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have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o that_o miracle_n passim_fw-la as_o mat._n 11.21.23_o &_o 13.54_o 58_o &_o 14.2_o mar._n 6.2_o 5_o 14._o &_o 9.39_o luc._n 5.17_o &_o 6.19_o &_o 19.37_o act._n 2.22_o &_o 8.13_o &_o passim_fw-la in_o all_o which_o and_o many_o other_o place_n too_o long_o to_o be_v set_v down_o it_o signify_v miraculous_a work_n or_o that_o divine_a power_n which_o be_v the_o evidence_n or_o seal_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o only_o set_v single_a but_o with_o other_o that_o do_v expound_v it_o rom._n 15.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d through_o mighty_a sign_n and_o wonder_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o be_v those_o sign_n wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o evidence_n of_o it_o better_a sign_n of_o his_o divine_a commission_n than_o the_o bell_n and_o pomegranate_n be_v to_o the_o highpriest_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 12.12_o true_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o apostle_n be_v wrought_v among_o you_o in_o all_o patience_n in_o sign_n and_o wonder_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o mighty_a deed_n these_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o apostle_n and_o yet_o our_o new_a apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n do_v no_o such_o thing_n and_o full_o 1_o thes_n 1.5_o our_o gospel_n come_v not_o to_o you_o in_o word_n only_o but_o also_o in_o power_n and_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o in_o much_o assurance_n that_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v a_o plerophory_n or_o which_o give_v much_o assurance_n by_o transpose_v the_o word_n of_o which_o many_o instance_n be_v in_o grot._n on_o john_n 35._o but_o quaker_n have_v word_n mere_o without_o sign_n or_o wonder_n or_o certain_a sensible_a testimony_n or_o humane_a learning_n one_o of_o they_o acknowledge_v they_o can_v give_v no_o outward_a evidence_n see_v our_o opposer_n require_v of_o we_o 63._o q._n no_o 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nor_o be_v there_o any_o need_n thereof_o the_o corrupt_a church_n among_o much_o dross_n preserve_v those_o very_a book_n whereby_o her_o error_n be_v detect_v and_o that_o be_v when_o all_o learning_n begin_v to_o revive_v true_a religion_n and_o learning_n move_v in_o equal_a line_n 2._o but_o quaker_n have_v the_o demonstration_n narrative_n qu._n look_v glass_n a_o true_a narrative_n though_o they_o slight_v the_o miracle_n thereby_o employ_v some_o attempt_n have_v be_v make_v thereto_o by_o charles_n baylye_v stroke_v richard_n anderson_n curse_v the_o woman_n pretend_v to_o raise_v the_o inter_a corpse_n which_o be_v reinter_v when_o her_o folly_n have_v appear_v 93._o in_o mr._n jenner_n p._n 93._o nicholas_n kate_n of_o harwell_n say_v that_o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v 37._o sober_a answer_n to_o speed_n p._n 76._o new_a law_n p._n 37._o he_o shall_v work_v miracle_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n with_o 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the_o power_n work_v miraculous_o in_o their_o heart_n 200._o im._n rev._n 〈◊〉_d 200._o raise_v to_o life_n the_o dead_a soul_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o be_v the_o great_a miracle_n of_o which_o the_o outward_a be_v but_o a_o figure_n william_n show_v almost_o bid_v defiance_n to_o they_o we_o read_v not_o of_o very_a many_o convert_v by_o outward_a miracle_n which_o be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o the_o church_n 157._o true_a christian_n faith_n p._n 150._o 157._o but_o the_o inward_a be_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o christ_n promise_v that_o those_o who_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v do_v so_o that_o they_o do_v no_o wonder_n 11._o title_n of_o a_o book_n truth_n exal_a p._n 11._o yet_o have_v silent_a meeting_n which_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o the_o world_n and_o do_v preach_v the_o gospel_n