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â—…nis_fw-la nis_fw-la own_o matter_n do_v like_a unto_o he_o that_o estimatethâ—…_n sword_n by_o his_o scabbard_n or_o a_o horse_n by_o his_o saddle_n and_o furniture_n neither_o can_v we_o call_v that_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la or_o the_o great_a good_a which_o be_v no_o good_a at_o all_o and_o be_v common_a both_o to_o good_a man_n and_o wicked_a which_o also_o make_v more_o man_n worse_o than_o better_o and_o how_o can_v riches_n be_v the_o principal_a end_n of_o man_n that_o withdraw_v man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o the_o true_a end_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v god_n for_o we_o see_v plain_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o compendious_a way_n to_o alienate_v a_o man_n mind_n from_o god_n than_o to_o wallow_v in_o worldly_a wealth_n so_o that_o man_n felicity_n or_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la must_v be_v seek_v in_o some_o other_o thing_n than_o in_o riches_n for_o god_n place_v not_o man_n in_o this_o world_n to_o seek_v after_o earthly_a thing_n neither_o that_o 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