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be_v to_o good_a in_o general_n i._n e._n to_o all_o good_a and_o therefore_o to_o god_n only_o answer_v §_o 3._o argument_n 3._o god_n be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o love_n since_o he_o can_v act_v for_o a_o creature_n but_o only_o for_o himself_o or_o move_v we_o to_o a_o creature_n but_o only_o to_o himself_o answer_v §_o 4._o argument_n 4._o that_o god_n can_v be_v love_v too_o much_o nor_o the_o world_n too_o little_a answer_v §_o 5._o argument_n 5._o that_o god_n have_v call_v we_o thus_o to_o the_o love_n of_o himself_o can_v afterward_o send_v we_o to_o a_o creature_n §_o 6._o argument_n 6._o a_o man_n can_v repent_v of_o place_v his_o whole_a affection_n upon_o god_n or_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o answer_n for_o on_o that_o account_n
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p._n 91._o chap._n v._o mr._n n._n grant_n that_o we_o may_v seek_v and_o use_v sensible_a thing_n for_o our_o good_a but_o say_v he_o we_o must_v not_o love_v they_o as_o our_o good_a and_o that_o we_o may_v approach_v to_o they_o by_o a_o bodily_a movement_n but_o not_o with_o the_o movement_n of_o the_o soul_n this_o be_v examine_v and_o confute_v §_o 1._o argument_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a cause_n of_o our_o love_n and_o therefore_o have_v the_o sole_a right_n to_o it_o answer_v §_o 2._o argument_n 2._o the_o motion_n of_o the_o will_n be_v good_a in_o general_n i._n e._n to_o all_o good_a and_o therefore_o to_o god_n only_o answer_v §_o 3._o argument_n 3._o god_n be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o love_n since_o he_o can_v act_v for_o a_o creature_n but_o only_o for_o himself_o or_o move_v we_o to_o a_o creature_n but_o only_o to_o himself_o answer_v §_o 4._o argument_n 4._o that_o god_n can_v be_v love_v too_o much_o nor_o the_o world_n too_o little_a answer_v §_o 5._o 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