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all_o other_o sanctification_n be_v no_o better_a than_o those_o isa_n 65._o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o 66._o 17._o 26._o question_n what_o be_v that_o light_n with_o which_o christ_n light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n which_o thomas_n moor_n say_v be_v both_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a answ_n they_o vary_v thomas_n moor_n say_v as_o divers_a time_n they_o do_v their_o own_o question_n about_o the_o light_n at_o that_o meeting_n his_o say_n be_v in_o answer_n to_o their_o question_n as_o thus_o state_v after_o other_o form_n of_o state_v it_o before_o which_o when_o plain_o and_o undeniable_o answer_v they_o see_v will_v not_o serve_v their_o turn_n they_o then_o turn_v it_o thus_o what_o be_v the_o light_n which_o christ_n give_v or_o with_o which_o he_o lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v it_o natural_a or_o spiritual_a his_o answer_n to_o this_o be_v that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o both_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a 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