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to_o the_o chief_a good_a and_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o soul_n must_v be_v judge_v of_o by_o its_o relation_n to_o life_n and_o love_n and_o blessedness_n itself_o thing_n external_a corporal_a temporal_a make_v some_o difference_n among_o man_n but_o it_o be_v but_o nominal_a and_o titular_a in_o comparison_n by_o these_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v rich_a or_o poor_a noble_a or_o ignoble_a but_o man_n be_v real_o and_o substantial_o difference_v by_o the_o relation_n that_o they_o have_v to_o god_n by_o this_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a godly_a or_o wicked_a this_o be_v the_o most_o certain_a and_o proper_a note_n of_o a_o good_a man_n viz._n communion_n with_o god_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o may_v be_v liâ—e_z other_o man_n but_o in_o this_o he_o differ_v from_o and_o excel_v they_o all_o this_o be_v a_o character_n proper_a quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la for_o it_o agree_v to_o every_o good_a man_n to_o none_o but_o a_o good_a man_n and_o always_o to_o he_o as_o we_o shall_v 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