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who_o be_v not_o qualify_v to_o endure_v affiiction_n another_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o all_o virtue_n a_o holy_a person_n full_o partake_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n the_o alwise_a god_n judge_n that_o it_o will_v be_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n that_o this_o man_n shall_v be_v touch_v with_o any_o adversity_n so_o that_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v such_o a_o man_n to_o be_v affiict_v even_o with_o any_o bodily_a distemper_n for_o as_o one_o more_o excellent_a than_o i_o say_v '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o many_o time_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o chief_a management_n of_o thing_n be_v by_o providence_n put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o good_a man_n that_o abound_v wickedness_n may_v be_v repress_v to_z other_o the_o supreme_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n distribute_v a_o medley_n of_o please_a and_o bitter_a thing_n according_a to_o the_o temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o their_o soul_n some_o he_o curb_v and_o restrain_v lest_o 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between_o the_o lover_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o slave_n of_o vice_n so_o these_o slave_n of_o vice_n can_v never_o agree_v among_o themselves_o how_o shall_v it_o be_v otherwise_o their_o conscience_n be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o fury_n of_o their_o vile_a affection_n they_o dissent_n from_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o often_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o when_o they_o have_v do_v they_o determine_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o in_o any_o case_n to_o have_v do_v such_o thing_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o divine_a providence_n have_v often_o produce_v this_o great_a miracle_n that_o even_o wicked_a man_n make_v other_o wicked_a man_n to_o become_v virtuous_a for_o whilst_o some_o unrighteous_a person_n seem_v to_o themselves_o to_o suffer_v most_o unjust_o by_o those_o that_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o themselves_o or_o worse_o burn_v with_o indignation_n against_o those_o who_o have_v deal_v so_o injuriousl_o with_o they_o they_o return_v to_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n whilst_o 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thou_o shall_v still_o have_v thy_o heart_n desire_n and_o sit_v down_o by_o the_o aethereal_a fire_n when_o ever_o thy_o heart_n grow_v cold._a but_o when_o i_o see_v a_o friend_n deep_a grief_n i_o be_o grieve_v methinks_v beyond_o relief_n this_o grief_n no_o word_n unfold_v 5._o if_o thy_o grieve_v friend_n will_v love_v say_z he_o in_o dark_a affliction_n he_o shall_v see_v the_o near_o way_n to_o bliss_n but_o if_o he_o mind_v the_o world_n fond_a toy_n and_o take_v the_o sport_n of_o ape_n for_o joy_n he_o be_v not_o thou_o thou_o 'rt_v not_o his._n 6._o and_o thus_o we_o talk_v my_o lord_n and_o i_o so_o do_v i_o live_v above_o the_o sky_n though_o here_o i_o move_v and_o breath_n and_o when_o this_o vapor_n go_v i_o shall_v enjoy_v to_o the_o full_a my_o all_z in_o all_z not_o dye_n but_o conquer_v death_n halleluia_n halleluia_n because_o she_o make_v her_o possessor_n reverend_a reverend_a pierce_v and_o speculate_v the_o hide_a nature_n of_o thing_n thing_n nalural_a and_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v not_o above_o man_n common_a capacity_n astronomy_n touch_v the_o heaven_n metaphysic_n or_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o angel_n etc._n etc._n can_v be_v exact_o comprehend_v comprehend_v her_o aisputation_n or_o discourse_n discourse_n subtle_n proposition_n proposition_n everlasting_a truth_n truth_n because_o none_o without_o philosophy_n can_v weave_v these_o discourse_n discourse_n learn_v neglect_v in_o the_o time_n of_o boetius_fw-la and_o write_v obscure_o by_o ancient_a philosopher_n philosopher_n all_o science_n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v with_o method_n method_n some_o sentence_n ill_o apply_v to_o the_o defence_n of_o false_a opinion_n opinion_n she_o chief_o delight_v in_o study_n and_o contemplation_n contemplation_n next_o she_o be_v occupy_v in_o govern_v the_o common_a wealth_n wealth_n logic_n from_o elea_n the_o city_n where_o zeno_n be_v bear_v call_v therefore_o eleates_n and_o aristotle_n study_v who_o book_n of_o logic_n boëtius_n 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