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substance_n wherein_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o most_o heinous_a presumption_n and_o defamation_n of_o the_o quaker_n principle_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n of_o god_n 393._o and_o see_v j._n n._n confess_v the_o quaker_n make_v their_o light_n to_o be_v the_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n of_o which_o all_o the_o saint_n feed_v and_o be_v nourish_v up_o unto_o eternal_a life_n quote_v these_o word_n out_o of_o r._n b._n and_o see_v he_o also_o confess_v that_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n distinct_a from_o the_o natural_a according_a to_o the_o 6_o of_o john_n which_o he_o say_v favour_n it_o not_o a_o little_a appendix_n pag._n 16_o and_o 17_o and_o far_o see_v it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o same_o scripture_n from_o vers_fw-la 48_o to_o 63_o that_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o the_o 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to_o his_o render_v the_o quaker_n contemptious_a of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o singular_a and_o erroneous_a in_o their_o principle_n of_o the_o light_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o useless_a to_o all_o but_o themselves_o which_o i_o prove_v thus_o 1_o sy_n j._n n._n represent_v the_o quaker_n to_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o mere_a dead_a letter_n without_o the_o light_n 2_o dly_z this_o light_n within_o he_o say_v in_o his_o second_o article_n the_o quaker_n represent_v as_o a_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n whence_o they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o enthusiast_n 3_o dly_z in_o his_o 4_o the_o article_n he_o say_v the_o quaker_n make_v their_o light_n within_o a_o special_a privilege_n of_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o man_n their_o own_o party_n make_v none_o but_o those_o of_o their_o own_o way_n to_o be_v actual_o enlighten_v by_o it_o hence_o it_o will_v inevitable_o follow_v upon_o this_o treeble_a supposition_n that_o he_o represent_v the_o quaker_n as_o be_v before_o mention_v contrary_a to_o their_o know_a constant_a and_o long_o profess_a faith_n and_o doctrine_n j._n n._n grant_v the_o consequence_n but_o then_o to_o avoid_v the_o matter_n object_n to_o the_o proposition_n in_o his_o 4_o the_o article_n that_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o charge_v upon_o the_o quaker_n by_o he_o 72._o here_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o very_a mean_a shift_n the_o article_n be_v positive_a in_o the_o word_n before_o recite_v his_o distinction_n between_o possibility_n and_o actual_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o treat_v more_o particular_o hereafter_o will_v not_o make_v void_a but_o rather_o enforce_v his_o chargeâ—_n neither_o will_v his_o shift_n upon_o the_o word_n extraordinary_n help_v he_o because_o this_o double_a proposition_n will_v carry_v it_o viz._n 1_o sy_n that_o the_o quaker_n say_v the_o scripture_n be_v a_o dead_a letter_n without_o the_o light_n 2_o dly_a that_o this_o light_n with_o respect_n to_o its_o actul_a illumination_n be_v their_o own_o peculiar_a privilege_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o i_o charge_v j._n n._n with_o a_o downright_a falsity_n viz._n that_o the_o quaker_n make_v their_o light_n within_o a_o special_a privilege_n of_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o man_n their_o own_o party_n not_o indeed_o as_o to_o the_o possibility_n yet_o they_o do_v as_o to_o the_o act_n make_v none_o but_o those_o of_o their_o own_o way_n to_o be_v actual_o enlighten_v by_o it_o these_o be_v his_o own_o word_n by_o the_o way_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o my_o objection_n to_o his_o former_a article_n he_o make_v the_o quaker_n to_o confine_v the_o light_n within_o to_o thing_n viz._n some_o certain_a object_n namely_o moral_a and_o spiritual_a truth_n and_o than_o it_o be_v his_o plea_n that_o he_o never_o say_v absolute_o and_o simple_o that_o the_o