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father_z p._n 29._o which_o be_v give_v three_o time_n p._n 30._o first_o at_o his_o baptism_n which_o be_v explain_v p._n 30._o unto_o 42._o second_o in_o the_o holy_a mount_n which_o be_v explain_v at_o large_a in_o many_o remarkable_a circumstance_n which_o accompany_v it_o to_o p._n 56._o three_o in_o the_o way_n between_o bethany_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o p._n 66._o there_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o a_o bath_n col_fw-fr under_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v consider_v and_o confute_v to_o p._n 78._o the_o difference_n between_o this_o voice_n which_o testify_v to_o our_o saviour_n and_o that_o in_o ancient_a time_n p._n 78._o to_o the_o end_n a_o prayer_n chap._n iii_o concern_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 85._o who_o the_o word_n be_v p._n 86._o why_o so_o call_v p._n 87._o first_o testimony_n he_o give_v to_o s._n steven_n p._n 90._o the_o second_o to_o s._n paul_n p._n 101._o christ_n first_o apparition_n to_o he_o consider_v and_o expound_v at_o large_a p._n 104._o a_o second_o p._n 115._o other_o p._n 116_o etc._n etc._n three_o testimony_n of_o the_o word_n to_o s._n john_n p._n 122._o several_a other_o vision_n he_o have_v of_o he_o p._n 128_o etc._n etc._n a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n about_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o revelation_n p._n 135._o to_o another_o which_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o two_o place_n in_o s._n john_n be_v gospel_n which_o seem_v opposite_a p._n 137._o a_o prayer_n 142._o chap._n iu._n concern_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 147._o first_o at_o our_o saviour_n baptism_n p._n 148._o when_o the_o schekinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n descend_v ib._n what_o it_o be_v 149_o etc._n etc._n of_o its_o come_n down_o p._n 153._o like_o a_o dove_n 155._o and_o make_v his_o abode_n in_o he_o p._n 159_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v never_o know_v before_o p._n 164._o whereby_o he_o be_v anoint_v p._n 165._o and_o now_o begin_v his_o reign_n 168._o the_o alcoran_n confess_v this_o 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