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it_o be_v sibi_fw-la praemium_fw-la a_o reward_n to_o itself_o simplicius_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o epictetus_n have_v this_o observable_a say_n that_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o virtue_n in_o that_o book_n prescribe_v will_v make_v man_n so_o happy_a and_o bless_a even_o in_o this_o life_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o be_v promise_v any_o reward_n after_o death_n though_o that_o also_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o follow_v these_o thing_n i_o say_v may_v be_v insist_v on_o in_o this_o place_n but_o they_o be_v such_o large_a and_o spacious_a field_n of_o discourse_n that_o shall_v we_o make_v any_o considerable_a entrance_n into_o they_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o no_o easy_a matter_n to_o get_v out_o of_o they_o i_o therefore_o proceed_v chap._n xi_o the_o three_o argument_n viz._n that_o whatsoever_o other_o blessing_n a_o man_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v that_o be_v utter_o destitute_a of_o holiness_n they_o 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