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essentiae_fw-la &_o naturae_fw-la suae_fw-la although_o respectu_fw-la inhaerentiae_fw-la they_o 114._o they_o vid._n johan_n de_fw-fr lugo_n de_fw-fr virtute_fw-la fidei_fw-la divinae_fw-la disp_n 2._o sect._n 2._o num._n 91._o 92._o pag._n 114._o may_v be_v and_o many_o time_n be_v simul_fw-la &_o semel_fw-la in_o the_o same_o subject_n cantuariensis_n alhazen_n vitellio_n etc._n etc._n tell_v we_o that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o lesser_a light_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o air_n be_v not_o several_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o specifical_a light_n but_o several_a light_n though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o the_o same_o subject_n essential_o differe_v have_v both_o distinct_a principle_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v and_o distinct_a formal_a effect_n and_o operation_n lumina_fw-la say_v they_o sunt_fw-la in_fw-la medio_fw-la impermixta_fw-la &_o distincta_fw-la and_o they_o demonstrate_v it_o from_o their_o distinct_a shadow_n etc._n etc._n as_o all_o know_v 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