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Rh $d$ And after the dayes were fully ended of her purification  according to the law of Moyses, they caried him into Hierusalem, to present him to our Lord as it is written in the law of our Lord, That every male opening the matrice, shal be called holy to the Lord. and to give a sacrifice * according as it is written in the law of our Lord, a paire of turtles, or two yong pigeons. And behold there was a man in Hierusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and religious, expecting the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was in him. And he had receaved an answer of the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death unles he saw first the $e$ of our Lord. And he came in Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child, to doe according to the custome of the Law for him, he also tooke him into his armes, and blessed God, and said,

doest dimisse thy servant O Lord, according to thy word in peace.

Because mine eyes have seen thy ,

Which thou hast prepared before the face of al Peoples:

A light to the revelation of the Gentils, & the glorie of thy People Israel.✠

And his father and mother were marveling upon those things which were spoken concerning him. And Simeon blessed them, and said to his mother: Behold this is set ″ unto the ruine, and unto the resurrection of many in Israel, & for a signe which shal be contradicted, and thine owne soule shal a sword pearce, that out of many harts cogitations may be revealed. And there was Anne a prophetisse, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was farre striken in dayes, and had lived with her husband seven yeares from her virginitie. And she was ″ a widow until eightie and foure yeares; who departed not from the Temple, ″ by fastings and prayers serving night and day. And she at the same houre sodenly comming in, confessed to our Lord; and spake of him to al that expected the redemption of Israel. And after they had wholy done al things according to the law of our Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their citie Nazareth.

And the childe grew, and waxed ′ strong: ful of wisedom, and the grace of God was in him.✠ And his parents went every yeare unto Hierusalem, at the solemne day of Pasche. $f$ And when he was twelve yeares old, they going up into Hierusalem according to the custome of the festival day; and having ended the dayes, when they returned, the child remained in Hierusalem: and his parents knew it not. And thinking that he was in the companie, they came a dayes journey, and sought him among their kinsfolke and acquaintance. And not finding him, they returned into Hierusalem, seeking him. And it came to passe, after three dayes they found him in the Temple sitting in the middes of the Doctours, hearing them and asking them. And al were astonished that heard him, upon his wisedom & answers.

And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Sonne, why hast thou so done to us? behold thy father and I sorowing did seeke thee. And he said to them: What is it that you sought me? did you not know, that I must be about those things, which are my Rh