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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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a_o full_a and_o open_a prospect_n into_o public_a affair_n and_o to_o put_v all_o advantage_n into_o one_o scale_n and_o all_o inconvenience_n into_o another_o to_o be_v sure_a the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o flow_v from_o a_o fountain_n of_o wisdom_n and_o the_o law_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v light_v at_o this_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o have_v set_v up_o in_o they_o and_o those_o law_n be_v most_o potent_a and_o prevalent_a that_o be_v found_v in_o light_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o may_v have_v a_o iron_n and_o adamantine_a necessity_n but_o the_o other_o have_v a_o soft_a and_o downy_a persuasion_n go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o therefore_o as_o he_o go_v on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reason_n be_v so_o beautiful_a as_o that_o it_o win_v and_o allure_v and_o thus_o constrain_v to_o obedience_n 3_o there_o be_v to_o be_v sigillum_fw-la legis_fw-la i_o mean_v electio_fw-la &_o determinatio_fw-la 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