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the_o felicity_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n by_o hierome_n savonarola_n print_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1651._o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n the_o i._o conclusion_n that_o among_o all_o creature_n of_o this_o world_n man_n only_o work_v for_o some_o certain_a end_n that_o only_a thing_n we_o say_v work_v for_o its_o end_n which_o design_v unto_o itself_o some_o particular_a end_n or_o reason_n of_o its_o work_n and_o for_o the_o gain_v thereof_o use_v convenient_a mean_n now_o this_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v do_v without_o discourse_n of_o reason_n and_o that_o be_v proper_a only_o unto_o man_n it_o follow_v that_o man_n only_o can_v be_v say_v proper_o to_o work_v for_o some_o end_n and_o that_o bruit_n creature_n be_v rather_o act_v that_o be_v carry_v by_o a_o swing_n of_o natural_a propensity_n to_o their_o several_a end_n then_o that_o they_o act_n or_o move_v themselves_o the_o ii_o conclusion_n that_o there_o be_v some_o ultimate_a or_o last_o end_n of_o humane_a 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