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Wich thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
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A light to lighten the gentyls and the glory of thy people Israel.
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And his father and mother mervelled at those thinges which were spoke of him.
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And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccio of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.
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And morover the swearde shall pearce thy soule yt the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened.
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And ther was a Prophetesse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser: which was of a greate age and had lyved with an husbande. vii. yeres from her virginite.
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And she had bene a wedowe aboute .iiii. scoore and .iiii. yere which went never oute of the temple but served God with fastinge and prayer nyght and daye.
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And the same came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of him to all that loked for redempcion in Hierusalem.
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And assone as they had performed all thinges accordinge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned into Galile to their awne cite Nazareth.