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construction_n of_o some_o word_n of_o he_o they_o be_v as_o follow_v 53_o i_o suppose_v it_o viz._n the_o light_n within_o to_o be_v a_o man_n natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n and_o i_o observe_v that_o just_a before_o i_o he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o be_v his_o express_a word_n again_o by_o these_o word_n a_o man_n natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n i_o take_v he_o to_o intend_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o in_o pag._n 77._o reflect_v etc._n etc._n where_o he_o call_v the_o divine_a logos_fw-la or_o light_n within_o reason_n and_o conscience_n this_o be_v reason_n this_o be_v conscience_n his_o word_n be_v plain_a and_o positive_a and_o need_v no_o other_o construction_n then_o what_o they_o necessary_o will_v and_o must_v bare_v and_o if_o they_o be_v unsound_a and_o not_o right_o expressive_a of_o his_o sense_n and_o meaning_n he_o must_v blame_v himself_o for_o that_o and_o not_o i_o for_o show_v the_o confusion_n and_o self-contradiction_n they_o manifest_v but_o if_o he_o will_v allow_v himself_o to_o make_v use_n of_o not_o only_o ill_o suit_v but_o opposite_a term_n which_o one_o will_v think_v a_o man_n of_o his_o logical_a head_n shall_v not_o do_v and_o then_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o say_v he_o do_v not_o mean_v so_o who_o can_v help_v it_o whatever_o his_o meaning_n be_v it_o be_v plain_a by_o his_o word_n that_o he_o make_v his_o notion_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n to_o be_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n with_o human_a understanding_n confound_v it_o with_o man_n reason_n and_o conscience_n but_o it_o be_v so_o grievous_a to_o j._n n._n to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o plain_a and_o literal_a sense_n and_o thereby_o to_o be_v reprehend_v as_o confuse_a and_o erroneous_a in_o his_o principle_n of_o the_o light_n and_o can_v he_o think_v it_o justifiable_a in_o himself_o to_o mischaractarize_v and_o misrepresent_v a_o whole_a society_n of_o people_n and_o their_o principle_n from_o mistake_a inferrence_n of_o his_o own_o ground_v upon_o such_o strain_a and_o remote_a consequence_n as_o be_v perfect_o injurious_a to_o the_o express_a sense_n and_o design_n of_o the_o author_n he_o quote_v as_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o manifest_v at_o large_a he_o have_v disingenious_o do_v by_o r._n b._n but_o let_v we_o consider_v this_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n which_o he_o oppose_v to_o the_o quaker_n represent_v their_o light_n as_o superad_v to_o man_n natural_a way_n of_o understanding_n in_o the_o fall_n by_o this_o phrase_n way_n i_o perceive_v he_o intend_v the_o mean_n by_o which_o we_o understand_v which_o mean_v as_o it_o have_v relation_n to_o spiritual_a and_o divine_a knowledge_n man_n die_v to_o for_o in_o the_o first_o adam_n all_o die_v and_o become_v separate_v from_o it_o through_o sin_n and_o transgresgression_n consequent_o the_o divine_a light_n be_v no_o long_o his_o natural_a and_o 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this_o be_v superadditional_a as_o well_o as_o supernatural_a grace_n otherwise_o man_n have_v perish_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n and_o this_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o a_o spiritual_a life_n and_o divine_a understanding_n nevertheless_o man_n may_v have_v and_o that_o in_o a_o true_a sense_n to_o a_o large_a understanding_n and_o apprehension_n of_o thing_n in_o his_o brain_n without_o its_o immediate_a guidance_n which_o render_v his_o notion_n of_o the_o light_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o man_n understanding_n that_o there_o be_v no_o understanding_n without_o it_o unsafe_a to_o be_v say_v absolute_o because_o without_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o its_o divine_a operation_n upon_o the_o soul_n to_o influence_n and_o illuminate_v it_o man_n whilst_o dead_a to_o god_n may_v be_v alive_a in_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n feed_v upon_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o 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