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but_o most_o excellent_a and_o a_o true_a basis_n norma_n and_o standard_n for_o all_o the_o rest_n fourteen_o now_o while_o i_o be_o in_o this_o high_a pursuit_n i_o call_v to_o witness_v all_o that_o be_v holy_a etc._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 5_o etc._n etc._n that_o in_o my_o sense_n there_o can_v in_o the_o whole_a compass_n of_o nature_n be_v find_v a_o great_a good_a than_o be_v that_o love_n which_o to_o free_v it_o from_o all_o other_o imputation_n we_o call_v intellectual_a for_o what_o can_v more_o fill_v elevate_v and_o irradiate_a the_o soul_n than_o this_o intellectual_a love_n 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 8._o §_o 8._o surely_n nothing_o be_v more_o exalt_v or_o divine_a nothing_o more_o ravish_v and_o complacent_fw-la nothing_o more_o sharp_a in_o distinguish_v what_o in_o every_o case_n be_v decorous_a and_o right_a or_o more_o quick_a in_o execute_v whatsoever_o be_v laudable_a and_o just_a since_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o most_o high_a and_o the_o most_o simple_a good_a 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