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A65862 The divine light of Christ in man, and his mediation truly confessed by the people called Quakers. In a brief and gentle examination of John Norris his two treatises concerning the divine light. Intended to wipe off his undue reflection of grossness and confusion on the Quakers notion of the light within. With a postscript to J. N. By G. W. a servant of Christ. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1692 (1692) Wing W1924; ESTC R220968 14,045 25

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38._o one_a treat_n viz._n whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o vehiculum_fw-la dei_fw-la or_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v a_o notion_n several_a learned_a man_n both_o before_o and_o since_o the_o appearance_n of_o quakerism_n have_v entertain_v upon_o the_o read_n the_o 6_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n i_o have_v neither_o cause_n nor_o mind_n at_o present_a to_o dispute_v p._n 38._o one_a treat_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o write_v more_o full_o and_o ingenious_o in_o his_o second_o treatise_n p._n 17._o which_o therefore_o i_o may_v here_o recite_v in_o his_o own_o word_n viz._n and_o here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o shall_v be_v so_o free_a and_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o declare_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o stand_v with_o they_o concern_v any_o of_o the_o five_o first_o proposition_n which_o may_v be_v all_o true_a for_o aught_o i_o know_v to_o the_o contrary_n particular_o i_o shall_v not_o stand_v with_o they_o concern_v the_o spiritual_a 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