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intend_v or_o mean_v the_o person_n true_o and_o indeed_o have_v a_o real_a devil_n within_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v distract_v frantic_a or_o mad_a joh._n 10.20_o he_o have_v a_o devil_n and_o be_v mad_a 7.20_o thou_o have_v a_o devil_n who_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v thou_o or_o thou_o be_v mad_a to_o think_v so_o john_n 8.48_o say_v we_o not_o well_o thou_o be_v a_o samaritan_n and_o have_v a_o devil_n why_o a_o samaritan_n but_o because_o they_o think_v he_o mad_a the_o samaritan_n hold_v odd_a wild_a mad_a opinion_n concern_v god_n his_o worship_n and_o religion_n the_o jew_n therefore_o think_v they_o mad_a as_o the_o samaritan_n do_v the_o jew_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o dissonancy_n in_o religion_n and_o tenant_n wherefore_o come_v this_o mad_a fellow_n to_o thou_o king_n 2.9_o 19_o and_o so_o the_o jew_n think_v of_o john_n baptist_n because_o of_o his_o strange_a food_n raiment_n life_n and_o doctrine_n that_o he_o be_v mad_a or_o have_v a_o devil_n they_o say_v he_o 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such_o act_n any_o such_o feat_n record_v of_o they_o by_o any_o of_o the_o evangelist_n they_o cry_v they_o roar_v they_o talk_v foolish_o run_v into_o mountain_n and_o desert_n and_o tomb_n cut_v themselves_o with_o stone_n break_v their_o fetter_n be_v mischievous_a to_o passenger_n but_o have_v not_o may_v not_o do_v not_o madman_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n by_o their_o work_n you_o shall_v know_v they_o say_v christ_n why_o how_o wherefore_o then_o may_v they_o not_o be_v madman_n and_o madman_n mere_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o demonium_fw-la habentes_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o add_v this_o christ_n himself_o confess_v that_o what_o he_o cast_v out_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o pharisee_n cast_v out_o too_o mat._n 12.27_o and_o argue_v large_o from_o it_o to_o justify_v himself_o and_o act_n but_o never_o do_v or_o can_v the_o pharisee_n child_n cast_v out_o real_a devil_n otherwise_o man_n shall_v be_v strong_a than_o devil_n flesh_n than_o spirit_n and_o 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disease_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o he_o cure_v they_o be_v more_o for_o christ_n honour_n and_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o godhead_n than_o if_o per_fw-la impossibile_fw-it there_o can_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n the_o cast_v out_o of_o devil_n or_o infernal_a fiend_n can_v have_v be_v chap._n ix_o christ_n work_n prove_v his_o godhead_n i_o proceed_v to_o a_o second_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n detract_v and_o apostate_n from_o another_o special_a excellency_n of_o christ_n justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n in_o or_o by_o the_o spirit_n where_o by_o the_o spirit_n no_o doubt_n be_v mean_v the_o might_n power_n or_o excellency_n of_o christ_n to_o do_v great_a wonder_n and_o stupend_v miracle_n as_o mat._n 12.27_o but_o if_o i_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n cast_v out_o justify_v in_o or_o by_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_v it_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o power_n rom._n 1.4_o a_o man_n approve_v of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 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