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a_o further_a illustration_n and_o enforcement_n of_o these_o word_n verse_n 17._o for_o the_o morning_n be_v to_o they_o even_o as_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n if_o one_o know_v they_o they_o be_v in_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n this_o verse_n give_v a_o reason_n why_o these_o theive_v take_v the_o night_n for_o their_o work_n or_o it_o be_v a_o exposition_n of_o what_o be_v last_o say_v they_o know_v not_o the_o light_n the_o text_n may_v be_v read_v thus_o out_o of_o the_o original_a contradictionis_fw-la vmbra_fw-la mortis_fw-la i._n e._n tam_fw-la terribilis_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquem_fw-la enecare_fw-la potest_fw-la genitivus_fw-la effecti_fw-la pisc_n cum_fw-la venit_fw-la mane_n venit_fw-la umbra_fw-la dictum_fw-la acutè_fw-la propter_fw-la speciem_fw-la contradictionis_fw-la as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v morning_n the_o shadow_n of_o death_n come_v upon_o they_o this_o hebraisme_n the_o shadow_n of_o death_n have_v be_v open_v at_o the_o 5_o verse_n of_o the_o 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