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A30630 An essay upon reason, and the nature of spirits by Richard Burthogge ... Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700. 1694 (1694) Wing B6150; ESTC R1885 119,896 286

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nor_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v before_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o light_v in_o the_o gospel_n wherefore_o it_o be_v there_o only_o that_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o seek_v it_o and_o there_o only_o in_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n that_o we_o can_v hope_v to_o discover_v it_o in_o its_o true_a idea_n and_o notion_n and_o so_o much_o for_o substance_n as_o scholastical_o consider_v finis_fw-la