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may_v have_v be_v in_o former_a action_n of_o the_o will_n by_o which_o such_o ignorance_n may_v be_v contract_v but_o only_o in_o the_o understanding_n the_o volition_n may_v have_v for_o all_o that_o its_o due_a object_n viz._n the_o great_a good_a 22._o from_o these_o proposition_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o defect_n of_o volition_n or_o of_o sin_n depend_v not_o upon_o any_o law_n or_o upon_o any_o being_n will_n whatsoever_o though_o its_o existence_n do_v because_o it_o be_v only_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o relation_n it_o can_v exist_v actual_o unless_o the_o subject_n thereof_o do_v namely_o some_o will_n or_o other_o but_o though_o we_o suppose_v no_o other_o be_v in_o the_o world_n beside_o one_o and_o no_o antecedent_n will_n yet_o these_o which_o have_v be_v beforementioned_a will_v be_v perfection_n and_o defect_n whensoever_o it_o exist_v it_o be_v true_a that_o law_n may_v be_v the_o sign_n of_o what_o be_v just_a and_o unjust_a right_a 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to_o the_o least_o part_n thereof_o in_o respect_n again_o of_o extension_n intention_n &_o duration_n for_o example_n to_o the_o small_a momentany_a pleasure_n of_o any_o one_o single_a be_v which_o be_v usual_o if_o not_o always_o once_o self_n 12._o nor_o be_v it_o less_o manifest_a that_o this_o be_v a_o perfection_n as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o man_n for_o otherwise_o to_o illustrate_v rather_o than_o to_o prove_v it_o god_n will_v have_v be_v equal_o perfect_a if_o he_o have_v not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o make_v the_o universe_n and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n happy_a as_o it_o be_v nay_o if_o his_o nature_n have_v be_v such_o as_o to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o delight_a with_o the_o eternal_a misery_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n it_o will_v have_v be_v equal_o his_o perfection_n to_o have_v effect_v it_o for_o his_o own_o pleasure_n as_o to_o have_v make_v it_o happy_a again_o the_o devil_n or_o the_o most_o malicious_a proud_a 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these_o action_n may_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_v a_o man_n take_v in_o such_o conduct_n of_o himself_o in_o such_o temper_n and_o action_n or_o some_o personal_a and_o proper_a good_a and_o therefore_o indeed_o be_v inherent_o vicious_a according_a to_o our_o sense_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n so_o likewise_o liberality_n or_o the_o distribution_n of_o many_o good_a thing_n to_o other_o consider_v without_o its_o end_n i_o mean_v the_o inward_a volition_n of_o so_o do_v or_o the_o action_n of_o the_o will_n of_o which_o the_o outward_a bodily_a action_n be_v a_o sign_n and_o effect_v only_o and_o belong_v not_o to_o this_o present_a discourse_n 30._o and_o it_o be_v here_o only_o that_o it_o be_v general_o true_a that_o virtus_fw-la consistit_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la i.e._n there_o may_v be_v too_o much_o or_o too_o little_a of_o such_o action_n and_o habit_n both_o which_o extreme_n do_v not_o effect_v the_o universal_a good_a but_o be_v of_o more_o ill_a than_o good_a consequence_n thus_o for_o example_n a_o man_n may_v attend_v too_o much_o sometime_o and_o to_o some_o thing_n or_o too_o little_a he_o may_v give_v too_o much_o or_o too_o little_a the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v call_v prodigality_n the_o second_o parsimony_n or_o covetousness_n but_o it_o be_v false_a and_o absurd_a to_o say_v this_o of_o virtue_n as_o it_o be_v before_o define_v for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o excess_n therein_o nay_o some_o of_o these_o very_a action_n may_v have_v no_o excess_n as_o justice_n right_o desined_a and_o faith_n 31._o those_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o action_n and_o habit_n be_v call_v virtue_n which_o be_v observe_v and_o believe_v to_o have_v more_o good_a effect_n than_o evil_a one_o in_o the_o total_a sum_n insomuch_o that_o if_o they_o have_v very_o few_o more_o good_a than_o bad_a consequence_n they_o be_v term_v mean_a virtue_n as_o frugality_n if_o very_o many_o and_o great_a one_o than_o they_o be_v call_v great_a virtue_n such_o 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