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in_o it_o light_n such_o as_o the_o giver_n be_v 17._o such_o be_v the_o gift_n 1._o joh._n â—_o god_n be_v light_a and_o in_o he_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o and_o s._n james_n call_v he_o the_o father_n of_o light_n god_n be_v so_o glorious_a a_o light_n that_o as_o the_o sun_n dazzle_v the_o eye_n too_o steadfast_o fix_v on_o it_o so_o his_o incomprehensible_a majesty_n confound_v all_o those_o that_o too_o curious_o pry_v into_o it_o so_o clear_a a_o light_n that_o he_o see_v into_o all_o corner_n the_o eye_n of_o god_n be_v in_o every_o place_n 3._o behold_v the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a he_o search_v more_o narrow_o than_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n he_o see_v bribery_n in_o the_o office_n adultery_n in_o the_o closet_n fraud_n in_o the_o shop_n though_o the_o penthouse_n make_v it_o as_o dark_a as_o a_o room_n in_o bedlam_n so_o good_a a_o light_n that_o in_o he_o be_v no_o darkness_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o shadow_n there_o be_v none_o in_o he_o there_o come_v 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expositor_n in_o this_o psalm_n be_v type_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o gospel_n this_o be_v manifest_v by_o a_o exaltation_n by_o a_o exultation_n by_o a_o petition_n by_o a_o benediction_n the_o exaltation_n ver._n 22._o the_o stone_n which_o the_o builder_n refuse_v be_v become_v the_o head_n stone_n of_o the_o corner_n the_o jew_n refuse_v this_o stone_n but_o god_n have_v build_v his_o church_n upon_o it_o the_o exultation_n ver._n 24._o this_o be_v the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v we_o will_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a in_o it_o a_o more_o bless_a day_n than_o that_o day_n be_v wherein_o he_o make_v man_n when_o he_o have_v do_v make_v the_o world_n rejoice_v we_o and_o be_v glad_a in_o it_o the_o petition_n ver._n 25._o save_o now_o i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o send_v now_o prosperytie_n thy_o justice_n will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o save_v without_o the_o messiah_n he_o be_v come_v save_v now_o 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