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intellectual_a ergo_fw-la the_o rational_a soul_n and_o every_o nature_n intellectual_a be_v to_o be_v perpetual_a according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o nature_n i_o say_v according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o according_a to_o any_o act_n of_o grace_n because_o if_o we_o be_v not_o so_o then_o have_v not_o the_o efficient_a wrought_v consequent_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o own_o end_n wherefore_o see_v the_o skilful_a architect_n of_o nature_n know_v how_o to_o work_v conformable_o to_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n and_o to_o proportion_v his_o work_n unto_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o make_v it_o it_o follow_v hence_o that_o every_o rational_a soul_n or_o substance_n intellectual_a be_v by_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n make_v up_o immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a and_o this_o consequence_n be_v therefore_o good_a because_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o felicity_n to_o be_v perpetual_a and_o to_o be_v a_o endless_a state_n of_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o therefore_o the_o subject_n in_o which_o this_o joy_n be_v to_o reside_v can_v be_v otherwise_o then_o natural_o perpetual_a morcover_v see_v it_o be_v our_o soul_n which_o be_v direct_o &_o per_fw-la sc_fw-la proportion_v to_o felicity_n and_o capable_a thereof_o and_o our_o body_n only_o indirect_o and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n therefore_o immortality_n belong_v primary_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o body_n only_o by_o a_o sequel_n and_o so_o we_o argue_v here_o in_o conformity_n to_o that_o we_o shall_v in_o other_o case_n not_o unlike_a to_o this_o as_o for_o example_n upon_o a_o supposal_n make_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v create_v to_o enlighten_v the_o earth_n perpetual_o we_o shall_v conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o be_v be_v frame_v of_o a_o nature_n and_o body_n incorruptible_a now_o further_o that_o perpetuity_n be_v of_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o felicity_n or_o at_o the_o least_o a_o inseparable_a companion_n thereof_o reason_n itself_o do_v teach_v we_o &_o our_o divine_n do_v show_v it_o plain_o as_o by_o name_n aquinas_n 1._o p.q._n 44._o a._n 3._o and_o 1.2_o q._n 5._o a._n 4._o &_o l._n 3._o cont_n gent._n c._n 62._o albertus_n seu_fw-la aegidius_n in_o compend_n l._n 2._o valentia_n tom_n 2._o d._n 1._o q._n 5._o p._n 6._o lessins_n l._n 3._o the_o sum_n bono_fw-mi c._n ult_n estius_fw-la 4._o d._n 49._o &_o as_o i_o persuade_v myself_o paravicinus_fw-la l._n de_fw-fr bono_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n forasmuch_o as_o of_o a_o certain_a true_a felicity_n ought_v to_o be_v devoid_a of_o care_n &_o sorrow_n &_o then_o see_v that_o which_o we_o possess_v with_o delight_n we_o can_v relinquish_v without_o sorrow_n &_o again_o what_o we_o love_v we_o can_v enjoy_v content_o without_o our_o be_v assure_v not_o to_o lose_v it_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o only_a dread_n or_o suspicion_n of_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o cause_n sorrow_n and_o be_v afflictive_a to_o the_o heart_n even_o as_o well_o though_o not_o as_o much_o as_o the_o loss_n itself_o and_o for_o this_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n because_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v alone_o that_o good_a which_o be_v felicity_n but_o beside_o to_o have_v it_o always_o and_o to_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v unsatisfied_a and_o in_o pain_n unless_o we_o be_v real_o happy_a and_o withal_o assure_v so_o to_o continue_v of_o so_o large_a a_o capacity_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o that_o it_o rest_v not_o in_o that_o alone_a which_o be_v present_a to_o it_o but_o beside_o with_o swift-winged_a thought_n and_o fly_a affection_n overtake_v the_o future_a and_o thereafter_o as_o that_o same_o be_v apprehend_v to_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a please_a or_o unpleasant_a draw_v from_o it_o either_o comfort_n or_o affliction_n but_o why_o be_v it_o that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v happy_a for_o a_o season_n as_o well_o as_o miserable_a for_o a_o season_n jo._n pontius_n a_o late_a philosopher_n and_o follower_n of_o scotus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o may_v for_o so_o he_o determine_v q._n 6._o ethic._n con_v 3._o n._n 28._o to_o who_o i_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n assent_v because_o as_o cicero_n and_o boetius_fw-la do_v define_v felicity_n be_v such_o a_o state_n and_o such_o a_o good_a as_o full_o satiates_fw-la and_o iâ—_n replenish_v with_o all_o that_o be_v just_o desirable_a it_o be_v say_v cicero_n l._n 3._o tuscul_fw-la secretis_fw-la malis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la cumulata_fw-la bonorum_fw-la complexio_fw-la and_o boetius_fw-la l._n 3._o consol_n pros_fw-la 2._o status_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la aggregatione_fw-la perfectus_fw-la wherefore_o it_o must_v consist_v either_o in_o all_o several_a good_n together_o or_o else_o in_o some_o one_o that_o contain_v and_o countervail_v they_o all_o wherefore_o though_o a_o man_n who_o be_v miserable_a now_o may_v be_v happy_a afterward_o yet_o he_o who_o be_v happy_a now_o can_v never_o be_v miserable_a afterward_o because_o happiness_n that_o be_v in_o be_v now_o exclude_v misery_n both_o present_a and_o future_a but_o contrariwise_o misery_n that_o be_v now_o in_o be_v although_o it_o exclude_v a_o present_a happiness_n yet_o not_o a_o happiness_n to_o come_v the_o reason_n of_o which_o disparity_n be_v because_o a_o true_a and_o perfect_a happiness_n include_v essential_o as_o we_o show_v before_o all_o good_a thing_n of_o which_o number_n a_o secure_a perpetuity_n be_v one_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n every_o state_n of_o misery_n do_v not_o of_o necessity_n include_v all_o evil_a thing_n or_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o infelicity_n and_o therefore_o not_o any_o perpetuity_n of_o they_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o repugnance_n why_o it_o may_v not_o have_v a_o end_n forasmuch_o as_o s._n dionysius_n define_v bonum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la integra_fw-la causa_fw-la malum_fw-la ex_fw-la quocunque_fw-la defectu_fw-la see_v that_o more_o be_v require_v to_o the_o constitution_n of_o felicity_n then_o to_o the_o destruction_n or_o abolition_n of_o it_o more_o to_o a_o efficiency_n then_o to_o a_o deficiency_n and_o so_o consequent_o although_o felicity_n can_v subsist_v without_o a_o perpetuity_n yet_o infelicity_n may_v contrary_o to_o that_o which_o pontius_n imagine_v and_o although_o felicity_n be_v the_o same_o for_o a_o day_n that_o it_o be_v for_o a_o year_n or_o for_o ever_o consider_v only_o the_o physical_a entity_n thereof_o yet_o consider_v the_o whole_a value_n and_o moral_a estimation_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o so_o because_o a_o endless_a duration_n accrue_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o good_a thing_n do_v raise_v the_o value_n of_o it_o and_o the_o just_a esteem_n as_o contrariwise_o the_o same_o duration_n accrue_v to_o a_o evil_n do_v make_v it_o infinite_o worse_a and_o more_o afflictive_a for_o which_o cause_n a_o good_a which_o be_v perpetual_a &_o know_v for_o such_o may_v satiate_v when_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n it_o can_v as_o for_o brute_n beast_n whatsoever_o mr._n hobbes_n conceive_v unto_o the_o contrary_a they_o have_v neither_o sense_n nor_o capacity_n of_o a_o present_a happiness_n nor_o knowledge_n of_o a_o future_a and_o no_o other_o in_o former_a age_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o beside_o the_o false_a prophet_n mahomet_n ever_o assert_v any_o happiness_n to_o beast_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a part_n according_a to_o good_a philosophy_n beast_n neither_o have_v any_o happiness_n nor_o do_v desire_v it_o ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupido_fw-la no_o animal_n say_v aristotle_n l._n 10._o eth._n c._n 8._o &_o apnd_v andronicum_fw-la 10._o devoid_a of_o reason_n can_v be_v partaker_n of_o felicity_n because_o whole_o destitute_a of_o the_o faculty_n contemplative_a the_o life_n of_o god_n be_v happy_a altogether_o and_o of_o man_n also_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o resemble_v he_o and_o participate_v of_o his_o vigorousnesse_n no_o other_o animal_n be_v happy_a because_o not_o communicate_v of_o the_o hability_n to_o contemplate_v such_o as_o be_v able_a to_o contemplate_v be_v capable_a of_o selicity_n and_o the_o more_o able_a to_o contemplate_v the_o more_o happy_a they_o may_v be_v and_o felicity_n extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o that_o and_o this_o not_o by_o accident_n but_o per_fw-la se_fw-la thus_o he_o the_o true_a reason_n then_o why_o beast_n can_v have_v no_o happiness_n be_v because_o they_o can_v possess_v nor_o enjoy_v themselves_o for_o want_v of_o a_o understand_a spirit_n within_o they_o and_o so_o proper_o speak_v though_o they_o can_v be_v or_o not_o be_v yet_o can_v they_o not_o have_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o nor_o contrariwise_o lose_v any_o thing_n and_o so_o neither_o be_v rich_a nor_o poor_a happy_a nor_o miserable_a i_o argue_v again_o to_o the_o same_o intent_n such_o as_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o all_o the_o proof_n for_o immortality_n draw_v from_o the_o natural_a operation_n do_v prove_v the_o soul_n