v he_o with_o public_a mourning_n at_o this_o time_n two_o of_o pheroras_n free_a man_n declare_v to_o herod_n how_o he_o be_v kill_v by_o poison_n g_o when_fw-mi he_o by_o doris_n the_o mother_n of_o aâ—tipater_n which_o while_o herod_n inquire_v into_o by_o little_a and_o little_a â—e_n find_v out_o great_a villainy_n and_o the_o manifest_a treasonâ—â—f_n his_o son_n antipode_n treason_n antipater_n treason_n who_o when_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n have_v deliver_v a_o deadly_a poison_n tâ—_n pheroras_n that_o be_v send_v he_o out_o of_o egypt_n from_o his_o uncle_n theodore_v the_o brother_n of_o doris_n wherewithal_o to_o mâ—ke_v awâ—y_a 〈◊〉_d father_n that_o so_o the_o suspicion_n of_o the_o parricide_n shall_v not_o lie_v upon_o he_o be_v so_o far_o absent_a hereupon_o herod_n put_v doris_n out_o of_o the_o palace_n and_o take_v from_o her_o jewel_n that_o be_v worth_a many_o talent_n he_o also_o put_v from_o he_o his_o wife_n mariam_n the_o daughter_n 〈◊〉_d the_o hâ—gh_a priest_n as_o a_o partner_n of_o all_o these_o secret_n and_o blot_v hâ—_n son_n out_o of_o his_o will_n and_o deprive_v her_o â—ather_n of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n and_o substitute_v in_o his_o room_n maâ—thias_n the_o son_n of_o theophilus_n that_o be_v bear_v at_o jerusalem_n present_o after_o come_v bathyllus_n antipater_n freedman_n from_o rome_n who_o be_v torture_v confess_v that_o former_o he_o have_v bring_v poison_n and_o give_v it_o to_o dâ—ris_n and_o pherâ—ras_n that_o if_o the_o first_o prove_v too_o weak_a they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o dispatch_v herod_n with_o the_o second_o there_o come_v also_o letter_n from_o his_o friend_n at_o rome_n to_o the_o king_n write_v by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o antipater_n craft_n antipater_n craft_n in_o which_o archelaus_n and_o philip_n hâ—rods_n son_n be_v accuse_v for_o often_o complain_v of_o the_o death_n of_o alexâ—nâ—â—â—_n and_o aristobulus_n pity_v the_o misfortune_n of_o their_o murder_a brethren_n for_o these_o young_a man_n be_v study_v at_o rome_n and_o their_o father_n have_v now_o command_v their_o return_n whereupon_o antipater_n by_o great_a gift_n corrupt_v those_o friend_n thâ—t_v by_o their_o letter_n they_o may_v make_v the_o young_a man_n suspect_v to_o their_o father_n who_o if_o they_o live_v may_v be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o his_o hope_n about_o this_o time_n augustus_n tax_v all_o the_o roman_a world_n our_o lord_n christ_n be_v bear_v bear_v christ_n be_v bear_v luk._n 2.4_o 5._o short_o after_o there_o come_v wise_a man_n from_o the_o east_n the_o star_n be_v their_o guide_n to_o herod_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o birth_n place_n of_o christ_n be_v bethlehem_n of_o judea_n thither_o they_o go_v and_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n which_o be_v show_v they_o by_o the_o star_n that_o stand_v over_o it_o they_o find_v the_o child_n and_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 2.1_o 12._o after_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o jâ—seph_n in_o a_o dream_n warn_v he_o to_o fly_v into_o egypt_n egypt_n joseph_n fly_v into_o egypt_n where_o he_o remain_v till_o the_o death_n of_o herod_n mat._n 2.13_o 14_o 15._o herod_n think_v that_o the_o child_n be_v still_o at_o