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they_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o riches_n ver._n 25._o so_o be_v this_o great_a and_o wide_a sea_n wherein_o be_v thing_n creep_v innumerable_a both_o small_a and_o great_a 26._o there_o go_v the_o ship_n there_o be_v that_o leviathan_n who_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o play_v therein_o he_o come_v now_o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o five_o day_n special_o the_o furnish_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o a_o fishpond_n for_o man_n use_n and_o make_v it_o portable_a for_o ship_n to_o sail_v in_o whence_o learn_v 1._o the_o greatness_n and_o wideness_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v thereof_o the_o motion_n and_o saltness_n of_o it_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o rot_v do_v speak_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n no_o less_o than_o the_o ornament_n and_o rich_a furniture_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v for_o as_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o riches_n so_o be_v this_o great_a and_o wide_a sea_n 2._o the_o diversity_n and_o number_n of_o great_a and_o small_a fish_n in_o the_o sea_n 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their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n 28._o that_o thou_o give_v they_o they_o gather_v thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n they_o be_v fill_v with_o good_a 29._o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n they_o be_v trouble_v thou_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v to_o their_o dust_n 30._o thou_o send_v forth_o thy_o spirit_n they_o be_v create_v and_o thou_o renewe_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o three_o place_n he_o bring_v forth_o argument_n of_o god_n praise_n from_o the_o care_n the_o lord_n have_v of_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o work_n which_o most_o appear_v in_o the_o feed_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n and_o propagation_n
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