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And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.

Hee hath shewed strength wt his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.

Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie

( As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.

And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lorde had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.

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

But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.

So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.

Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,

As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,

That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,

And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,

And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,

Therefore went all to be taxed, euery man to his owne Citie.

And when the eight daies were accomplished, that they shoulde circumcise the childe, his name was then called Iesus, which was named of the Angell, before he was conceiued in the wombe.

Then hee tooke him in his armes, and praised God, and sayd,