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that_o time_n see_v water_n turn_v into_o wine_n joh._n 2.9_o five_o thousand_o people_n fill_v with_o five_o loaf_n of_o bread_n mat._n 14.20_o 21._o man_n walk_v upon_o the_o sea_n mat._n 14.25_o joh._n 6.19_o &_o 21.7_o and_o the_o dead_a rise_n from_o death_n to_o life_n luke_n 7.15_o &_o 8.55_o so_o some_o miracle_n be_v do_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o body_n by_o a_o more_o manifest_a benefit_n and_o some_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o more_o hide_a sign_n but_o they_o be_v all_o for_o the_o help_n of_o mankind_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n thus_o do_v the_o divine_a majesty_n then_o draw_v unto_o it_o the_o stray_a soul_n of_o mortal_a man_n why_o say_v thou_o be_v not_o these_o thing_n do_v now_o because_o they_o will_v not_o move_v unless_o they_o be_v wonderful_a and_o if_o they_o be_v common_a and_o usual_a they_o be_v not_o wonderful_a for_o bring_v unto_o i_o a_o man_n when_o he_o first_o see_v the_o course_n of_o day_n and_o 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