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A54245 Urim and thummim, or, The apostolical doctrines of light and perfection maintained against the opposite plea of Samuel Grevill (a pretended minister of the Gospel) in his ungospel-like discourse against a book entituled A testimony of the light within, anciently writ by Alexander Parker / by W.P. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1674 (1674) Wing P1393; ESTC R27610 28,857 34

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13._o col._n 1._o 12._o 1._o thes_n 5._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 16._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o 1_o joh._n 1._o 5_o 7._o chap._n 2._o 8._o rev._n 21._o 23_o 24._o chap._n 22._o 5._o and_o le●_n the_o great_a enemy_n to_o our_o assertion_n do_v his_o utmost_a to_o sever_v real_a light_n from_o light_n or_o find_v out_o two_o light_n in_o these_o passage_n if_o he_o can_v if_o he_o can_v he_o be_v irrecoverable_o go_v and_o that_o upon_o his_o own_o concession_n for_o as_o he_o yield_v to_o we_o that_o the_o light_n in_o controversy_n manifest_v evil_a and_o reprove_v for_o it_o so_o do_v christ_n himself_o teach_v thus_o of_o the_o light_n joh._n 3._o 12._o for_o every_o one_o that_o do_v evil_a hate_v the_o light_n neither_o come_v to_o the_o light_n lest_o his_o deed_n shall_v be_v reprove_v and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n plain_o say_v ephes_n 5._o 13._o but_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v reprove_v be_v make_v manifest_a by_o the_o light_n therefore_o not_o two_o distinct_a light_n in_o kind_n 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