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nor_o be_v there_o any_o need_n thereof_o the_o corrupt_a church_n among_o much_o dross_n preserve_v those_o very_a book_n whereby_o her_o error_n be_v detect_v and_o that_o be_v when_o all_o learning_n begin_v to_o revive_v true_a religion_n and_o learning_n move_v in_o equal_a line_n 2._o but_o quaker_n have_v the_o demonstration_n narrative_n qu._n look_v glass_n a_o true_a narrative_n though_o they_o slight_v the_o miracle_n thereby_o employ_v some_o attempt_n have_v be_v make_v thereto_o by_o charles_n baylye_v stroke_v richard_n anderson_n curse_v the_o woman_n pretend_v to_o raise_v the_o inter_a corpse_n which_o be_v reinter_v when_o her_o folly_n have_v appear_v 93._o in_o mr._n jenner_n p._n 93._o nicholas_n kate_n of_o harwell_n say_v that_o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v 37._o sober_a answer_n to_o speed_n p._n 76._o new_a law_n p._n 37._o he_o shall_v work_v miracle_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n with_o 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