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isendalong;rideforth,andbidthedeep</p>

hinappointedboundsbeheaveh;</p>

bouhedeep,becauseiahofill</p>

infinitude,norvacuousthespace.</p>

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199of374</p>

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tofuturen,andintheirde;</p>

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gloryandpraise,hadordained</p>

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onhisgreatexpeditionnopeared,</p>

girtnipotence,hradianceed</p>

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iense,andallhisfatherinhihone.</p>

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thekingofglory,inhispowerfulword</p>

andspirit,ingtocreateneorlds.</p>

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andsurgingountains,toassault</p>

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sileroubledhoudeep,peace,</p>

saidthentheoifickordend</p>

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uplifted,inpatealgloryrode</p>

farintochaos,andtheworldunbo;</p>

forallhistrain</p>

folloprocession,tobehold</p>

creation,a.</p>

thenstaidthefervidwheels,andinhishand</p>

hetookthegoldenpasses,prepared</p>

ingodsetealstore,toribe</p>

thisuniverse,andallcreatedthings:</p>

ohetered,ahertued</p>

roundthroughthevastprofundityobscure;</p>

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201of374</p>

andsaid,thusfarextend,thusfarthybounds,</p>

thisbethyjuste,oworld</p>

thusgodtheheaveed,thustheearth,</p>

tterunfordandvoid:darknessprofound</p>

veredtheabyss:butonthe</p>

hisbroodinghespiritofgodoutspread,</p>

andvitalvirtueinfused,andvitalth</p>

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