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sun_n and_o moon_n unto_o eternity_n which_o be_v convertible_a thus_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v endure_v together_o with_o messiah_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v write_v genesis_n 1._o let_v we_o make_v light_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o heaven_n that_o they_o may_v divide_v the_o day_n and_o night_n and_o be_v for_o sign_n and_o time_n for_o day_n and_o year_n which_o the_o author_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la rehearse_n in_o these_o word_n chap._n 43._o the_o sun_n and_o moâ—n_n show_v the_o time_n and_o appoint_v the_o age_n time_n be_v make_v up_o of_o day_n and_o night_n month_n and_o year_n and_o age_n which_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n divide_v and_o dispense_v and_o appoint_v the_o measure_n of_o they_o especial_o the_o sun_n who_o for_o excellency_n be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o time_n and_o age_n by_o the_o ancient_n for_o which_o cause_n holy_a write_v measure_n out_o the_o eternity_n of_o age_n by_o the_o sun_n it_o be_v common_a in_o holy_a author_n to_o reckon_v week_n of_o 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sea_n or_o a_o grain_n of_o sand_n so_o little_o be_v a_o thousand_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o eternity_n the_o author_n of_o the_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la here_o mean_v that_o whatsoever_o proportion_n a_o drop_n have_v to_o the_o whoâ—e_a sea_n or_o a_o grain_n of_o sand_n to_o the_o whole_a shore_n a_o thousand_o year_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o proportion_n to_o the_o day_n of_o eternity_n which_o containâ—_n the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o all_o thing_n create_v in_o the_o endless_a volume_n of_o year_n for_o eternity_n here_o be_v take_v in_o the_o second_o acception_n which_o be_v from_o eternity_n and_o shall_v remain_v to_o eternity_n which_o time_n be_v compound_v of_o age_n which_o age_n be_v account_v by_o year_n nor_o think_v here_o that_o age_n to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o pure_a eternity_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o distinction_n of_o year_n of_o no_o composition_n or_o comparison_n with_o this_o second_o eternity_n which_o be_v secular_a &_o compound_v for_o 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