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2._o 15._o you_o do_v shine_v or_o shine_v you_o as_o light_n in_o the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v you_o also_o exhort_v to_o do_v the_o night_n be_v spend_v and_o the_o day_n come_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o cast_v off_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n exhort_v his_o roman_n roman_n 13._o 12._o those_o sinful_a way_n and_o course_n which_o heretofore_o you_o have_v walk_v in_o which_o may_v fit_o be_v term_v work_n of_o darkness_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o both_o proceed_v from_o darkness_n and_o tend_v to_o darkness_n proceed_v from_o the_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o darkness_n of_o hell_n whither_o they_o will_v bring_v they_o that_o go_v on_o in_o they_o lie_v they_o a_o side_n cast_v they_o away_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n that_o bright_a shine_a armour_n even_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n within_o shine_v forth_o in_o a_o answerable_a conversation_n without_o thus_o 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