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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 25._o 23._o with_o much_o fancy_n all_o their_o princely_a gallantry_n and_o bravery_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o evangelist_n amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o a_o mere_a conceit_n or_o fancy_n they_o be_v glorious_a no_o doubt_n in_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o admire_v by_o the_o people_n that_o love_n to_o gaze_v at_o pomp_n but_o this_o be_v but_o conceitedness_n fantastical_a and_o vain_a show_n but_o now_o this_o glory_n that_o be_v to_o be_v reveal_v but_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v in_o its_o refulgency_n so_o as_o it_o will_v be_v real_a and_o solid_a such_o as_o have_v substance_n and_o weight_n in_o it_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o a_o weight_n of_o glory_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o answer_n to_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o its_o primary_n notion_n import_v weight_n or_o heaviness_n as_o much_o difference_n as_o there_o be_v between_o massy_a gold_n and_o copper_n or_o tin_n 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