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&_o gaudium_fw-la salutis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la &_o perpetua_fw-la laetitia_fw-la &_o possessio_fw-la paradisi_fw-la
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4._o pros_fw-la 2._o pag._n 111._o to_o those_o primordial_a season_n that_o first_o begin_v the_o world_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o find_v any_o one_o particular_a among_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o mankind_n how_o eminent_o virtuous_a or_o prodigious_o vicious_a soever_o that_o can_v so_o play_v the_o heteroclite_n in_o nature_n as_o not_o to_o breathe_v after_o a_o state_n of_o blessedness_n desire_v a_o share_n therein_o as_o in_o all_o nation_n there_o be_v a_o exact_a likeness_n and_o agreement_n in_o the_o situation_n and_o composure_n of_o man_n face_n so_o that_o every_o one_o have_v his_o face_n set_v heaven_n ward_n why_o thus_o there_o be_v the_o same_o likeness_n and_o agreement_n also_o in_o the_o bent_n and_o bias_n of_o all_o man_n spirit_n so_o that_o every_o one_o whether_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o wicked_a or_o godly_a do_v desire_v his_o own_o welfare_n aristot_n welfare_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot_n for_o whatever_o be_v natural_a as_o 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tamen_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la finem_fw-la nititur_fw-la venire_fw-la id_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la quo_fw-la quis_fw-la adepto_fw-la nihil_fw-la ulterius_fw-la desiderare_fw-la queat_fw-la boët_n de_fw-fr cons_n philos_fw-la lib._n 3._o pros_fw-la 2._o pag._n 63._o but_o yet_o though_o they_o be_v thus_o divide_v in_o the_o branch_n they_o be_v notwithstanding_o close_o unite_v in_o the_o root_n though_o they_o can_v not_o agree_v upon_o the_o way_n of_o happiness_n yet_o they_o do_v all_o of_o they_o agree_v and_o conspire_v in_o this_o to_o make_v happiness_n their_o end_n this_o be_v the_o bless_a harbour_n for_o which_o they_o be_v all_o bind_v although_o embark_v in_o several_a vessel_n and_o affect_v different_a wind_n to_o sail_v by_o this_o be_v the_o mark_n at_o which_o they_o all_o shoot_v though_o many_o of_o they_o take_v their_o aim_n amiss_o however_o in_o a_o word_n man_n persuasion_n of_o what_o be_v that_o good_a which_o will_v make_v they_o happy_a may_v 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