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(Writing in progress now): god of nature could cause such a darkness at round (as?) 3 hours time should deprive those people of ye natural light of ye Sun, ye refused to be enlightened (2 illegible) light (1 illegible) he had sent into ye (world?), whilst in ye mean (Ain*s) ye gently round about you who (1 illegible) more ready to receive (christ?) ye light of god who he may reveal(ed?) unto you (1 illegible) enjoy ye benefitt of ye Sun-beams, This only I contend (1 illegible) this (1 illegible) could not proceed from an eclipse of ye Sun because it was peculiar to (ye one?) country (vs?) region, as it seems to be such a darkness (pay?)