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22._o to_o the_o end_n mat._n 9_o from_o 18._o to_o 27._o 21._o he_o restore_v two_o blind_a man_n to_o their_o sight_n mat._n 9_o from_o 27._o to_o 32._o 22._o he_o cast_v a_o devil_n out_o of_o a_o man_n which_o make_v he_o speechless_a mat._n 9_o from_o 32._o to_o 35._o 23._o he_o teach_v now_o at_o nazareth_n his_o country_n where_o he_o be_v despise_v mark_v 6._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o mat._n 13._o from_o 54._o to_o 59_o 24._o he_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o multitude_n who_o be_v as_o sheep_n without_o a_o shepherd_n and_o exhort_v his_o disciple_n to_o pray_v that_o labourer_n may_v be_v send_v into_o the_o harvest_n mat._n 9_o from_o 35._o to_o 39_o 25_o he_o send_v out_o his_o twelve_o apostle_n to_o preach_v and_o to_o work_v miracle_n he_o give_v they_o their_o charge_n and_o commission_n and_o fortify_v they_o against_o persecution_n and_o promise_v a_o blessing_n to_o those_o that_o receive_v they_o mat._n 10._o from_o 1._o to_o 43._o mark_v 6._o from_o 7._o to_o 12._o 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soul_n how_o ready_a be_v he_o to_o comply_v with_o his_o father_n will_v the_o cup_n that_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o to_o drink_v shall_v i_o not_o drink_v it_o say_v he_o john_n 18.11_o and_o luke_n 22.42_o father_n if_o thou_o be_v willing_a remove_v this_o cup_n from_o i_o yet_o not_o my_o will_n but_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v 1_o pet._n 2.21_o christ_n suffer_v for_o we_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n who_o when_o he_o be_v revile_v revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o suffer_v he_o threaten_v not_o but_o commit_v himself_o to_o he_o that_o judge_v righteous_o 4._o he_o teach_v this_o lesson_n by_o his_o spirit_n now_o the_o spirit_n teach_v contentment_n these_o way_n 1._o by_o convince_a the_o soul_n of_o the_o reasonabln_a of_o it_o he_o show_v that_o it_o be_v most_o fit_a and_o reasonable_a that_o god_n be_v our_o creator_n and_o have_v absolute_a sovereignty_n and_o dominion_n over_o we_o and_o be_v infinite_o wise_a holy_a just_a 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