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And he said unto me, In the beginning, when the earth was made, before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew,
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Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid,
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Before the fair flowers were seen, or ever the moveable powers were established, before the innumerable multitude of angels were gathered together,
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Or ever the heights of the air were lifted up, before the measures of the firmament were named, or ever the chimneys in Sion were hot,
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And ere the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin were turned, before they were sealed that have gathered faith for a treasure: