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and_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o in_o which_o short_a history_n there_o be_v three_o several_a part_n act_v the_o first_o by_o they_o who_o bring_v the_o child_n the_o parent_n in_o all_o probability_n christ_n have_v now_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n travel_v about_o that_o country_n of_o palestine_n help_v and_o heal_v he_o go_v about_o say_v s._n peter_n do_v good_a and_o heal_v all_o act_v 10.38_o for_o this_o the_o people_n magnify_v he_o and_o follow_v he_o but_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o pharisee_n they_o especial_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v mad_a with_o anger_n and_o indignation_n to_o see_v a_o stranger_n so_o go_v in_o strength_n of_o authority_n and_o repute_n among_o
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his_o father_n worship_n convert_v to_o a_o petty_a staple_n of_o merchandise_n god_n house_n of_o prayer_n make_v a_o den_n of_o thief_n this_o be_v a_o height_n of_o sin_n to_o beget_v a_o anger_n in_o he_o who_o be_v make_v of_o mildness_n and_o though_o he_o spare_v the_o adulteress_n 8.11_o jo._n 8.11_o pardon_v a_o extortioner_n 19.9_o luk._n 19.9_o zachaeus_n ate_n with_o publican_n and_o sinner_n 23.42_o mat._n 9.11_o luk._n 5.27_o lu._n 23.42_o receive_v one_o publican_n into_o his_o service_n and_o one_o thief_n into_o his_o favour_n nay_o into_o his_o very_a paradise_n suffer_v the_o betrayer_n of_o he_o to_o dip_v in_o the_o dish_n with_o he_o bear_v with_o great_a sin_n 26.23_o mat._n 26.23_o and_o great_a sinner_n in_o other_o kind_n yet_o if_o any_o