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heaven_n ever_o do_v as_o those_o who_o be_v skill_v in_o antiquity_n know_v yea_o christ_n himself_o be_v please_v to_o set_v forth_o some_o more_o mystical_a cure_n which_o he_o do_v with_o such_o ceremony_n as_o you_o will_v scoff_n at_o they_o if_o our_o church_n in_o far_o more_o mystical_a action_n have_v make_v use_n of_o they_o so_o mark_v 7._o v._o 32._o in_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a man_n first_o he_o take_v he_o from_o the_o multitude_n a_o part_n second_o he_o put_v his_o finger_n into_o his_o ear_n three_o spit_v he_o touch_v his_o tongue_n four_o he_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n five_o he_o groan_v six_o he_o use_v a_o word_n deserve_v special_a interpretation_n say_v epheta_n that_o be_v be_v open_v so_o also_o john_n 8._o v._o 6._o in_o pardon_v the_o adulteress_n he_o twice_o bow_v himself_o write_v in_o the_o earth_n god_n know_v what_o and_o in_o the_o nine_o ch._n cure_v a_o man_n blind_a from_o his_o nativity_n v._n 6._o he_o spit_n on_o the_o 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