Book Title: The book of common-prayer, and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches.

Author: Church of England.

Image Title: Temptation of Jesus

Scripture Reference:

• Matthew 4 (further images / scripture text)
• Mark 1 (further images / scripture text)
• Luke 4 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Jesus fasts for 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness (foreground). Afterwards, Jesus encounters Satan (bottom right background), who tempts him with three requests: to turn stones into loaves of bread to relieve his hunger (left midground), to throw himself down from the temple so that God's angels would catch him (left background), and to bow down and worship Satan in exchange for authority over all the kingdoms of the world (top right background).

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