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intrinsecal_n unless_o in_o some_o prodigious_a one_o that_o in_o the_o philosopher_n language_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o face_n answer_v face_n so_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o one_o man_n the_o heart_n of_o another_o even_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o athenian_a thâ—_n heart_n of_o a_o indian_a wherefore_o the_o vote_n and_o suffrage_n of_o nature_n be_v no_o contemptible_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o poet_n sing_v this_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o that_o grave_a moralist_n seneca_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o speech_n of_o he_o apud_fw-la nos_fw-la veritatis_fw-la argumentum_fw-la est_fw-la aliquid_fw-la omnibus_fw-la videri_fw-la but_o the_o orator_n be_v high_a and_o full_a in_o his_o expression_n omni_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o re_fw-la consensio_fw-la omnium_fw-la gentium_fw-la lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la putanda_fw-la est_fw-la and_o that_o other_o orator_n quintilian_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o he_o in_o this_o pro_fw-la certis_fw-la habemus_fw-la ea_fw-la in_fw-la quae_fw-la communi_fw-la opinion_n concessum_fw-la est_fw-la or_o if_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v more_o potent_a and_o prevalent_a with_o you_o you_o may_v hear_v aristotle_n tell_v you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o may_v hear_v heraclitus_n determine_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o excellent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o he_o wss_v wont_a to_o lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o maxim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v be_v render_v vox_fw-la populi_n vox_fw-la dei_fw-la yet_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o it_o be_v take_v with_o its_o due_a restraint_n and_o limitation_n if_o you_o will_v have_v a_o sacred_a author_n set_v his_o seal_n to_o all_o this_o tertullian_n have_v do_v it_o quod_fw-la apud_fw-la multos_fw-la unum_fw-la invenitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la erratum_fw-la sed_fw-la traditum_fw-la sure_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o clear_a convince_a light_n that_o can_v command_v respect_n and_o adoration_n from_o all_o beholder_n it_o must_v be_v a_o orient_a pearl_n indeed_o if_o none_o will_v trample_v upon_o it_o it_o must_v be_v a_o conquer_a and_o triumphant_a truth_n that_o
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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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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a idiom_n these_o be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o though_o the_o formality_n of_o humane_a law_n do_v flow_v immediate_o from_o the_o power_n of_o some_o particular_a man_n yet_o the_o strength_n and_o sinew_n of_o these_o law_n be_v found_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o nature_n do_v permissive_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o make_v such_o law_n as_o be_v for_o their_o great_a convenience_n and_o when_o they_o be_v make_v and_o while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o force_n and_o vigour_n it_o do_v oblige_v and_o command_v they_o not_o to_o break_v or_o violate_v they_o for_o they_o be_v not_o to_o contradict_v their_o own_o act_n nor_o to_o oppose_v such_o command_n as_o ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la be_v frame_v and_o constitute_v by_o themselves_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o general_n we_o must_v look_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o that_o lumen_fw-la 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as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v to_o engross_v and_o monopolise_v this_o natural_a light_n to_o themselves_o only_o it_o may_v be_v sometime_o out_o of_o their_o great_a liberality_n they_o will_v distribute_v some_o break_a beam_n of_o it_o to_o the_o gentile_n as_o if_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o praecepta_fw-la noachidarum_fw-la have_v be_v lock_v up_o and_o cabinet_v in_o noah_n ark_n and_o afterward_o keep_v from_o the_o profane_a touch_n of_o a_o gentile_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v part_n of_o that_o bread_n which_o our_o saviour_n say_v be_v not_o to_o be_v cast_v unto_o dog_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v make_v they_o be_v glad_a to_o eat_v of_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o their_o master_n table_n as_o if_o they_o only_o enjoy_v a_o goshen_n of_o natural_a light_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n be_v benight_a in_o most_o palpable_a and_o unavoidable_a darkness_n as_o if_o this_o sun_n shine_v only_o upon_o canaan_n as_o if_o canaan_n 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thirst_n o_o but_o they_o tell_v you_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o darling_n and_o peculiar_a nation_n we_o shall_v full_o acknowledge_v with_o the_o hebrew_n of_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o natural_a light_n which_o doubtless_o be_v plant_v by_o nature_n in_o the_o heart_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o shine_v upon_o both_o with_o a_o equal_a and_o impartial_a beam_n and_o yet_o this_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v even_o these_o natural_a notion_n much_o clarify_v &_o refine_v from_o those_o cloud_n and_o mist_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d original_a sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o they_o and_o this_o by_o mean_n of_o that_o pure_a and_o powerful_a beam_n of_o heavenly_a truth_n which_o shine_v more_o peculiarly_a upon_o they_o those_o law_n which_o nature_n have_v engrave_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o table_n of_o their_o heart_n sin_n like_o a_o moth_n have_v eat_v 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