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math._n 12._o mark_v 3_o luke_n 11._o 25._o but_o jesus_n know_v their_o thought_n &_o say_v to_o they_o every_o kingdom_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o naught_o and_o every_o city_n or_o house_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v not_o stand_v 26._o so_o if_o sathan_n cast_v out_o sathan_n he_o be_v divide_v against_o himself_o how_o shall_v then_o his_o kingdom_n endure_v 27._o also_o if_o i_o through_o beelzebub_n cast_v out_o devil_n by_o who_o do_v your_o child_n cast_v they_o out_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v your_o judge_n 28._o but_o if_o i_o cast_v out_o devil_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n then_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n come_v unto_o you_o 29._o else_o how_o can_v a_o man_n enter_v in_o to_o a_o strong_a man_n house_n &_o spoil_v his_o good_n except_o he_o first_o bind_v the_o strong_a man_n and_o then_o spoil_v his_o house_n 30._o he_o that_o be_v not_o with_o i_o be_v against_o i_o and_o he_o that_o gather_v not_o with_o i_o scater_v 31._o wherefore_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o every_o sin_n &_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n but_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n 32._o and_o who_o soever_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o but_o who_o soever_o shall_v speak_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o neither_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 23._o but_o he_o call_v they_o unto_o he_o &_o say_v unto_o they_o in_o parable_n how_o can_v sathan_n drive_v out_o sathan_n 24._o for_o if_o a_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v against_o itself_o that_o kingdom_n can_v stand_v 25._o or_o if_o a_o house_n be_v divide_v against_o itself_o that_o house_n can_v continue_v 26._o so_o if_o sathan_n make_v insurrection_n against_o himself_o and_o be_v divide_v he_o can_v not_o endure_v but_o be_v at_o a_o end_n 27._o no_o man_n can_v enter_v into_o a_o 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to_o the_o worst_a part_n yet_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o math._n and_o luke_n do_v mean_a that_o christ_n know_v their_o heart_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o they_o speak_v open_o to_o christ_n that_o he_o may_v hear_v their_o cavil_n but_o christ_n by_o his_o divine_a spirit_n know_v of_o what_o mind_n they_o cavild_v for_o it_o come_v oft_o to_o pass_v that_o man_n judge_v proposterous_o which_o fall_n through_o ignorance_n &_o do_v not_o impugn_v the_o truth_n of_o purpose_n nor_o nourish_v any_o secret_a or_o hide_a poison_n in_o they_o but_o be_v only_o carry_v headlong_o with_o rashness_n therefore_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n be_v that_o christ_n do_v so_o much_o the_o more_o vehement_o enuey_v against_o they_o because_o he_o be_v witness_n &_o judge_v of_o the_o malice_n which_o they_o have_v conceive_v inward_o every_o kingdom_n he_o first_o confute_v the_o cavil_v object_v against_o he_o by_o a_o common_a proverb_n yet_o that_o confutation_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v so_o 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