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the_o son_n be_v the_o father_n essential_a truth_n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n essential_a goodness_n and_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o increate_v goodness_n of_o god_n in_o himself_o so_o love_v and_o charity_n be_v the_o create_v goodness_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o man_n and_o until_o this_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n we_o may_v be_v man_n and_o true_a man_n but_o we_o can_v be_v good_a man_n nor_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n therefore_o s._n augustine_n say_v sola_fw-la joh._n charitas_fw-la dividit_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o filios_fw-la aeternae_fw-la damnationis_fw-la so_o excellent_a be_v charity_n that_o god_n be_v call_v by_o it_o 1_o john_n 4._o 8._o god_n be_v charity_n and_o so_o good_a be_v it_o that_o divine_n call_v it_o grace_n per_fw-la antonomasiam_fw-la because_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a grace_n and_o s._n paul_n call_v it_o the_o great_a the_o 13._o great_a of_o these_o be_v charity_n yea_o so_o great_a be_v it_o that_o no_o good_a can_v be_v do_v without_o it_o because_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n impulsive_a of_o every_o good_a action_n you_o may_v believe_v without_o it_o but_o then_o your_o belief_n be_v not_o good_a because_o it_o want_v his_o right_a end_n which_o must_v proceed_v from_o charity_n election_n and_o direction_n therefore_o in_o this_o sense_n s._n paul_n give_v faith_n action_n to_o charity_n it_o believe_v all_o thing_n it_o hope_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n 7._o why_o because_o it_o enliven_v faith_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n by_o give_v spirit_n unto_o they_o faith_n be_v the_o candle_n to_o charity_n and_o show_v her_o light_n how_o to_o work_v according_a to_o god_n word_n but_o charity_n be_v the_o impulse_n of_o the_o