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none_o of_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n either_o outward_o provide_v for_o man_n or_o natural_o ingraff_v in_o man_n body_n or_o soul_n do_v make_v man_n true_o bless_v for_o have_v he_o be_v true_o bless_v by_o these_o he_o can_v not_o so_o wretched_o have_v fall_v from_o these_o into_o the_o sea_n of_o misery_n and_o heap_n of_o curse_n with_o which_o he_o be_v after_o for_o sin_n overwhelm_v wherefore_o we_o must_v resolve_v that_o as_o god_n be_v only_a truth_n because_o he_o be_v by_o nature_n immutable_a and_o only_a blessedness_n because_o no_o evil_a can_v approach_v he_o so_o no_o blessing_n can_v right_o be_v call_v true_a but_o that_o which_o be_v perpetual_a nor_o full_a but_o that_o which_o be_v free_a from_o all_o misery_n saint_n austen_n say_v wise_o 8._o nullo_fw-la modo_fw-la poterit_fw-la esse_fw-la vita_fw-la veraciter_fw-la beata_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la by_o no_o mean_n may_v any_o life_n be_v true_o bless_v except_o it_o be_v everlasting_a and_o again_o 123._o veritas_fw-la immortalis_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la incommutabilis_fw-la est_fw-la truth_n be_v eternal_a truth_n be_v unchangeable_a and_o so_o ambrose_n initiantur_fw-la creaturae_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la veritas_fw-la sed_fw-la species_n quae_fw-la facile_fw-la soluitur_fw-la atque_fw-la mutatur_fw-la there_o can_v be_v no_o truth_n but_o a_o show_n in_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v easy_o lose_v and_o change_v and_o therefore_o austen_n expound_v 9_o beatam_fw-la vitam_fw-la stabilem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la veram_fw-la a_o steadfast_a that_o be_v a_o true_a bless_a life_n for_o how_o can_v that_o be_v think_v a_o true_a blessing_n which_o may_v end_v in_o everlasting_a wretchedness_n true_a blessing_n then_o there_o be_v none_o but_o such_o as_o join_v we_o to_o god_n who_o be_v the_o true_a fountain_n of_o all_o true_a blessing_n that_o without_o any_o separation_n or_o defection_n from_o he_o we_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o he_o by_o true_a blessing_n we_o shall_v best_o understand_v what_o true_a curse_v be_v for_o as_o evil_n be_v no_o contrary_a nature_n to_o good_a but_o only_o the_o defect_n or_o privation_n of_o good_a so_o there_o be_v no_o true_a curse_n to_o we_o but_o that_o which_o bereave_v we_o of_o our_o true_a blessing_n 4._o malum_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la essentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la privationem_fw-la rectissime_fw-la dicitur_fw-la evil_a be_v most_o right_o say_v to_o be_v no_o essence_n but_o the_o privation_n of_o good_a to_o cleave_v fast_o to_o god_n who_o be_v only_o and_o whole_o our_o good_a be_v the_o true_a blessing_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v sever_v from_o god_n and_o to_o loose_v all_o communion_n with_o he_o be_v the_o true_a curse_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n the_o true_a blessing_n of_o god_n bestow_v on_o his_o child_n though_o they_o be_v indeed_o infinite_a yet_o may_v they_o be_v reduce_v to_o these_o three_o sum_n according_a 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