Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	principle_n	quaker_n	1,601	5	10.2010	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52440	Two treatises concerning the divine light the first, being an answer to a letter of a learned Quaker, which he is pleased to call, A just reprehension to John Norris for his unjust reflections on the Quakers, in his book entituled, Reflections upon the conduct of human life, &c., the second, being a discourse concerning the grossness of the Quakers notion of the light within, with their confusion and inconsistency in explaining it / by John Norris ...	Norris, John, 1657-1711.; Norris, John, 1657-1711. Grossness of the Quaker's principle.	1692 (1692)	Wing N1276; ESTC R2996	64,661	150

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it_o that_o he_o may_v have_v something_o to_o expose_v and_o harangue_n upon_o for_o be_v it_o in_o the_o least_o to_o be_v imagine_v or_o do_v mr._n vickris_n in_o his_o conscience_n serious_o think_v that_o i_o who_o in_o this_o very_a book_n and_o in_o these_o very_a article_n he_o reflect_v upon_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o my_o other_o write_n upon_o this_o occasion_n do_v all_o along_o earnest_o contend_v that_o this_o internal_a light_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o god_n who_o omniformity_n be_v exhibitive_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o our_o conception_n that_o very_a truth_n which_o we_o conceive_v and_o that_o i_o who_o make_v this_o the_o ground_n of_o difference_n between_o my_o principle_n of_o the_o light_n and_o that_o of_o the_o quaker_n that_o they_o do_v not_o make_v it_o the_o substance_n of_o god_n but_o only_o something_o communicate_v by_o or_o from_o he_o whereas_o 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already_o suggest_v viz._n that_o whereas_o the_o quaker_n represent_v their_o light_n as_o something_o extraordinary_o superad_v to_o the_o natural_a way_n of_o understanding_n as_o suppose_v two_o distinct_a light_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o understanding_n as_o such_o which_o according_a to_o they_o may_v be_v without_o it_o i_o on_o the_o contrary_n make_v but_o one_o way_n of_o understanding_n in_o all_o suppose_v this_o light_n to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v such_o a_o extraordinary_a superaddition_n that_o it_o be_v so_o requisite_a to_o the_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n that_o there_o be_v no_o understanding_n without_o it_o and_o so_o when_o i_o say_v pag._n 77._o this_o be_v reason_n this_o be_v conscience_n it_o be_v plain_a enough_o that_o i_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o that_o this_o namely_o the_o light_n be_v that_o whereby_o i_o perform_v act_n of_o reason_n and_o act_n of_o conscience_n not_o that_o it_o 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in_o christ_n jesus_n the_o word_n supplement_n in_o this_o sense_n i_o hope_v will_v be_v find_v no_o error_n but_o according_a to_o thy_o construction_n of_o the_o quaker_n represent_v the_o light_n within_o as_o a_o sort_n of_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n sect._n 2._o or_o special_a privilege_n of_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o man_n their_o own_o party_n as_o in_o sect._n 4._o and_o then_o make_v they_o to_o say_v the_o scripture_n with_o relation_n only_o to_o the_o direction_n of_o practice_n as_o thy_o line_n import_v sect._n 3_o be_v not_o sufficient_a without_o it_o nor_o indeed_o any_o more_o than_o a_o mere_a dead_a letter_n be_v to_o render_v the_o quaker_n not_o only_o singular_a and_o erroneous_a in_o their_o principle_n of_o the_o light_n which_o shall_v be_v more_o due_o observe_v in_o its_o place_n but_o also_o contemptuous_a of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o useless_a and_o insufficient_a to_o all_o but_o themselves_o which_o be_v a_o great_a and_o heinous_a abuse_n 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