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understanding_n allude_v therein_o unto_o the_o natural_a 1â—_n have_v their_o understanding_n darken_v through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n when_o there_o be_v ignorance_n to_o receive_v and_o blindness_n to_o guide_v in_o this_o principal_a faculty_n all_o those_o which_o be_v thereby_o act_v must_v certain_o be_v weaken_v as_o the_o next_o word_n do_v clear_o import_v the_o light_n by_o the_o light_n therefore_o i_o understand_v all_o those_o more_o inferior_a power_n of_o the_o rational_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o be_v any_o way_n set_v on_o work_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o principal_a agent_n which_o be_v a_o efflux_n from_o the_o before_o mention_a sun_n the_o possible_a understanding_n also_o in_o all_o its_o operation_n participate_v in_o like_a manner_n of_o this_o state_n of_o weakness_n now_o the_o operation_n of_o man_n understanding_n be_v various_a both_o ad_fw-la extra_fw-la in_o 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