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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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think_v contradict_v the_o forego_n supposition_n only_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v qualify_v with_o thy_o meaning_n no_o more_o than_o that_o this_o the_o light_n be_v that_o whereby_o i_o perform_v act_n of_o reason_n and_o act_n of_o conscience_n may_v not_o r._n b._n be_v as_o easy_o reconcile_v about_o the_o light_n and_o the_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n think_v thou_o 3._o thy_o suppose_n that_o neither_o the_o soul_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o his_o spiritual_a body_n can_v ever_o be_v a_o light_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n p._n 23._o tr._n 2._o in_o these_o three_o supposition_n may_v not_o i_o suppose_v thou_o leave_v no_o room_n for_o jesus_n christ_n as_o mediator_n in_o any_o degree_n in_o man_n or_o have_v thou_o not_o only_o say_v as_o much_o herein_o as_o one_o call_v a_o deist_n may_v say_v without_o relation_n to_o jesus_n christ_n as_o manifest_v in_o several_a degree_n appearance_n and_o operation_n in_o man_n as_o we_o true_o feel_v he_o and_o confess_v he_o yet_o i_o still_o confess_v thou_o have_v suppose_v and_o profess_v many_o general_a truth_n in_o thy_o book_n in_o respect_n to_o the_o divine_a light_n within_o as_o that_o to_o be_v actual_o enlighten_v by_o this_o light_n be_v the_o universal_a benefit_n of_o all_o man_n yea_o of_o all_o the_o intelligent_a creation_n p._n 23._o that_o it_o be_v the_o essential_a truth_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o it_o do_v not_o formal_o enlighten_v or_o instruct_v i_o but_o when_o i_o attend_v to_o it_o and_o consult_v it_o etc._n etc._n p._n 24._o that_o in_o thy_o account_n it_o the_o divine_a light_n be_v the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o deity_n exhibitive_a of_o all_o truth_n p._n 36._o on_o joh._n 1._o 4._o in_o he_o be_v life_n and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n that_o if_o the_o proposition_n be_v understand_v formal_o than_o it_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o substance_n but_o also_o a_o divine_a substance_n strict_o speak_v even_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o deity_n etc._n etc._n p._n 40._o not_o that_o i_o will_v be_v think_v to_o deny_v the_o divine_a light_n to_o be_v grace_n as_o to_o the_o certain_a degree_n of_o it_o so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o i_o think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o great_a grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o degree_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n p._n 46._o i_o in_o this_o very_a book_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o my_o other_o write_n upon_o this_o occasion_n do_v all_o along_o earnest_o contend_v that_o this_o internal_a light_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n p._n 53_o 54._o thus_o far_o thou_o j._n n._n with_o much_o more_o of_o the_o same_o import_n now_o friend_n j._n n._n have_v thou_o only_o insist_v on_o these_o truth_n and_o let_v the_o people_n of_o god_n call_v quaker_n alone_o and_o not_o reproach_v they_o with_o grossness_n confusion_n etc._n etc._n it_o have_v save_v both_o thyself_o and_o we_o far_o trouble_n i_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o reproach_n or_o vilify_v we_o any_o further_a but_o serious_o with_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n consult_v and_o consisider_v what_o will_v make_v most_o for_o thy_o own_o inward_a peace_n and_o quiet_a life_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v reflect_v on_o by_o any_o of_o thy_o brethren_n or_o society_n for_o confess_v the_o true_a light_n let_v not_o that_o be_v a_o temptation_n to_o thou_o to_o evade_v truth_n or_o reproach_n we_o many_o of_o thy_o brethren_n of_o the_o clergy_n may_v see_v and_o confess_v more_o of_o the_o divine_a light_n in_o man_n than_o they_o do_v if_o avarice_n preach_v for_o hire_n filthy_a lucre_n great_a live_n and_o worldly_a preferment_n do_v not_o blind_a their_o eye_n cloud_n their_o understanding_n and_o choke_v the_o good_a seed_n in_o they_o therefore_o have_v a_o care_n thereof_o our_o testimony_n for_o the_o divine_a light_n may_v be_v far_o see_v in_o many_o of_o our_o ancient_a friend_n write_n as_o 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