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the_o live_n the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a that_o be_v may_v see_v the_o light_n of_o life_n job_n 33._o 30._o and_o upon_o v_o 28._o which_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v vatablus_n de_fw-fr luce_fw-fr illa_fw-la coeleâ—â—â—_n intelligit_fw-la fruetur_fw-la dei_fw-la conspectu_fw-la which_o be_v he_o mean_v by_o that_o heavenâ—â—_n light_n he_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n likewise_o david_n most_o emphatical_o use_v the_o same_o verb_n and_o that_o to_o our_o purpose_n undeniable_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quoniam_fw-la tu_fw-la illuminabis_fw-la lucernam_fw-la meam_fw-la deus_fw-la meuâ—_n illuminabit_fw-la tenebrositatem_fw-la meam_fw-la for_o thou_o will_v light_v 29._o my_o candle_n the_o lord_n my_o god_n will_v enlighten_v my_o darkness_n the_o chaldee_n have_v it_o thus_o because_o thou_o will_v enlighten_v the_o candle_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v put_v out_o in_o the_o captivity_n for_o thou_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o light_n of_o 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david_n darkness_n be_v within_o he_o in_o his_o soul_n and_o understanding_n as_o certain_o he_o mean_v it_o so_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o it_o then_o must_v that_o light_n which_o be_v to_o shine_v there_o shine_v in_o david_n soul_n and_o understanding_n and_o what_o false_a doctrine_n or_o english_a it_o be_v or_o perversion_n of_o scripture_n to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v then_o enlighten_v let_v sober_a people_n judge_n it_o be_v thus_o express_v in_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n also_o and_o the_o latin_a version_n of_o they_o witness_v the_o apostle_n paul_n to_o the_o ephesian_n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n illuminatos_fw-la oculos_fw-la cordis_fw-la vestri_fw-la beza_n have_v it_o in_o his_o copy_n and_o version_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d illuminatis_fw-la oculis_fw-la mentis_fw-la vestrae_fw-la foe_v the_o syriack_n have_v it_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o your_o
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