The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not (14786765583)

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Title: The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Hone, William, 1780-1842 Jones, Jeremiah, 1693-1724 Wake, William, 1657-1737
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Gebbie & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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tytwo wives of one man, whohad each a son sick. One ofthem was called Mary and hersons name was Caleb. 2 She arose, and taking herson, went to the Lady St. Mary,the mother of Jesus, and offeredher a very handsome carpet, say-ing, O my Lady Mary accept thiscarpet of me, and instead of itgive me a small swaddling cloth. 3 To this Mary agreed, andwhen the mother of Caleb wasgone, she made a coat for herson of the swaddling cloth, putit on him, and his disease wascured; but the son of the otherwife died. 4 If Hereupon there arose be-tween them, a difference in doingthe business of the family byturns, each her week. 5 And when the turn of Marythe mother of Caleb came, andshe was heating the oven to bakebread, and went away to fetchthe meal, she left her son Calebby the oven; 6 Whom, the other wife, herrival, seeing to be by himself,took and cast him into the oven,which was very hot, and thenwent away. 7 Mary on her return saw herson Caleb lying in the middle of V»< It Hi H ctCTDVljp$;-
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THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. UugeS5. FROM A BOOK OF THE EVANGELISTS. GREEK MANUSCRIPT OF THE TWELFTH CENTCKY Calebs life twice saved. I. INFANCY. Infant Bartholomew cured. the oven laughing, and the ovenquite as cold as though it hadnot been before heated, and knewthat her rival the other wife hadthrown him into the fire. 8 When she took him out,she brought him to the Lady St.Mary, and told her the story,to whom she replied, Be quiet, Iam concerned lest thou shouldestmake this matter known. 9 After this her rival, theother wife, as she was drawingwater at the well, and saw Calebplaying by the well, and thatno one was near, took him, andthrew him into the well. 10 And when some men cameto fetch water from the well,they saw the boy sitting on thesuperficies of the water, anddrew him out with ropes, andwere exceedingly surprised atthe child, and praised God. 11 Then came the mother andtook him and carried him to theLady St. Mary, lamenting andsaying, O my Lady, see what myrival hath do