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A35416 An elegant and learned discourse of the light of nature, with several other treatises Nathanael Culverwel ... Culverwel, Nathanael, d. 1651?; Dillingham, William, 1617?-1689. 1652 (1652) Wing C7569; ESTC R13398 340,382 446

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begin_n of_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n never_o be_v light_n so_o bespangle_v never_o do_v it_o triumph_v in_o great_a bravery_n of_o expression_n but_o i_o detain_v thou_o too_o long_o let_v this_o suffice_v thou_o as_o a_o course_n list_v to_o a_o fine_a webb_n or_o as_o waste_v paper_n to_o defend_v this_o book_n from_o the_o injury_n of_o its_o cover_n farewell_n cambr._n aug._n 10._o 1652._o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n contain_v chap._n 1._o the_o porch_n or_o introduction_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 9_o chap._n 3._o what_o nature_n be_v p._n 14_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o law_n in_o general_n p._n 20_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o eternal_a law_n p._n 28_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o general_a its_o subject_a nature_n p._n 34_o chap._n 7._o the_o extent_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n p._n 54_o chap._n 8._o how_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v discover_v not_o by_o tradition_n p._n 62_o chap._n 9_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n p._n 68_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o consent_n of_o nation_n p._n 77_o chap._n 11._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o derivative_a light_n p._n 87_o chap._n 12._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o diminutive_a light_n p._n 122_o chap._n 13._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n discover_v present_a not_o future_a thing_n p._n 131_o chap._n 14._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o certain_a light_n p._n 141_o chap._n 15._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v directive_n p._n 154_o chap._n 16._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v calm_a and_o peaceable_a p._n 166_o chap_n 17._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o pleasant_a light_n p._n 175_o chap._n 18._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o ascendent_a light_n p._n 198_o the_o most_o material_a escape_n of_o the_o impression_n be_v please_v reader_n thus_o to_o amend_v page_n 6._o line_n 16._o for_o there_o that_o read_v their_o p_o 10._o l_o 14._o for_o to_o r._n into_o p_o 13._o l._n 22._o 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