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on_o they_o and_o heal_v their_o sick_a mat._n 14._o 14._o in_o another_o place_n you_o know_v the_o miracle_n that_o our_o lord_n wrought_v he_o feed_v four_o thousand_o man_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o with_o a_o few_o barley_n leave_v and_o fish_n yet_o it_o be_v out_o of_o compassion_n so_o he_o tell_v his_o disciple_n i_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o multitude_n they_o have_v be_v with_o i_o three_o day_n fast_v mat._n 15._o 32._o again_o in_o another_o place_n our_o bless_a saviour_n touch_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o two_o blind_a man_n and_o they_o receive_v their_o sight_n and_o follow_v he_o and_o it_o be_v out_o of_o very_a compassion_n that_o he_o touch_v they_o himself_o be_v touch_v with_o compassion_n before_o he_o touch_v their_o eye_n so_o jesus_n have_v compassion_n on_o they_o and_o touch_v their_o eye_n mat._n 20._o ult_n i_o will_v allege_v no_o more_o place_n but_o one_o you_o find_v that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n raise_v a_o young_a man_n at_o naim_n 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