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Now Elizabeths full time came, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.

And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy vpon her, and they reioyced with her.

And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name.

And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called.

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all.

And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God.

And feare came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these sayings were noised abroad thorowout all the hill countrey of Iudea.

And all they that had heard them, layde them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner of childe shal this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.