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and_o love_n captive_a in_o great_a danger_n and_o offer_v this_o high_o to_o be_v apprehend_v 16._o you_o know_v how_o we_o have_v mention_v above_o and_o often_o in_o all_o our_o book_n how_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n the_o light_n go_v viz_o another_o principle_n and_o yet_o it_o have_v the_o fire_n property_n and_o power_n for_o the_o fire_n centre_n give_v it_o to_o the_o light_n centre_n 17._o and_o how_o the_o light_n be_v also_o desirous_a and_o have_v a_o matrix_fw-la of_o a_o shine_v or_o long_v seek_v which_o impregnate_v itself_o in_o the_o desire_n with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o light_n viz_o with_o the_o meekness_n of_o the_o light_n in_o this_o impregnation_n stand_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o the_o pure_a love_n of_o the_o divine_a substance_n 18._o also_o it_o be_v intimate_v how_o the_o fire_n draw_v that_o substance_n into_o itself_o and_o use_v it_o to_o its_o light_n essence_n &_o devour_v it_o into_o itself_o but_o give_v forth_o out_o 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