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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o you_o have_v shut_v your_o gate_n and_o make_v darkness_n within_o that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v retire_v do_v not_o say_v that_o you_o be_v alone_o for_o you_o be_v not_o alone_o but_o god_n be_v within_o and_o your_o genius_n or_o the_o principle_n of_o god_n what_o need_n have_v they_o of_o light_a to_o see_v to_o do_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v god_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o he_o see_v what_o you_o do_v and_o aristotle_n to_o add_v no_o more_o in_o the_o 5_o book_n of_o ethic_n chap._n 8._o say_v 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n act_v just_o or_o unjust_o as_o he_o act_v free_o but_o when_o constrain_o he_o do_v neither_o just_o nor_o unjust_o but_o by_o accident_n and_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o alexander_n henderson_n and_o these_o doctor_n and_o the_o book_n and_o paper_n of_o the_o late_a king_n and_o these_o say_n of_o the_o ancient_n have_v through_o all_o convince_a in_o their_o very_a word_n or_o their_o very_a word_n hold_v 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