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big_a light_n than_o a_o star_n or_o the_o moon_n because_o it_o be_v real_o so_o to_o i_o how_o ever_o any_o one_o will_v think_v this_o to_o be_v speak_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o its_o appearance_n and_o not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o in_o itself_o but_o by_o the_o way_n it_o do_v concern_v fromondus_n to_o maintain_v the_o scripture_n authority_n 5._o in_o reveal_v of_o natural_a secret_n because_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o fetch_v the_o chief_a argument_n for_o that_o strange_a assertion_n of_o he_o concern_v the_o heaviness_n of_o the_o wind_n 25._o where_o job_n say_v that_o god_n make_v the_o weight_n for_o the_o wind_n thus_o likewise_o because_o the_o common_a people_n usual_o think_v the_o rain_n to_o proceed_v from_o some_o water_n in_o the_o expansum_fw-la therefore_o do_v moses_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o erroneous_a conceit_n tell_v we_o of_o water_n above_o the_o firmament_n and_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n 4._o of_o 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that_o each_o of_o these_o expression_n concern_v the_o sound_n or_o establish_v both_o of_o heaven_n or_o earth_n be_v not_o intend_v to_o show_v the_o unmovablenesse_n of_o either_o but_o rather_o to_o manifest_v the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o providence_n who_o have_v so_o settle_v these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o their_o proper_a situation_n that_o no_o natural_a cause_n can_v displace_v they_o or_o make_v they_o decline_v from_o their_o appoint_a course_n as_o for_o such_o who_o do_v utter_o dislike_v all_o new_a interpretation_n of_o scripture_n even_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o do_v mere_o concern_v opinion_n and_o be_v not_o fundamental_a i_o will_v only_o propose_v unto_o they_o a_o speech_n of_o s._n hierome_n concern_v some_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n in_o his_o time_n cur_n novas_fw-la semper_fw-la expetant_fw-la voluptales_fw-la &_o vulgae_fw-la eorum_fw-la vicina_fw-la maria_fw-la non_fw-la sufficiant_fw-la cur_n in_o solo_fw-la study_v 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