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their_o sight_n and_o their_o hear_n and_o have_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o sense_n the_o lame_a who_o he_o cure_v do_v only_o want_v the_o use_n of_o their_o foot_n and_o have_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o limb_n the_o leper_n who_o he_o cleanse_v do_v only_o want_v their_o health_n and_o have_v the_o use_n of_o their_o limb_n and_o sense_n but_o they_o which_o be_v dead_a have_v none_o of_o they_o all_o but_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o altogether_o and_o so_o his_o raise_n of_o such_o as_o be_v dead_a be_v a_o great_a work_n than_o any_o of_o the_o former_a therefore_o whensoever_o he_o raise_v the_o dead_a the_o people_n do_v great_o admire_v and_o honour_v he_o when_o he_o cure_v two_o blind_a man_n 9.31_o mat._n 9.31_o math._n 9_o they_o spread_v â—abroad_o his_o fame_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n when_o he_o raise_v to_o life_n the_o widow_n son_n in_o naim_n 7.16_o luke_n 7.16_o luke_n 7._o all_o that_o be_v present_a praise_v god_n and_o say_v a_o great_a prophet_n be_v rise_v up_o among_o we_o and_o god_n hatâ—_n visit_v his_o people_n and_o when_o he_o raise_v lazarus_n from_o the_o dead_a john_n 11._o it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o see_v what_o jesus_n do_v â—5_n john_n 11._o â—5_n believe_v in_o he_o while_o a_o man_n be_v alive_a though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o much_o disease_v or_o so_o dangerous_o sick_a yet_o we_o send_v for_o physician_n and_o use_v other_o mean_n because_o there_o be_v some_o hope_n that_o he_o may_v recover_v but_o when_o he_o be_v once_o dead_a there_o be_v no_o more_o hope_n and_o therefore_o we_o trouble_v ourselves_o no_o further_o so_o when_o the_o ruler_n daughter_n be_v sick_a he_o come_v unto_o christ_n and_o beseech_v he_o for_o she_o my_o little_a daughter_n say_v he_o lie_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n but_o i_o pray_v thou_o come_v and_o lay_v thy_o hand_n on_o she_o and_o she_o shall_v live_v 5.35_o mark_n 5.23_o mark_n 5.35_o but_o his_o daughter_n die_v before_o christ_n 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day_n dead_a and_o be_v lay_v in_o his_o grave_n john_n 11._o if_o christ_n then_o be_v able_a to_o raise_v the_o dead_a while_o he_o live_v here_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n we_o may_v well_o he_o assure_v that_o be_v in_o glory_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n he_o be_v both_o able_a to_o raise_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n and_o to_o raise_v our_o body_n when_o they_o lie_v dead_a in_o their_o grave_n to_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n indeed_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a see_v we_o a_o thing_n incredible_a unto_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o therefore_o when_o st._n paul_n act_v 17._o do_v preach_v to_o the_o athenian_n about_o the_o resurrection_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o believe_v that_o the_o dead_a shall_v rise_v that_o they_o count_v he_o a_o babbler_n and_o laugh_v he_o to_o scorn_v but_o as_o christ_n here_o raise_v some_o from_o death_n to_o life_n so_o at_o the_o â—â—st_n day_n he_o will_v raise_v all_o 7.60_o act._n 7.60_o the_o one_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o he_o as_o the_o other_o therefore_o our_o body_n when_o they_o die_v be_v say_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o â—all_n a_o sleep_n because_o christ_n can_v as_o easy_o raise_v our_o body_n be_v dead_a as_o one_o man_n can_v wake_v another_o when_o he_o be_v fall_v a_o sleep_n if_o many_o be_v fall_v asleep_o in_o a_o chamber_n together_o yet_o one_o voice_n you_o know_v be_v able_a to_o waken_v they_o all_o and_o so_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o day_n shâ—ll_v raise_v all_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o whole_a world_n together_o the_o houâ—e_n shall_v come_v say_v our_o saviour_n john_n 5._o 5.28_o john_n 5.28_o in_o the_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v forth_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o 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