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preach_v unto_o they_o matt._n 11.4_o 5._o he_o do_v such_o work_n as_o none_o can_v do_v without_o the_o divine_a assistance_n and_o those_o very_a work_n also_o which_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o do_v according_a to_o the_o prediction_n of_o he_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o this_o argument_n require_v a_o more_o particular_a consideration_n chap._n v._n the_o content_n the_o work_n of_o jesus_n matt._n 11.4_o 5._o consider_v of_o the_o miracle_n which_o jesus_n do_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o attempt_v to_o disparage_v they_o the_o opinion_n of_o maimonides_n that_o the_o messiah_n will_v not_o work_v miracle_n consider_v and_o the_o author_n of_o tractatus_fw-la theolog_fw-la polit._n what_o a_o miracle_n import_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o work_v miracle_n prove_v against_o maimonides_n that_o they_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o doctrine_n that_o jesus_n do_v work_v true_a miracle_n this_o prove_v at_o large_a the_o word_n 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this_o question_n of_o john_n baptist_n disciple_n he_o refer_v they_o to_o his_o work_n for_o satisfaction_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o work_n which_o jesus_n do_v that_o john_n baptist_n send_v his_o disciple_n v._o 2._o and_o when_o they_o come_v we_o find_v that_o jesus_n refer_v they_o to_o the_o work_n which_o he_o do_v jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o go_v and_o show_v john_n again_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o do_v hear_v and_o see_v the_o blind_a receive_v their_o sight_n and_o the_o lame_a walk_n the_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v the_o dead_a be_v raise_v up_o and_o the_o poor_a have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v unto_o they_o v._o 4_o 5._o john_n baptist_n have_v bear_v witness_n of_o christ_n before_o he_o do_v not_o send_v they_o back_o to_o their_o master_n but_o refer_v they_o to_o his_o work_n you_o send_v unto_o john_n say_v our_o saviour_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o he_o bare_a witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n joh._n 5.33_o but_o then_o our_o saviour_n 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a_o doctrine_n which_o christ_n never_o teach_v and_o which_o contradict_v our_o sense_n and_o our_o reason_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o the_o story_n which_o they_o tell_v of_o the_o sweat_a and_o motion_n of_o their_o image_n serve_v to_o advance_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n in_o a_o word_n their_o work_n be_v trifle_v and_o vain_a and_o their_o doctrine_n be_v impious_a and_o false_a and_z to_o say_v the_o least_o of_o it_o not_o reveal_v by_o god_n 3._o the_o miracle_n which_o christ_n do_v be_v seasonable_a and_o necessary_a at_o that_o time_n to_o confirm_v his_o doctrine_n whether_o we_o consider_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gentile_n upon_o both_o account_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n shall_v be_v confirm_v with_o miracle_n and_o so_o it_o be_v but_o the_o popish_a miracle_n be_v out_o of_o time_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o they_o to_o confirm_v the_o christian_a doctrine_n where_o it_o be_v already_o 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