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the_o spirit_n be_v very_o emphatical_a it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o bird_n which_o do_v sit_v upon_o their_o egg_n wave_v over_o they_o to_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a one_o or_o â—o_o cherish_v they_o be_v hatch_v deut._n 32._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o deuter._n the_o lord_n protect_v his_o child_n as_o the_o bird_n do_v her_o young_a one_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n as_o he_o do_v a_o beautiful_a world_n out_o of_o the_o chaos_n so_o that_o in_o this_o place_n of_o genesis_n be_v set_v forth_o the_o effectual_a comfortable_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n on_o the_o indigested_a chaos_n whereby_o he_o sustain_v and_o as_o it_o be_v cherish_v that_o vast_a creature_n i_o may_v show_v that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o singular_a exposition_n devise_v of_o late_a day_n but_o assert_v by_o many_o ancient_a father_n yea_o and_o by_o some_o ancient_a rabbin_n as_o p._n galatm_n l._n 2._o and_o h._n ainsworth_n on_o this_o text_n do_v witness_n but_o 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