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Without respect of persons, great or small.' Then, first I ask, who is this Nazarene, Whom without trial ye would thus condemn ? At least he is a Jew. That, something fends; And with the Jewish people much must plead. But what is his descent? and whence his name? For these are questions that deserve your care. Consult the public registries, open To all, as I have done; his lineage trace. The Son of Joseph, ye repute. 'Tis well; He was; the carpenter, poor and obscure, And from this fact your pity more demands. 1 Rescue the poor,' 'tis writ, ' the needy save.' But who is he? A just man in the line Of David ; so the record says ; read it The son of Jacob, Nathan, Abiud ; Abiud of Zorobable; and he Of good Josias, king, in Ozias' line, Whom Joram did beget; him Josaphat, From Asa sprung; thence Solomon, direct From David's loins, our prophet, priest, and king. On th' other side, his mother, Mary rose, Immediate from Joachim; remote, Of Heli's loins, who was of Levi born ; So traced through Melchi, Janne, Addi ; thence, By Cosan led, through Helmadan and Her, To Menna, Nathan, David; so that she, From the same stock, the root of Isai sprang. A royal priesthood this, a kingly line Bear with me, friends; I would not stir your wrath; Nor yet speak aught but what yourselves may learn. The record open is, and free to all;

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