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and_o that_o thou_o shall_v know_v the_o path_n to_o the_o house_n thereof_o these_o word_n show_v that_o the_o former_a question_n chief_o respect_v the_o order_n and_o disposure_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n that_o thou_o shall_v take_v it_o anu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viâ—_n habet_fw-la accipiendi_fw-la quasi_fw-la m_o anu_fw-la the_o word_n signify_v the_o take_n of_o a_o thing_n in_o one_o hand_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v do_v thou_o every_o morning_n take_v the_o light_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o bound_n or_o utmost_a limit_n thereof_o be_v thou_o able_a to_o direct_v the_o light_n where_o it_o shall_v abide_v till_o such_o time_n as_o it_o be_v to_o come_v forth_o agâ—in_v to_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d nihil_fw-la movetur_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la deducatur_fw-la ipsa_fw-la dei_fw-la manu_fw-la &_o potestate_fw-la si_fw-mi ille_fw-la manum_fw-la non_fw-la admoveat_fw-la immota_fw-la iners_fw-la jacebit_fw-la &_o squalebit_fw-la naturae_fw-la potentissimus_fw-la deus_fw-la capit_fw-la solemn_a accipit_fw-la tenebras_fw-la ducitatque_fw-la reducit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o manuduction_n a_o divine_a manuduction_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o god_n he_o as_o it_o be_v lead_v the_o light_n and_o lead_v the_o darkness_n â—hither_o he_o please_v the_o creature_n remain_v unmoved_a and_o sluâ—â—â—sh_a it_o stir_v not_o till_o the_o lord_n take_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n or_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o as_o it_o please_v he_o to_o the_o use_n or_o place_n he_o have_v appoint_v it_o oâ—_n to_o the_o bind_v thereof_o the_o original_a word_n signify_v a_o limit_n or_o utmost_a point_n imply_v that_o the_o lord_n bring_v the_o light_n to_o its_o due_a and_o proper_a place_n and_o that_o as_o he_o have_v determine_v the_o bound_n of_o man_n habitation_n act_n 17.26_o so_o he_o have_v also_o bound_v the_o habitation_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n 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