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vera_fw-la venit_fw-la unicuique_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o muâ—_n do_v est_fw-la lumen_fw-la praebeat_fw-la thus_o in_o english_a the_o true_a light_n be_v come_v to_o give_v light_n to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n elias_n huter_n in_o his_o novum_n testamentum_fw-la harmonicum_fw-la use_v the_o word_n illuminat_fw-la enlighten_v and_o in_o his_o doctionary_n the_o greek_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d photizein_o to_o give_v light_n or_o lighten_v the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haer_fw-mi to_o give_v light_n or_o lighten_v the_o high_a dutch_a leuchten_n to_o give_v light_a or_o lighten_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heir_n to_o enlighten_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiphainein_a to_o enlighten_v illuminare_fw-la to_o enlighten_v high-dutch_a erleuchten_n to_o enlighten_v in_o the_o arabic_a thus_o neque_fw-la vero_fw-la erat_fw-la ipse_fw-la lux_fw-la sedut_fw-la testaretur_fw-la lumini_fw-la que_v erat_fw-la lumen_fw-la verum_fw-la quod_fw-la â—lluminat_fw-la 〈…〉_o the_o word_n be_v pasijo_n illuminat_fw-la enlighten_v or_o do_v enlighten_v or_o give_v light_n in_o english_a thus_o neither_o be_v he_o himself_o the_o light_n but_o that_o he_o may_v witness_v to_o the_o light_n which_o be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o enlighten_v every_o man_n the_o ethiopic_a have_v it_o thus_o the_o word_n be_v zajabarh_n et_fw-la be_v est_fw-la lux_fw-la justitiae_fw-la quae_fw-la illuminat_fw-la omâ—â—m_fw-la hominem_fw-la veniontem_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la in_o english_a and_o he_o be_v the_o light_n of_o righteousness_n which_o enlighten_v or_o do_v â—â—lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n multitudus_n of_o example_n may_v be_v producee_v out_o of_o other_o translation_n but_o sufficient_a be_v extant_a already_o by_o another_o pen_n i_o forbear_v to_o enlarge_v i_o have_v ravel_v in_o europe_n africa_n and_o amcrica_n and_o never_o meet_v with_o any_o priest_n or_o other_o except_o one_o call_v a_o baptist_n in_o rhed-island_n in_o new-england_n that_o make_v any_o cavil_v or_o contention_n about_o use_v the_o word_n enlighten_v or_o enlighten_v or_o give_v light_a etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o light_v j._n s._n the_o end_n