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christ_n speak_v mat._n 6.23_o if_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v darkness_n how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n while_o job_n wish_v that_o his_o very_a day_n which_o be_v light_n shall_v be_v darkness_n how_o great_a a_o darkness_n do_v he_o wish_v unto_o it_o and_o if_o the_o day_n be_v darkness_n how_o dark_a must_v the_o night_n of_o that_o day_n be_v then_o again_o let_v the_o day_n be_v darkness_n he_o do_v not_o say_v let_v the_o day_n be_v misty_a or_o cloudy_a or_o dusky_a or_o dark_a he_o do_v not_o wish_v it_o like_o that_o day_n describe_v zech._n 14.6_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o the_o light_n shall_v not_o be_v clear_a nor_o dark_a but_o he_o say_v let_v it_o be_v darkness_n both_o in_o scripture_n and_o common_a language_n abstract_n be_v emphatical_o significant_a and_o carry_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a sense_n in_o they_o when_o david_n say_v psal_n 27.1_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o light_n there_o be_v more_o in_o it_o 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