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also_o may_v we_o graunten_a that_o suffisance_n power_n noblesse_n reverence_n and_o gladness_n be_v only_o dyvers_a by_o name_n but_o her_o substance_n have_v no_o diversity_n boece_n it_o must_v nedelye_o be_v so_o quoth_v i_o philosophia_fw-la thilk_o thing_n than_o quoth_v she_o that_o be_v one_o and_o simple_a in_o his_o nature_n the_o wyckednesse_n of_o man_n depart_v and_o devyde_v it_o and_o when_o they_o enforcen_n hem_n to_o get_v party_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o ne_o have_v no_o part_n they_o ne_v get_v they_o neither_o thilk_o party_n that_o ny_n none_o ne_o the_o thing_n all_o the_o whole_a that_o they_o desire_n boece_n in_o which_o manere_n quoth_v i._o philosphia_n thilk_o man_n quoth_v she_o that_o seâ—heth_v rychesse_n to_o fly_v poverty_n he_o ne_o travayl_v he_o not_o for_o to_o get_v power_n for_o he_o have_v leaver_n be_v dark_a and_o vile_a and_o eke_o with_o draw_v from_o himself_o many_o naturell_n delight_n for_o he_o will_o lose_v the_o money_n that_o he_o have_v assemble_v but_o certes_o in_o this_o manner_n he_o ne_fw-fr get_v he_o no_o suffysaunce_n y_z t_z power_n for_o let_v and_o that_o molestie_n prick_v and_o that_o fylthe_n make_v outcaste_a and_o that_o darkness_n hyde_v and_o certes_o he_o that_o desire_v only_a power_n waste_v and_o scatter_v rychesse_n and_o despyse_v delyce_n and_o eke_o honour_n that_o be_v w_z t_z out_o power_n ne_o he_o ne_o praise_v glory_n nothing_o certes_o thus_o see_v thou_o well_o that_o many_o thing_n faylen_v to_o he_o for_o he_o have_v sometime_o default_n of_o many_o necessity_n and_o many_o anguissh_n byten_v he_o and_o when_o he_o may_v not_o don_v though_o default_n away_o he_o forlete_v to_o be_v mighty_a and_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o most_o desire_v and_o right_a thus_o may_v i_o make_v semblable_a reason_n of_o honour_n of_o glory_n and_o of_o delight_n for_o so_o everye_o of_o these_o forsayde_a thing_n be_v the_o same_o that_o these_o other_o thing_n be_v that_o be_v to_o sayne_v all_o one_o thing_n whosoever_o seek_v to_o get_v that_o one_o of_o these_o and_o not_o y_z t_z other_z he_z ne_z get_v not_o that_o he_o desire_v b._n what_o say_v thou_o that_o if_o that_o a_o man_n covete_fw-fr to_o get_v all_o these_o thing_n together_o p._n certes_o ê™_n she_o i_o will_v say_v that_o he_o will_v get_v he_o soverayne_a blysfulnesse_n but_o that_o shall_v he_o find_v in_o though_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v show_v that_o mow_v not_o yeven_v that_o they_o beheten_v b._n certes_o no_o ê™_n i_o philo._n than_o quoth_v she_o ne_o shullen_a man_n not_o by_o no_o way_n seken_fw-mi blysfulnes_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o man_n wenen_fw-la that_o they_o ne_fw-mi mow_v give_v but_o one_o thing_n synguler_o of_o all_o that_o man_n seken_fw-mi boece_n i_o grant_v well_o ê™_n i_o ne_o none_o sother_n thing_n may_v be_v say_v p._n now_o have_v thou_o than_o ê™_n she_o the_o form_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o false_a welefulnesse_n now_o turn_v and_o flit_v again_o to_o thy_o thought_n for_o there_o shall_v thou_o see_v anon_o thilk_o very_a blysfulnesse_n that_o i_o have_v behyght_n the._n b._n certes_o quoth_v i_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o open_a though_o it_o be_v to_o a_o blind_a man_n and_o that_o show_v thou_o i_o a_o little_a here_o before_o when_o thou_o enfâ—rcedest_v the_o to_o show_v i_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o false_a welefulnesse_n for_o but_o if_o i_o be_v beguile_v than_o be_v thylk_n very_a blissfulness_n and_o parfyte_n that_o perfyte_o make_v a_o man_n suffysaunt_a mighty_a honourable_a noble_a and_o full_a of_o gladness_n and_o for_o thou_o shall_v well_o know_v that_o i_o have_v well_o understanden_v these_o thing_n within_o my_o heart_n i_o know_v well_o that_o thilk_o blysfulnesse_n that_o man_n very_o yeven_v one_o of_o the_o forsayde_a thing_n syn_n they_o be_v all_o one_o i_o know_v doubtless_o that_o thilk_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o blysfulnesse_n p._n o_o my_o norice_n quoth_v she_o by_o this_o opynyon_n i_o say_v that_o thou_o be_v blysfull_a if_o thou_o put_v this_o thereto_o that_o i_o shall_v sayne_v b._n what_o be_v that_o quoth_v i_o phy._n trow_v thou_o that_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o erthly_a mortal_a tumble_a thing_n that_o may_v bryngen_fw-mi this_o estate_n bo._n certes_o quoth_v i_o i_o trow_v it_o not_o and_o thou_o have_v show_v i_o well_o that_o over_o thilk_o good_a their_o nis_n nothing_o more_o to_o ben_fw-mi desire_v p._n these_o thing_n than_o quoth_v she_o that_o be_v to_o sayne_v erthly_a suffysaunce_n and_o power_n and_o such_o thing_n erthlye_a they_o semen_a likeness_n of_o very_a good_a or_o else_o it_o seem_v that_o they_o yeven_v to_o mortal_a folk_n a_o manner_n of_o goodness_n that_o ne_o be_v not_o parfyte_n but_o thilk_o good_a that_o be_v very_a and_o parfyt_n that_o may_v they_o not_o yeven_v b._n i_o accord_v i_o well_o ê™_n i_o phi._n than_o ê™_n she_o for_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o have_v know_v which_o be_v thilk_o very_a blysfulnesse_n and_o eke_o which_o thilk_o thing_n be_v that_o lie_v falslye_o blysfulnesse_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o by_o disceyte_n seman_n very_a good_n now_o behove_v the_o to_o know_v whence_o and_o where_o thou_o mow_v seek_v thilk_o very_a blysfulnesse_n b._n certes_o ê™_n i_o that_o desire_n i_o great_o and_o have_v abyden_n long_o time_n to_o harken_v it_o p._n but_o for_o as_o much_o quoth_v she_o as_o it_o like_v to_o my_o disciple_n plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o thimeo_fw-la that_o in_o right_a little_a thing_n man_n shulden_v beseech_v the_o help_n of_o god_n what_o iudge_v thou_o that_o be_v now_o to_o do_v so_o that_o we_o may_v deserve_v to_o find_v the_o seat_n of_o thilk_o soveraygne_a god_n b._n certes_o ê™_n i_o i_o deem_v that_o we_o shullen_a clepe_v to_o the_o father_n of_o all_o godge_v for_o without_o he_o ny_n there_o nothing_o found_v aright_o p._n thou_o say_v aright_o ê™_n she_o and_o begin_v anon_o to_o syngen_fw-mi right_a thus_o o_o qui_fw-la perpetua_fw-la mundum_fw-la ratione_fw-la gubernas_fw-la terrarum_fw-la celique_n sator_fw-la qui_fw-la tempus_fw-la ab_fw-la evo_fw-la ire_n iubes_fw-la stablisque_fw-la manens_fw-la das_fw-la cuncta_fw-la moveri_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la extern_a pepulerunt_fw-la fingere_fw-la cause_n etc._n etc._n o_o thou_o father_n soveraygne_a and_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o erthe_n that_o govern_v this_o world_n by_o perdurable_a reason_n that_o command_v the_o time_n to_o go_v since_o that_o age_n have_v beginning_n thou_o that_o dwell_v thyself_o aye_o steadfast_a and_o stable_a and_o yeve_v all_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v meve_v ne_o foreyne_a cause_n ne_fw-fr cesseden_fw-mi y_fw-mi it_o never_o to_o compoun_v werke_n of_o flottr_a matter_n but_o only_o the_o form_n of_o soveraygne_a good_a yset_v within_o the_o without_o envy_n that_o meve_v the_o free_o thou_o that_o be_v alderfayr_a bear_v the_o fair_a world_n in_o thy_o thought_n formede_v this_o world_n to_o thy_o likeness_n semblable_a of_o the_o fair_a world_n in_o thy_o thought_n thou_o draw_v all_o thing_n on_o thy_o soveraygn_a enampler_n and_o command_v that_o this_o world_n perfetlyche_a ymake_v have_v free_o and_o absolute_a his_o perfyte_n party_n thou_o bynde_v the_o element_n by_o number_n proporcionable_v that_o the_o cold_a thing_n mow_v accorden_n with_o the_o hoot_v thing_n and_o the_o dry_a thing_n with_o the_o moist_a that_o the_o fire_n that_o be_v pure_a ne_o flee_v not_o overhye_a ne_o that_o the_o hevynesse_n ne_fw-mi draw_v notte_fw-it down_o overlow_v the_o erthe_n that_o be_v plonge_v in_o the_o water_n thou_o knytte_v together_o the_o mean_a soul_n of_o treble_a kind_n move_v all_o thing_n and_o devide_v it_o by_o membre_n accord_v and_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o divide_v it_o have_v assembledde_v amove_a into_o round_n it_o go_v to_o turn_v again_o to_o himself_o and_o enuyron_v a_o full_a deep_a thought_n and_o turn_v the_o heaven_n by_o semblable_a image_n thou_o by_o even_o like_a cause_n enhaunce_v the_o soul_n and_o the_o less_o lyve_n and_o hable_v they_o to_o height_n by_o light_n vein_n or_o cart_n thou_o sowe_v they_o into_o heaven_n and_o into_o earth_n and_o when_o they_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o by_o thy_o benign_a law_n thou_o make_v they_o return_v again_o to_o the_o by_o again_o leding_n fire_n o_o father_n yeve_v thou_o to_o the_o thought_n to_o styen_v up_o into_o thy_o straight_o sete_n and_o grant_v he_o to_o enuyronne_fw-fr the_z well_o of_o good_a and_o y_fw-fr e_o light_n ysounde_a grant_v he_o to_o fyxen_a the_o clear_a syghte_n of_o his_o courage_n in_o the_o and_o scatre_n thou_o and_o to_o break_v the_o weyghte_n and_o the_o cloud_n of_o erthly_a hevynesse_n &_o shine_v thou_o by_o thy_o brightness_n for_o thou_o clerensse_n be_v thou_o be_v pesyble_a rest_n to_o debonaire_a folk_n thou_o thyself_o be_v beginning_n
phi._n the_o thing_n than_o ê™_n she_o that_o ne_v be_v no_o good_n when_o they_o be_v diverse_a &_o when_o they_o begynnen_n to_o be_v all_o one_o thing_n than_o be_v they_o good_n ne_o come_v it_o not_o than_o by_o the_o get_v of_o unyte_n that_o they_o be_v make_v good_n boece_n so_o seem_v it_o quoth_v i_o philo._n but_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a ê™_n she_o graunteste_v thou_o that_o it_o be_v good_a by_o the_o participation_n of_o good_a or_o no_o boece_n i_o grant_v it_o quoth_v i_o philoso_n than_o must_v thou_o grant_v quoth_v she_o by_o semblable_a reason_n that_o one_o and_o good_a be_v one_o same_o thing_n for_o of_o thing_n of_o which_o the_o effect_n ny_n not_o naturel_o diverse_a needs_o her_o substance_n must_v be_v one_o same_o thing_n boece_n i_o ne_o may_v not_o deny_v it_o quoth_v i_o philoso_n haste_v thou_o not_o know_v well_o ê™_n i_o that_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v have_v so_o long_o his_o dwell_v and_o his_o substance_n as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v one_o 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