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which_o be_v virtuous_a and_o liberal_a who_o not_o be_v content_v to_o be_v rich_a and_o to_o abound_v themselves_o do_v communicate_v to_o other_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v of_o their_o virtue_n and_o riches_n which_o all_o natural_o do_v esteem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a perfection_n this_o great_a but_o profane_a philosopher_n have_v not_o consider_v or_o at_o least_o will_v not_o do_v it_o that_o this_o viz._n communication_n be_v a_o virtue_n most_o commendable_a in_o man_n he_o be_v not_o to_o alienate_v it_o from_o god_n but_o attribute_v it_o to_o he_o as_o a_o quality_n and_o property_n most_o consonant_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o this_o world_n be_v the_o production_n and_o workmanship_n of_o god_n according_a to_o this_o his_o propriety_n and_o that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o rule_v and_o government_n of_o it_o be_v it_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a rational_a that_o the_o creation_n 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these_o verse_n parcus_n deorum_fw-la cultor_fw-la &_o infrequens_fw-la jusanientis_fw-la dum_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la consultus_fw-la err_v chap._n viii_o the_o six_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n those_o that_o do_v deny_v a_o deity_n do_v also_o consequent_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v another_o life_n after_o this_o and_o that_o man_n soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o will_v acknowledge_v neither_o paradise_n nor_o hell_n nor_o angel_n nor_o devil_n and_o these_o thing_n indeed_o be_v so_o firm_o conjoin_v together_o that_o whosoever_o deny_v or_o affirm_v one_o of_o they_o ought_v also_o to_o affirm_v or_o deny_v the_o rest_n so_o that_o the_o sadducee_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v either_o angel_n spirit_n or_o resurrection_n be_v in_o effect_n right_a epicure_n and_o atheist_n like_o those_o of_o these_o time_n who_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n and_o shame_n of_o the_o world_n not_o dare_v open_o to_o say_v what_o they_o 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