NATIVITIE.

l. 8. _The effect of Herods jealous generall doome_: The singular

'effect' has the support of most of the MSS. against the plural of

the editions and of _D_, _H49_, and there can be no doubt that it is

right. All the effects of Herod's doom were not prevented, but the one

aimed at, the death of Christ, was.

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