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reach_v unâ—o_o death_n itself_o in_o which_o he_o do_v his_o beloved_a one_o the_o great_a good_a when_o friend_n can_v do_v no_o more_o for_o they_o he_o that_o say_v before_o death_n and_o the_o funeral_n no_o man_n be_v happy_a speak_v the_o truth_n as_o he_o mean_v of_o the_o happiness_n which_o can_v be_v find_v in_o worldly_a thing_n but_o both_o he_o and_o they_o who_o have_v so_o admire_v his_o say_n shall_v have_v consider_v that_o he_o who_o be_v not_o happy_a before_o death_n in_o worldly_a thing_n can_v be_v happy_a in_o they_o by_o it_o which_o deprive_v he_o of_o they_o all_o and_o of_o life_n itself_o which_o be_v better_o than_o they_o and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v but_o miserable_a indeed_o be_v the_o happiness_n whereof_o a_o man_n have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o certainâ—ie_n but_o by_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o man_n the_o godly_a be_v true_o happy_a both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n the_o wicked_a in_o neither_o we_o be_v not_o to_o mourn_v for_o the_o death_n 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of_o god_n &_o his_o power_n wisdom_n will_n goodness_n etc._n etc._n shine_v in_o they_o 13._o chapt._n v_o of_o create_a goodness_n 21._o chap._n uj._o of_o equabâ—litie_n and_o perseverance_n in_o welldoing_a 29._o chap._n seven_o of_o religion_n and_o difference_n and_o disputation_n thereabouts_o 38._o chap._n viij_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 53._o chapt._n ix_o of_o authority_n and_o reason_n 65._o chapt._n x._o of_o faith_n hope_n and_o love_n of_o faith_n reason_n and_o sense_n 73._o chapt._n xj_o of_o atheism_n and_o idolatry_n 84._o chapt._n xij_o of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n 87._o chap._n xiij_o of_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n 90._o cha._n fourteen_o of_o knowledge_n and_o ignorance_n 95._o chapt._n xv_o of_o simplicity_n and_o craftiness_n 101._o chap._n xuj_o of_o wisdom_n and_o folly_n 104._o chap._n xvij_o of_o discretion_n 110._o cha._n xviij_o of_o experience_n 112._o chap._n nineteeen_o of_o example_n 114._o chapt._n xx_o of_o counsel_n 119._o chap._n xxj_o of_o 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