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light_n to_o be_v no_o special_a privilege_n but_o the_o common_a and_o universal_a benefit_n of_o all_o man_n yea_o of_o all_o the_o intelligent_a creation_n according_a to_o his_o 4_o the_o article_n i_o plain_o show_v he_o make_v this_o universal_a benefit_n to_o be_v 23._o in_o his_o own_o word_n a_o man_n natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n and_o what_o be_v that_o but_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o rational_a faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n or_o in_o a_o word_n his_o natural_a reason_n so_o that_o in_o the_o conclusion_n it_o amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o as_o be_v before_o observe_v viz._n that_o according_a to_o he_o it_o be_v universal_a as_o to_o the_o act_n of_o its_o illumination_n in_o this_o sense_n only_o viz._n of_o reason_n and_o not_o grace_n whence_o it_o be_v he_o suppose_v all_o man_n do_v in_o some_o measure_n attend_v to_o and_o consult_v the_o divine_a light_n as_o necessary_a to_o render_v they_o rational_a and_o intelligent_a being_n as_o 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at_o all_o to_o be_v suppose_v viz._n that_o all_o man_n do_v in_o some_o measure_n attend_v to_o and_o consult_v the_o divine_a light_n will_v to_o god_n they_o do_v but_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a they_o do_v not_o witness_v by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n rom._n 3.10_o 11_o 12._o describe_v the_o condition_n of_o man_n in_o the_o fall_n there_o be_v none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o there_o be_v none_o that_o understand_v there_o be_v none_o that_o seek_v after_o god_n they_o be_v all_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n they_o be_v altogether_o become_v unprofitable_a there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o sure_o then_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o in_o this_o state_n none_o do_v attend_v to_o and_o consult_v the_o divine_a light_n the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o i_o think_v now_o we_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o j._n n_n notion_n of_o the_o light_n be_v a_o man_n natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n and_o see_v what_o it_o amount_v to_o and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v understand_v by_o his_o 5_o the_o article_n to_o deny_v or_o contradict_v what_o he_o assert_v in_o his_o 4_o the_o viz._n that_o all_o be_v actual_o enlighten_v he_o be_v content_a to_o have_v his_o light_n understand_v in_o a_o restricted_a sense_n viz._n not_o as_o a_o extraordinary_a accession_n to_o the_o natural_a light_n pag._n 60._o but_o natural_a light_n or_o that_o by_o which_o man_n be_v render_v a_o rational_a and_o intelligent_a being_n not_o as_o save_v grace_n in_o the_o whole_a kind_n of_o it_o pag._n 91._o but_o as_o a_o ordinary_a requisite_a to_o human_a understanding_n that_o be_v to_o qualify_v man_n to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n this_o be_v a_o just_a and_o true_a account_n of_o his_o sense_n and_o expression_n let_v it_o go_v as_o far_o as_o it_o will_v but_o if_o this_o be_v all_o he_o intend_v by_o his_o light_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o whilst_o he_o 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divine_a light_n but_o have_v prove_v it_o out_o â—â—_o rom._n 3._o from_o the_o state_n of_o man_n in_o the_o degeneracy_n therefore_o if_o none_o be_v aâ—â—â—ally_o enlighten_v by_o it_o but_o when_o they_o consult_v it_o then_o be_v sure_a all_o be_v not_o actual_o enlighten_v by_o it_o according_a to_o his_o principle_n because_o there_o be_v many_o that_o do_v not_o attend_v to_o it_o and_o consult_v it_o but_o according_a to_o the_o quaker_n principle_n of_o the_o light_n which_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o christ_n jesus_n universal_o extend_v to_o all_o mankind_n the_o true_a light_n that_o light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n in_o the_o day_n and_o time_n of_o his_o visitation_n wherein_o he_o may_v be_v save_v it_o be_v manifest_a they_o believe_v all_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n actual_o enlighten_v by_o it_o insomuch_o that_o consider_v man_n in_o his_o fall_v and_o degerate_v and_o dead_a estate_n it_o be_v impossible_a 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