their_o principle_n or_o not_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o my_o present_a business_n to_o examine_v 184._o j._n n._n assert_n the_o quaker_n usual_o talk_v of_o this_o light_n within_o as_o of_o some_o divine_a communication_n and_o manifestation_n only_o by_o this_o assertion_n i_o conclude_v he_o represent_v the_o quaker_n to_o own_o the_o light_n within_o to_o be_v a_o accident_n and_o not_o a_o substantial_a inherent_a principle_n of_o divine_a excellency_n i_o shall_v gentle_o pass_v by_o his_o discant_fw-la upon_o the_o word_n inherent_a which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o use_v as_o a_o attribute_n strict_o belong_v to_o this_o substance_n yet_o omnipresence_n be_v and_o this_o word_n inherent_a bear_v a_o relative_a sense_n of_o the_o nearness_n or_o presence_n of_o that_o substance_n to_o our_o mind_n be_v not_o such_o a_o ill_a suit_a term_n as_o he_o will_v make_v it_o this_o construction_n of_o his_o word_n communication_n and_o 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way_n of_o understanding_n and_o see_v what_o it_o amount_v to_o and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v understand_v by_o his_o 5_o the_o article_n to_o deny_v or_o contradict_v what_o he_o assert_v in_o his_o 4_o the_o viz._n that_o all_o be_v actual_o enlighten_v he_o be_v content_a to_o have_v his_o light_n understand_v in_o a_o restricted_a sense_n viz._n not_o as_o a_o extraordinary_a accession_n to_o the_o natural_a light_n pag._n 60._o but_o natural_a light_n or_o that_o by_o which_o man_n be_v render_v a_o rational_a and_o intelligent_a being_n not_o as_o save_v grace_n in_o the_o whole_a kind_n of_o it_o pag._n 91._o but_o as_o a_o ordinary_a requisite_a to_o human_a understanding_n that_o be_v to_o qualify_v man_n to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n this_o be_v a_o just_a and_o true_a account_n of_o his_o sense_n and_o expression_n let_v it_o go_v as_o far_o as_o it_o will_v but_o if_o this_o be_v all_o he_o intend_v by_o his_o light_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o whilst_o he_o 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