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perceive_v and_o know_v by_o reason_n whether_o it_o be_v create_v or_o uncreated_a and_o that_o thou_o go_v and_o pass_v out_o of_o thyself_o and_o from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o so_o come_v into_o that_o one_o unity_n of_o he_o who_o be_v above_o all_o nature_n and_o knowledge_n thus_o far_o he_o now_o if_o this_o can_v not_o befall_v man_n why_o do_v he_o teach_v it_o or_o why_o do_v he_o speak_v to_o man_n in_o this_o life_n yea_o further_o know_v that_o a_o certain_a master_n say_v upon_o these_o word_n of_o dennis_n that_o it_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o it_o do_v often_o befall_v man_n that_o he_o very_o think_v that_o he_o do_v see_v and_o behold_v it_o as_o often_o as_o he_o will_v and_o there_o be_v no_o such_o aspect_n but_o that_o it_o be_v more_o excellent_a dear_a to_o god_n and_o more_o worthy_a than_o whatsoever_o all_o thing_n create_v as_o create_v can_v perform_v chap._n ix_o that_o good_a except_o it_o be_v in_o man_n can_v make_v man_n happy_a we_o must_v especial_o observe_v and_o know_v that_o no_o creature_n no_o good_a no_o not_o the_o good_a itself_o which_o be_v god_n do_v make_v man_n or_o the_o soul_n endue_v with_o virtue_n good_a or_o bless_a so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v without_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o same_o we_o must_v think_v of_o sin_n or_o malice_n and_o therefore_o although_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o inquire_v &_o search_v and_o also_o to_o know_v what_o good_a man_n have_v do_v or_o suffer_v how_o they_o have_v live_v and_o what_o god_n in_o they_o or_o by_o they_o have_v do_v or_o will_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o time_n better_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v search_v &_o know_v what_o and_o of_o what_o kind_n the_o state_n of_o his_o own_o life_n be_v and_o what_o god_n be_v and_o will_v and_o do_v in_o he_o and_o in_o what_o thing_n god_n be_v willing_a or_o unwilling_a to_o use_v he_o therefore_o this_o also_o be_v true_a which_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v 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except_o he_o first_o perform_v and_o suffer_v all_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v by_o christ_n perform_v and_o suffer_v and_o if_o christ_n attain_v not_o to_o this_o before_o he_o first_o endure_v and_o suffer_v the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o belong_v thereunto_o then_o sure_o no_o man_n can_v nor_o ever_o shall_v attain_v to_o this_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v mortal_a and_o subject_a to_o pain_n for_o if_o this_o thing_n have_v be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a thing_n or_o if_o it_o can_v or_o ought_v to_o be_v that_o man_n in_o this_o life_n may_v attain_v hereunto_o then_o sure_o it_o shall_v first_o have_v be_v perform_v in_o christ_n for_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n be_v and_o be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a life_n also_o the_o best_a approve_a and_o most_o dear_a unto_o god_n of_o any_o that_o ever_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v since_o that_o this_o neither_o ought_v nor_o can_v be_v do_v in_o christ_n it_o shall_v never_o 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