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this_o seem_v very_o absurd_a and_o contradictory_n to_o take_v health_n and_o sickness_n pleasure_n and_o pain_n for_o the_o same_o thing_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o feign_v new_a word_n and_o call_v health_n pleasure_n glory_n and_o other_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d promota_fw-la assistant_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o real_o good_a but_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v approach_v the_o near_a to_o virtue_n and_o lead_v we_o to_o that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o only_o good_n the_o same_o fancy_n they_o have_v have_v of_o disease_n and_o pain_n they_o have_v name_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abducta_fw-la remota_fw-la as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o they_o be_v thing_n less_o noble_a and_o separate_v from_o virtue_n for_o when_o it_o concern_v we_o to_o make_v a_o choice_n those_o be_v prefer_v and_o these_o be_v forsake_v this_o be_v their_o way_n of_o discourse_n which_o i_o think_v not_o worth_a answer_v 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