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business_n and_o they_o understand_v not_o that_o sai_n which_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o but_o his_o mother_n keep_v all_o these_o sayynge_n together_o in_o her_o herte_n and_o jesus_n prosper_v in_o wisdom_n and_o age_n and_o in_o favour_n with_o god_n &_o man_n and_o he_o come_v into_o all_o the_o cost_n about_o jordan_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n and_o begin_v not_o to_o say_v with_o yourselves_o we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n god_n be_v able_a of_o these_o stone_n to_o seize_v vy_z child_n unto_o abraham_n now_o also_o be_v the_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o rote_n of_o the_o tree_n every_o tree_n therefore_o &c_n &c_n he_o that_o have_v two_o coat_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o hurt_v you_o no_o man_n i_o baptyse_v you_o with_o water_n but_o one_o strong_a they_o i_o shall_v come_v after_o i_o &c_n &c_n and_o the_o chaff_n shall_v he_o burn_v upon_o he_o â–ª_o and_o a_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n thou_o be_v my_o 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this_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o jesus_n knee_n lord_n go_v from_o i_o for_o i_o be_o a_o sinful_a man_n and_o so_o be_v also_o james_n and_o john_n etc._n etc._n and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o simon_n fear_v not_o from_o hen_n forth_o thou_o shall_v catch_v man_n behold_v there_o be_v a_o man_n full_a of_o leprosy_n etc._n etc._n lord_n if_o thou_o will_v thou_o canst_v make_v i_o clean_o and_o he_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v tell_v no_o man_n leut._n xiii_o a_o and_o offer_v for_o thy_o cleanse_n etc._n etc._n and_o give_v himself_o to_o prayer_n which_o be_v come_v out_o of_o all_o the_o
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