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impression_n upon_o material_a object_n be_v spiritual_a the_o soul_n itself_o be_v also_o spiritual_a the_o understanding_n
from_o virtue_n be_v no_o sufficient_a recompense_n nor_o reduce_v thing_n unto_o equality_n nor_o last_o commend_v or_o justify_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n three_o this_o contentment_n receive_v in_o the_o soul_n from_o virtue_n can_v keep_v the_o virtuous_a from_o be_v miserable_a because_o this_o solace_n be_v receive_v only_o in_o the_o mind_n or_o soul_n notwithstanding_o which_o content_n he_o may_v be_v in_o poverty_n captivity_n sickness_n in_o perillus_n his_o bull_n or_o upon_o the_o rack_n in_o which_o case_n as_o the_o body_n suffer_v for_o a_o good_a cause_n receive_v contentment_n from_o the_o soul_n so_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o sorrow_n be_v reciprocal_a for_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v afflict_v by_o mean_n of_o it_o so_o that_o in_o fine_a here_o be_v no_o full_a and_o clear_a contentment_n but_o a_o mixture_n of_o joy_n and_o sorrow_n and_o consequent_o here_o be_v no_o desire_a reward_n or_o felicity_n 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and_o principal_o marsilius_n in_o 4._o d._n ult_n the_o stoic_n invent_v for_o man_n this_o harsh_a and_o miserable_a felicity_n for_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o their_o doctrine_n touch_v providence_n and_o humane_a felicity_n which_o they_o can_v not_o patch_v up_o otherwise_o then_o with_o such_o rot_a stuff_n as_o this_o which_o will_v not_o hold_v the_o examination_n nor_o indeed_o can_v be_v without_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n so_o that_o albeit_o reason_n alone_o without_o revelation_n can_v prove_v the_o resurrection_n to_o be_v because_o this_o effect_n exceed_v the_o virtue_n of_o natural_a cause_n there_o be_v allow_v in_o nature_n no_o regress_n à _fw-fr privatione_fw-la ad_fw-la habitum_fw-la yet_o reason_n prove_v that_o article_n to_o be_v very_o convenient_a &_o credible_a for_o a_o accomplishment_n of_o all_o &_o without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o way_n remain_v either_o for_o the_o justify_n of_o providence_n or_o the_o reward_v &_o 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