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9_o 10._o paul_n perceive_v that_o he_o have_v faith_n to_o be_v heal_v say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n stand_v upright_o on_o thy_o foot_n five_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o do_v miracle_n and_o work_a wonder_n of_o which_o be_v that_o say_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o corinthian_n 2._o corinthian_n 1_o cor._n 13_o 2._o though_o i_o have_v all_o faith_n so_o that_o i_o can_v remove_v mountain_n faith_n to_o remove_v mountain_n be_v a_o miraculous_a and_o wonderful_a faith_n six_o the_o bare_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n with_o a_o generail_a assent_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v true_a and_o no_o more_o so_o use_v by_o s._n iâ—mes_n 19_o iâ—mes_n jam._n 2._o 19_o thou_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n thou_o do_v well_o the_o devil_n also_o believe_v and_o tremble_v seventh_o a_o belief_n in_o god_n with_o a_o assent_n unto_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n and_o that_o with_o joy_n for_o a_o time_n so_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o parable_n 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