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and_o wonder_n as_o his_o cast_v out_o of_o devil_n mat._n 12._o 22._o and_o luke_n 11._o 17._o of_o his_o heal_n the_o sick_a and_o cure_v they_o of_o their_o disease_n as_o you_o may_v see_v mat._n 15._o 30._o in_o give_v sight_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o hear_v to_o the_o death_n and_o speech_n to_o the_o dâ—â—â—_n make_v the_o lame_a to_o go_v as_o raise_v up_o the_o dâ—â—â—_n and_o all_o this_o he_o be_v to_o do_v to_o manifest_v himself_o to_o the_o world_n that_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n isâ—iâ—â—_n 35._o 5._o 6._o chap._n 61._o 1._o mat._n 11._o 5._o and_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o be_v know_v of_o john_n baptist_n as_o you_o 〈◊〉_d see_v mat._n 11._o 4._o 5._o together_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n luke_n 3._o 22._o john_n 1._o 33._o and_o thus_o he_o be_v manifest_a to_o john_n as_o to_z all_o the_o world_n do_v such_o work_n as_o never_o man_n do_v whereby_o he_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o christ_n 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