John 1:9

Who lighteth every man — By what is vulgarly termed natural conscience, pointing out at least the general lines of good and evil. And this light, if man did not hinder, would shine more and more to the perfect day.

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⁹ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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