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the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mean_v either_o sanationes_fw-la healing_n in_o particular_a or_o miracle_n in_o general_a will_v be_v evident_a by_o a_o little_a observe_v its_o use_n mar._n 9.39_o no_v man_n which_o shall_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o miraclo_n in_o my_o name_n speak_v with_o reference_n to_o such_o as_o do_v cast_v out_o devil_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o do_v not_o follow_v he_o mat._n 7.22_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o wondrous_a work_n answerable_a to_o those_o precede_a prophesy_v and_o cast_v out_o devil_n luke_n 10.13_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o that_o miracle_n passum_fw-la as_o mat._n 11.21.23_o &_o 13.54_o 58_o &_o 14.2_o mar._n 6.2_o 5_o 14._o &_o 9.39_o luc._n 5.17_o &_o 6.19_o &_o 19.37_o act._n 2.22_o &_o 8.13_o &_o passum_fw-la in_o all_o which_o 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immediate_a teach_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n p._n 233._o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n p._n 245._o which_o he_o enlarge_v from_o the_o primitive_a christian_n to_o have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n reveal_v to_o the_o saint_n in_o some_o degree_n or_o other_o p._n 237._o this_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o depend_v upon_o proof_n from_o history_n not_o one_o word_n thereof_o be_v produce_v and_o the_o former_a instance_n about_o st._n basil_n nazianzene_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o encourage_v we_o to_o trust_v either_o his_o learning_n or_o infallibility_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o the_o negative_a and_o it_o belong_v to_o he_o to_o prove_v out_o of_o undoubted_a history_n that_o the_o gospel_n come_v to_o be_v know_v in_o all_o age_n by_o immediate_a revelation_n we_o find_v the_o father_n very_o learned_a and_o come_v thereto_o by_o study_n and_o use_v such_o mean_n of_o expound_v as_o protestant_n do_v we_o find_v their_o exposition_n differ_v both_o among_o 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