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this_o horn_n will_v keep_v what_o he_o have_v purchase_v for_o you_o he_o have_v push_v down_o satan_n sin_n the_o world_n already_o and_o if_o they_o get_v head_n again_o he_o can_v easy_o subdue_v they_o he_o be_v not_o only_o the_o horn_n of_o your_o salvation_n but_o the_o captain_n of_o your_o salvation_n heb._n 2._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v his_o freewill_n at_o first_o to_o undertake_v it_o but_o have_v undertake_v it_o it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o perfect_v it_o when_o salvation_n be_v at_o a_o hazard_n go_v to_o he_o fight_v in_o his_o name_n and_o he_o will_v give_v you_o victory_n 3._o bless_v the_o father_n for_o jesus_n christ_n this_o holy_a man_n that_o pen_v this_o song_n he_o begin_v it_o with_o praise_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v visit_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n and_o have_v raise_v up_o a_o horn_n of_o salvation_n never_o think_v of_o a_o horn_n of_o salvation_n but_o have_v in_o your_o heart_n and_o 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the_o gospel_n the_o apostle_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o glorious_a gospel_n or_o the_o gospel_n of_o glory_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 11._o the_o gospel_n be_v exceed_o full_a of_o glory_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o that_o which_o be_v very_o glorious_a this_o be_v enough_o to_o proclaim_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o because_o in_o it_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v discover_v the_o gospel_n be_v the_o orb_n in_o which_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shine_v it_o be_v the_o chariot_n in_o which_o christ_n ride_v it_o be_v the_o golden_a vessel_n which_o carry_v this_o glorious_a light_n about_o the_o world_n the_o gospel_n be_v the_o true_a bethshemesh_n or_o house_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n col._n 3._o 16._o because_o by_o this_o word_n jesus_n christ_n be_v discover_v and_o manifest_v to_o the_o world_n david_n do_v admire_v the_o heaven_n for_o this_o that_o in_o they_o god_n have_v set_v a_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o sun_n psal_n 19_o 4._o the_o gospel_n be_v that_o glorious_a tabernacle_n which_o god_n have_v set_v and_o establish_v for_o this_o great_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o christ_n be_v not_o know_v remove_v the_o gospel_n and_o christ_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n be_v total_o remove_v 2._o the_o exceed_a great_a glory_n of_o heaven_n the_o scripture_n make_v mention_n of_o heaven_n as_o of_o a_o glorious_a place_n among_o other_o thing_n this_o show_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o that_o this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shine_v in_o it_o rev._n 21._o 23._o and_o 22._o 3_o this_o will_v further_o appear_v if_o we_o consider_v how_o far_o christ_n shine_v in_o heaven_n dazzel_v his_o shine_v here_o on_o earth_n i_o will_v instance_n in_o these_o three_o particular_n 1._o in_o heaven_n christ_n shine_v upon_o the_o soul_n immediate_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o interpose_v between_o christ_n and_o the_o soul_n his_o shining_n in_o this_o life_n be_v 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