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 But when he heard that Archela's did reign

In Herod's Room, and in Judea King,

Then did he turn aſide, when warn'd of God,

And in the Parts of Galilee abode;

Then to that City thither did repair,

Call'd Nazareth, and took his Dwelling there.

And thus it was fulfill'd of him, that he

Stil'd and call'd a Nazarene ſhould be.

And when that he was aged twice ſix Years,

Into the Temple then the Child appears,

Sitting amidſt the Doctors, and the Tribes

Of ancient learned Phariſees and Scribes;

He both did hear their Reaſoning, and then

Some Queſtions he did aſk at them again,

And made the People all amaz'd to hear

His Underſtanding and his Anſwers clear.

Then of his Youth we read but little more,

'Tis almoſt all in Silence paſſed o'er

What he was then employ'd about before.

When he arriv'd at thirty Years of Age,

He then appeared publick on the Stage:

Then he did go among the Multitude

To be baptiz'd with John at Jordan's Flood;

But when the holy undefiled One

Requeſted this of his own Servant John,

The humble Servant as amazed ſtands,

Aſham'd t'obey his Maſter's ſtrange Demands;

I've Need, ſays John, to be baptiz'd of thee,

How is it then thou comeſt unto me?

Then to him plainly ſignify'd,

That in this Point he muſt not be deny'd,

But that in this he muſt obey his Will,

So that he might all Righteouſneſs fulfill.