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by_o cast_v satan_n out_o and_o according_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n dispossess_v all_o that_o be_v possess_v by_o satan_n it_o be_v add_v that_o he_o suffer_v not_o the_o devil_n to_o speak_v because_o they_o know_v he_o that_o be_v christ_n will_v not_o be_v make_v know_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o publish_v the_o gospel_n lest_o the_o world_n shall_v take_v from_o thence_o a_o occasion_n to_o think_v that_o our_o saviour_n hold_v a_o correspondency_n with_o those_o wicked_a spirit_n and_o that_o the_o miracle_n he_o wrought_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o devil_n assistance_n as_o be_v one_o in_o combination_n with_o he_o possible_o from_o the_o devil_n be_v own_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o god_n the_o pharisee_n conclude_v that_o there_o be_v a_o compact_a and_o agreement_n betwixt_o they_o and_o thereupon_o their_o affirmation_n be_v ground_v he_o cast_v out_o devil_n by_o beelzebub_n 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