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it_o as_o a_o god_n upon_o sunday_n my_o first_o authority_n shall_v be_v out_o of_o job_n who_o probable_o be_v iâ—_n the_o time_n of_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n if_o i_o behold_v the_o sun_n when_o it_o shine_v or_o the_o moon_n walk_v in_o brightness_n and_o my_o heart_n have_v be_v secret_o entice_v or_o my_o mouth_n have_v kiss_v my_o hand_n this_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n for_o i_o shall_v have_v deny_v the_o god_n abouâ—_o job_n in_o answer_n to_o bildad_n chap._n 25_o and_o it_o may_v be_v especial_o â—â—_o ver_fw-la 5._o in_o his_o apology_n profess_v his_o innocency_n as_o to_o open_a oâ—_n secret_a idolize_v of_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n which_o in_o his_o day_n it_o seemâ—_n be_v a_o common_a practice_n which_o probable_o have_v its_o rise_n from_o somâ—_n break_a tradition_n touch_v the_o dominion_n give_v to_o the_o suâ—_n gen._n 1._o 16_o whence_o they_o term_v the_o sun_n molech_n i._n e._n he_o thaâ—_n reign_v or_o rule_v or_o the_o king_n mention_v leu._n 18._o 21_o anâ—_n in_o many_o other_o scripture_n the_o sun_n have_v also_o the_o name_n of_o baa_o i._n e._n lord_n num._n 22._o 4_o 41_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o moabite_n who_o theâ—_n suppose_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o for_o with_o these_o great_a title_n they_o honour_v this_o idol_n and_o worship_v he_o as_o the_o great_a visible_a lord_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o world_n who_o glorious_a light_n and_o other_o influence_n together_o with_o that_o blindness_n contract_v by_o the_o fall_n and_o dispersion_n of_o mankind_n lead_v they_o to_o make_v and_o worship_v various_a image_n thereof_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o idol_n be_v call_v chemarim_n black_a chemarim_n garment_n of_o heathen_a priest_n black_a from_o their_o black_a garment_n who_o josiah_n put_v down_o 2_o kin._n 23._o 5_o which_o name_v of_o chemarim_n the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o cut_v off_o zeph._n 1._o 4._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o romanist_n have_v that_o black_a colour_n and_o 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