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begin_n of_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n never_o be_v light_n so_o bespangle_v never_o do_v it_o triumph_v in_o great_a bravery_n of_o expression_n but_o i_o detain_v thou_o too_o long_o let_v this_o suffice_v thou_o as_o a_o course_n list_v to_o a_o fine_a webb_n or_o as_o waste_v paper_n to_o defend_v this_o book_n from_o the_o injury_n of_o its_o cover_n farewell_n cambr._n aug._n 10._o 1652._o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n contain_v chap._n 1._o the_o porch_n or_o introduction_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 9_o chap._n 3._o what_o nature_n be_v p._n 14_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o law_n in_o general_n p._n 20_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o eternal_a law_n p._n 28_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o general_a its_o subject_a nature_n p._n 34_o chap._n 7._o the_o extent_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n p._n 54_o chap._n 8._o how_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v discover_v not_o by_o tradition_n p._n 62_o chap._n 9_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n p._n 68_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o consent_n of_o nation_n p._n 77_o chap._n 11._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o derivative_a light_n p._n 87_o chap._n 12._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o diminutive_a light_n p._n 122_o chap._n 13._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n discover_v present_a not_o future_a thing_n p._n 131_o chap._n 14._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o certain_a light_n p._n 141_o chap._n 15._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v directive_n p._n 154_o chap._n 16._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v calm_a and_o peaceable_a p._n 166_o chap_n 17._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o pleasant_a light_n p._n 175_o chap._n 18._o the_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v a_o ascendent_a light_n p._n 198_o the_o most_o material_a escape_n of_o the_o impression_n be_v please_v reader_n thus_o to_o amend_v page_n 6._o line_n 16._o for_o there_o that_o read_v their_o p_o 10._o l_o 14._o for_o to_o r._n into_o p_o 13._o l._n 22._o 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l._n 20._o r._n judice_fw-la p._n 165._o l._n 9_o the_o r._n that_o p._n 166._o l._n 26._o persecution_n r._n prosecution_n p._n 178._o l._n 31._o choye_v r._n choice_a p._n 194._o l_o 34_o be_v r._n not_o be_v p._n 202._o l._n 8._o be_v r._n if_o p._n 210_o l._n 22._o maintenency_n r._n manu-tenncy_a p._n 1._o l._n 20._o casus_fw-la r._n caput_fw-la 3._o 1._o r._n omrtality_n r._n morality_n 5._o 23._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o scholiast_n 8._o ult_n he_o r._n it_o 10._o 13._o paint_v r._n point_v 18._o in_o marg_n fox_n deal_n 22_o 2._o have_v deal_n 47._o 17._o to_o not_o r._n not_o to_o 48._o 3._o they_o r._n him_z 54._o 3_o not_o only_a r._n only_o ibid._n l._n 15._o â—re_n r._n be_v 66._o 4._o polltitian_n r._n politian_n ibid._n l._n 31._o historistia_fw-la r._n historia_fw-la 77._o 25._o deglutiemur_fw-la r._n deglutiemus_fw-la 123._o 17._o with_o r._n what_o 127._o 36._o brim_n then_o r._n brim_n then_o be_v the_o 129._o 37._o examination_n r._n 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thou_o find_v thyself_o without_o this_o fault_n dare_v not_o to_o search_v too_o curious_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n but_o rather_o learn_v that_o lesson_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o elegant_a paranomasia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 12._o v._n 3._o thus_o not_o will_v long_o to_o detain_v thou_o from_o the_o perusal_n of_o this_o discourse_n i_o commend_v both_o thou_o and_o it_o to_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o rest_v thou_o to_o serve_v thou_o in_o any_o spiritual_a work_n or_o labour_n of_o love_n rich._n culverwel_o from_o my_o study_n at_o grundisburgh_n in_o the_o county_n of_o suffolk_n august_n 18._o 1652._o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n proveres_fw-la 20._o 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mens_fw-la hominis_fw-la lucerna_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aqu._n symm_n theod._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la alii_fw-la chap._n i._n the_o porch_n or_o introduction_n it_o be_v a_o work_n that_o require_v our_o choice_a thought_n the_o exact_a discussion_n that_o can_v be_v a_o thing_n very_o material_a and_o desirable_a to_o give_v unto_o reason_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v reason_n and_o unto_o faith_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v faith_n to_o give_v faith_n her_o full_a scope_n and_o latitude_n and_o to_o give_v reason_n also_o her_o just_a bound_n and_o limit_n this_o be_v the_o first-born_a but_o the_o other_o have_v the_o blessing_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o vast_a hiatus_fw-la neither_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d between_o they_o as_o some_o will_v imagine_v there_o be_v no_o such_o implacable_a antipathy_n no_o such_o irreconcilable_a jar_a between_o they_o as_o some_o do_v fancy_n to_o themselves_o they_o may_v very_o well_o salute_v one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d osculo_fw-la pacis_fw-la reason_n and_o 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