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enjoy_v life_n everla_a through_o he_o which_o be_v the_o true_a life_n even_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n to_o who_o with_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n glory_n and_o praise_n both_o now_o and_o ever_o amen_n the_o xij_o sunday_n after_o trinity_n sunday_n ¶_o the_o gospel_n marc._n seven_o iesus_n depart_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n and_o come_v unto_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n througe_v the_o mydde_v of_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o ten_o city_n and_o they_o bring_v unto_o he_o one_o that_o be_v deaf_a and_o have_v a_o impedyment_n in_o his_o speech_n and_o they_o pray_v he_o to_o put_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v he_o aside_o from_o the_o people_n he_o put_v his_o finger_n into_o his_o ear_n and_o do_v spit_n and_o touch_v his_o tongue_n and_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o sygh_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o ephata_n that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v open_v and_o strayghtwaye_o his_o care_n be_v open_v and_o the_o string_n of_o his_o tongue_n be_v louse_v and_o he_o speak_v plain_a and_o he_o command_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v tell_v no_o man_n but_o the_o more_o he_o forbid_v they_o so_o much_o the_o more_o a_o great_a deal_n they_o publish_v say_v he_o have_v do_v all_o thing_n well_o he_o have_v make_v both_o the_o deaf_a to_o hear_v and_o the_o dumb_a to_o speak_v the_o exposition_n this_o gospel_n be_v very_o easy_a and_o nothing_o hard_a forasmuch_o as_o it_o only_o contain_v the_o miracle_n which_o christ_n wrought_v in_o the_o dumb_a and_o deaf_a man_n saviour_n for_o as_o concern_v this_o &_o such_o like_a miracle_n you_o hear_v oftentimes_o in_o the_o year_n that_o christ_n by_o this_o mean_n have_v declare_v that_o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n which_o help_v and_o defend_v we_o against_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o devyll_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o geve_v thanks_n unto_o god_n which_o have_v give_v unto_o we_o such_o a_o saviour_n as_o of_o his_o own_o mere_a grace_n 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