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tanquam_fw-la divina_fw-la testimonia_fw-la obsicit_fw-la musculus_fw-la come_v in_o loc_n blind_a receive_v their_o sight_n etc._n etc._n first_o what_o news_n be_v this_o to_o john_n if_o he_o can_v have_v do_v the_o like_a second_o or_o how_o can_v this_o have_v confirm_v the_o disciple_n of_o john_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a messiah_n rather_o than_o john_n if_o john_n have_v wrought_v miracle_n i_o loc_n i_o jesum_fw-la cum_fw-la joanne_n conserendo_fw-la collegeâ—â—nt_fw-la jesum_fw-la joanne_n maâ—orem_fw-la &_o proinde_fw-la messiam_fw-la esse_fw-la â—â—obus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la colligendo_fw-la utuntur_fw-la argumentis_fw-la i._n joannes_n quidem_fw-la signum_fw-la nullum_fw-la edidit_fw-la volunt_fw-la dicere_fw-la joannes_n eximius_fw-la fuit_fw-la doctor_n quem_fw-la omnes_fw-la magni_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o plerique_fw-la pro_fw-la messia_n eum_fw-la habere_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la nullis_fw-la claruit_fw-la miraculis_fw-la hic_fw-la autem_fw-la 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claruit_fw-la gualther_n in_o evang._n joan._n hom_n 101._o confessio_fw-la fidelium_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la pressa_fw-la fatentur_fw-la quod_fw-la nullum_fw-la secerit_fw-la fignum_fw-la nec_fw-la enim_fw-la pertinebant_fw-la ad_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la sed_fw-la vis_fw-la signorum_fw-la christo_fw-la &_o apostolis_n reservata_fw-la suis_fw-la singulari_fw-la dei_fw-la consilio_fw-la aretius_n in_o loc_n beseech_v you_o consider_v serious_o and_o compare_v this_o place_n with_o esa_n 35.4.6_o he_o will_v come_v and_o save_v you_o then_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a shall_v be_v open_v aretius_n a_o protestant_a writer_n say_v they_o mean_v john_n hearer_n confess_v he_o do_v no_o miracle_n 510._o qui_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la joanni_fw-la baptistae_fw-la praedicanti_fw-la sed_fw-la nulla_fw-la miracula_fw-la sacienti_fw-la polanus_fw-la syntagm_n fol._n 510._o neither_o do_v they_o belong_v to_o john_n doctrine_n but_o the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n be_v in_o the_o singular_a 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