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their_o principle_n or_o not_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o my_o present_a business_n to_o examine_v 184._o j._n n._n assert_n the_o quaker_n usual_o talk_v of_o this_o light_n within_o as_o of_o some_o divine_a communication_n and_o manifestation_n only_o by_o this_o assertion_n i_o conclude_v he_o represent_v the_o quaker_n to_o own_o the_o light_n within_o to_o be_v a_o accident_n and_o not_o a_o substantial_a inherent_a principle_n of_o divine_a excellency_n i_o shall_v gentle_o pass_v by_o his_o discant_fw-la upon_o the_o word_n inherent_a which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o use_v as_o a_o attribute_n strict_o belong_v to_o this_o substance_n yet_o omnipresence_n be_v and_o this_o word_n inherent_a bear_v a_o relative_a sense_n of_o the_o nearness_n or_o presence_n of_o that_o substance_n to_o our_o mind_n be_v not_o such_o a_o ill_a suit_a term_n as_o he_o will_v make_v it_o this_o construction_n of_o his_o word_n communication_n and_o 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