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miracle_n wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n 167._o she_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v raise_v up_o again_o 170_o 171._o the_o lame_a make_v whole_a 103._o the_o disease_a restore_v 407._o a_o distract_a woman_n heal_v 27_o 28._o see_v trouble_v of_o mind_n a_o great_a man_n give_v over_o by_o physician_n restore_v 30._o 258._o g._n f._n pray_v for_o a_o woman_n ready_a to_o die_v 70._o and_o for_o a_o distract_a woman_n at_o chichester_n 171._o restore_v john_n jay_n neck_n break_v as_o the_o people_n say_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o a_o horse_n in_o east-jersey_n 370_o 371._o speak_v to_o a_o sick-man_n in_o mary-land_n who_o be_v raise_v up_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n 373._o and_o pray_v the_o lord_n to_o rebuke_v j._n c's_o infirmity_n and_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o power_n soon_o give_v he_o ease_n etc._n etc._n 503_o 504_o monk_n general_n his_o order_n require_v all_o officer_n and_o soldier_n to_o forbear_v to_o disturb_v the_o quaker_n meeting_n etc._n etc._n 212._o 229._o which_o be_v not_o seditious_a 237._o yet_o disturb_v 240._o 314_o 315._o 326_o mountebank_n vanity_n 25._o their_o ignorance_n 245*_n montague_n judge_n g._n f._n discourse_v he_o at_o his_o chamber_n in_o london_n about_o tithe_n 487_o 488_o muggletonian_n 247_o musheto_n in_o amer._n little_a fly_n or_o gnat_n 369_o music_n and_o sing_v 23._o 25_o n._n have_v be_v give_v to_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o nature_n 18_o nature_n of_o creature_n outward_a to_o be_v read_v within_o man_n 13._o 20._o 82._o that_o all_o thing_n come_v by_o nature_n refute_v 16_o naylor_n james_n run_v into_o imagination_n be_v warn_v by_o g._n f._n 220*_n his_o recovery_n ibid._n 232*_n his_o follower_n 245*_n nebuchadnezzar_n dream_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n which_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n 247_o 248._o 45._o negro_n and_o family-meeting_n recommend_v 610_o 611._o see_v