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self-love_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v if_o it_o speak_v not_o the_o same_o language_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o give_v yet_o the_o same_o counsel_n though_o it_o be_v hard_a it_o will_v say_v to_o acknowledge_v our_o fault_n and_o desire_v to_o deface_v they_o and_o blot_v they_o out_o of_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n as_o well_o as_o out_o of_o our_o own_o it_o be_v evident_a nevertheless_o that_o that_o be_v impossible_a the_o more_o we_o shall_v strive_v to_o disguise_v they_o from_o other_o the_o more_o ingenuous_a they_o will_v be_v to_o discover_v they_o and_o wicked_a to_o make_v they_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o same_o desire_n of_o conceal_v they_o will_v pass_v in_o their_o mind_n for_o the_o great_a of_o fault_n and_o we_o shall_v do_v nothing_o in_o strive_v either_o to_o dissemble_v they_o or_o to_o maintain_v they_o but_o draw_v hatred_n and_o disdain_n upon_o ourselves_o we_o must_v therefore_o necessary_o steer_v another_o course_n if_o we_o can_v have_v 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one_o approve_v not_o 25._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v discern_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v that_o charity_n and_o self-love_n shall_v be_v very_o conform_v as_o to_o the_o receive_a reprehension_n and_o advertisement_n and_o that_o some_o very_a different_a consideration_n and_o motive_n ought_v to_o unite_v they_o in_o the_o same_o outward_a conduct_n we_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o to_o which_o charity_n sway_v we_o for_o look_v upon_o these_o advertisement_n as_o a_o very_a great_a good_a and_o a_o favourable_a mean_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o fault_n charity_n receive_v they_o not_o only_o with_o joy_n but_o with_o greediness_n and_o avidity_n the_o bitterness_n itself_o which_o accompany_v they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o it_o as_o procure_v we_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o huminity_n and_o weaken_a self-love_n which_o charity_n esteem_v as_o its_o worst_a enemy_n thus_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o show_v any_o disgust_n or_o sharpness_n of_o speech_n to_o those_o who_o 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idea_n thereof_o which_o represent_v they_o to_o we_o as_o hateful_a and_o odious_a without_o trouble_v the_o mind_n why_o and_o this_o idea_n suffice_v to_o stir_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n a_o motion_n of_o horror_n aversion_n and_o separation_n now_o the_o confuse_a idea_n and_o these_o motion_n which_o follow_v they_o come_v so_o near_o to_o the_o true_a consideration_n of_o charity_n which_o make_v it_o hate_v the_o evil_a action_n which_o they_o include_v that_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o but_o god_n who_o can_v discern_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o 46._o the_o three_o be_v that_o even_o when_o we_o have_v charity_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o it_o carry_v we_o to_o object_n which_o be_v proper_a for_o it_o nevertheless_o because_o cupidity_n march_v many_o time_n the_o same_o way_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o object_n though_o by_o different_a motive_n it_o make_v a_o hotchpotch_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o these_o two_o consideration_n and_o motion_n without_o our_o know_v certain_o which_o it_o be_v that_o carry_v it_o and_o which_o be_v the_o true_a principle_n of_o our_o action_n we_o seek_v god_n and_o the_o world_n at_o once_o the_o heart_n be_v very_o glad_a to_o please_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v god_n he_o relate_v to_o the_o world_n or_o the_o world_n to_o god_n this_o difference_n can_v be_v discover_v but_o by_o penetrate_v a_o certain_a groundplot_n which_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o which_o be_v not_o evident_o know_v but_o by_o god_n alone_o 47._o behold_v what_o be_v the_o ordinary_a condition_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n even_o when_o they_o love_v god_n self-love_n act_v more_o gross_o in_o some_o than_o other_o but_o it_o live_v and_o act_n in_o all_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n and_o it_o be_v seldom_o that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o assure_v themselves_o of_o any_o one_o action_n in_o particular_a that_o it_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o self-inquiring_a 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world_n may_v distinguish_v by_o action_n which_o can_v not_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o other_o they_o will_v all_o be_v public_a continual_a and_o subsist_v miracle_n which_o will_v destroy_v the_o state_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o god_n will_v save_v the_o world_n the_o wicked_a who_o will_v see_v themselves_o in_o a_o impossibility_n of_o imitate_v they_o will_v thereby_o clear_o know_v that_o nature_n can_v attain_v to_o the_o state_n of_o virtuous_a men._n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o action_n pure_o human_a which_o do_v so_o much_o resemble_v supernatural_a and_o divine_a action_n that_o the_o distinction_n can_v be_v perceive_v and_o as_o these_o well-meaning_a man_n do_v not_o commit_v any_o crime_n and_o thus_o can_v be_v thereby_o intermix_v together_o with_o the_o wicked_a it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v that_o the_o wicked_a can_v imitate_v their_o virtuous_a action_n and_o do_v some_o which_o may_v be_v so_o like_o outward_o that_o they_o can_v be_v discover_v 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and_o that_o of_o his_o pride_n humble_a he_o be_v strong_a and_o powerful_a when_o he_o know_v himself_o weak_a and_o weak_a when_o he_o think_v he_o be_v strong_a thus_o this_o obscurity_n which_o impede_v and_o hinder_v he_o from_o distinguish_v clear_o whether_o he_o act_v by_o charity_n or_o by_o self-love_n be_v so_o far_o from_o hurt_v that_o it_o be_v comfortable_a to_o he_o this_o obscurity_n do_v not_o take_v away_o virtue_n from_o he_o but_o hinder_v he_o from_o lose_v they_o by_o keep_v he_o always_o in_o humility_n and_o fear_n and_o make_v he_o mistrust_v all_o his_o work_n and_o to_o rely_v only_o on_o god_n mercy_n 50._o this_o be_v the_o great_a profit_n of_o this_o outward_a resemblance_n of_o the_o action_n of_o self-love_n with_o those_o of_o charity_n but_o we_o may_v yet_o take_v notice_n of_o some_o other_o which_o be_v very_o material_a it_o happen_v oftentimes_o that_o charity_n be_v weak_a in_o certain_a soul_n and_o in_o this_o condition_n of_o weakness_n 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and_o little_a and_o that_o there_o be_v another_o to_o take_v its_o place_n by_o divers_a progress_v it_o be_v thus_o that_o human_a passion_n be_v change_v and_o god_n who_o will_v that_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o grace_n be_v not_o sensible_o distinguish_v from_o those_o of_o nature_n follow_v common_o the_o same_o method_n he_o begin_v to_o shake_v the_o heart_n through_o fear_n before_o he_o touch_v it_o with_o his_o love_n and_o he_o often_o touch_v it_o a_o long_a time_n by_o beginning_n of_o love_n before_o he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o by_o a_o roll_a love_n which_o turn_v the_o heart_n towards_o he_o as_o towards_o its_o last_o end_n and_o which_o free_v and_o deliver_v it_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o the_o love_n of_o creature_n thus_o as_o the_o conversion_n of_o die_a sinner_n can_v pass_v through_o these_o degree_n it_o must_v be_v miraculous_a to_o be_v true_a the_o church_n despair_v not_o of_o this_o miracle_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o she_o grant_v the_o sacrament_n to_o die_a people_n but_o she_o fear_v mighty_o that_o these_o sentiment_n which_o appear_v in_o sinner_n in_o this_o state_n be_v only_o those_o light_a beginning_n either_o of_o the_o fear_n or_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o a_o true_a and_o hearty_a conversion_n and_o it_o be_v this_o which_o oblige_v sinner_n not_o only_o to_o labour_v but_o also_o to_o make_v haste_n to_o labour_v serious_o for_o their_o salvation_n that_o their_o love_n may_v have_v time_n to_o increase_v and_o to_o arrive_v unto_o a_o condition_n that_o one_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v they_o be_v true_o convert_v to_o act_v otherways_o be_v to_o tempt_v god_n nay_o and_o to_o tempt_v he_o after_o a_o most_o dangerous_a manner_n in_o will_v he_o to_o do_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o order_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o save_v we_o and_o in_o this_o fashion_n all_o those_o who_o expect_v to_o be_v convert_v to_o god_n at_o their_o death_n beside_o their_o 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prayer_n spiritus_fw-la precum_fw-la and_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o pray_v by_o unspeakable_a sigh_n it_o will_v seem_v then_o that_o this_o so_o divine_a exercise_n shall_v need_v neither_o preparation_n nor_o rule_n and_o that_o it_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o expect_v the_o inspiration_n of_o grace_n and_o yet_o the_o wise_a man_n advise_v we_o express_o that_o we_o must_v prepare_v the_o soul_n before_o prayer_n for_o fear_v of_o be_v like_o those_o who_o tempt_v god_n ante_fw-la orationem_fw-la praepara_fw-la animam_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o noli_fw-la esse_fw-la quasi_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la tentat_fw-la deum_fw-la show_v thus_o that_o all_o those_o who_o pray_v be_v unprepared_a fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o tempt_a god_n and_o that_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o lukewarmness_n in_o our_o prayer_n be_v the_o little_a care_n we_o have_v to_o prepare_v ourselves_o thereunto_o by_o the_o mean_v prescribe_v to_o we_o by_o scripture_n which_o consist_v in_o withdraw_v our_o heart_n and_o mind_n from_o wander_a and_o vain_a amusement_n that_o we_o may_v find_v they_o again_o when_o they_o must_v be_v present_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n be_v impossible_a that_o the_o heart_n do_v not_o run_v after_o its_o treasure_n and_o busy_v itself_o with_o the_o object_n it_o possess_v 26._o it_o be_v thus_o that_o truth_n unite_v what_o appear_v contrary_a to_o those_o who_o know_v it_o but_o imperfect_o all_o depend_v on_o god_n therefore_o we_o must_v labour_v say_v certain_a heretic_n we_o must_v not_o labour_v therefore_o virtue_n depend_v not_o on_o grace_n say_v the_o pelagian_o but_o the_o catholic_n doctrine_n consist_v in_o unite_n these_o truth_n and_o cast_v away_o the_o false_a conclusion_n we_o must_v labour_v say_v this_o doctrine_n and_o yet_o all_o depend_v on_o god_n labour_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n to_o obtain_v grace_n to_o think_v that_o labour_n and_o virtue_n be_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v a_o pelagian_a presumption_n to_o slight_v the_o mean_v god_n make_v use_v of_o general_o to_o communicate_v his_o grace_n to_o man_n be_v to_o tempt_v god_n in_o subvert_v the_o order_n of_o his_o wisdom_n thus_o piety_n consist_v in_o practise_v these_o mean_n and_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o make_v we_o practice_v they_o 27._o i_o know_v well_o that_o human_a understanding_n which_o be_v dazzle_v by_o the_o splendidness_n of_o divine_a truth_n and_o which_o be_v puzzle_v with_o its_o vain_a reason_n may_v yet_o find_v difficulty_n in_o this_o alliance_n of_o labour_n and_o grace_n and_o in_o suppose_v with_o st._n austin_n and_o st._n thomas_n that_o what_o power_n one_o may_v have_v to_o do_v act_n of_o piety_n by_o other_o grace_n they_o be_v never_o do_v effectual_o unless_o god_n determine_v the_o will_n by_o efficacious_a grace_n he_o be_v easy_o incline_v to_o conclude_v that_o we_o need_v only_o continue_v in_o repose_n until_o we_o 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in_o a_o theological_a way_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o it_o have_v nothing_o of_o solidity_n even_o according_a to_o human_a reason_n and_o that_o the_o necessity_n we_o have_v of_o efficacious_a grace_n to_o practise_v christian_a virtue_n may_v well_o serve_v to_o humble_a man_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o a_o state_n of_o fear_n and_o tremble_a but_o that_o it_o can_v never_o just_o carry_v they_o neither_o to_o idleness_n to_o trouble_v nor_o despair_n because_o we_o have_v always_o by_o nature_n itself_o a_o mean_n which_o suffice_v to_o keep_v our_o mind_n in_o quiet_a and_o to_o banish_v away_o trouble_v and_o inquietude_n the_o reason_n be_v that_o although_o to_o labour_v according_a to_o god_n to_o resist_v our_o fault_n like_o christian_n to_o pray_v and_o to_o practise_v good_a work_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o true_a charity_n we_o have_v need_n of_o efficacious_a and_o supernatural_a grace_n it_o be_v nevertheless_o certain_a that_o each_o of_o these_o 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upon_o his_o score_n 18._o the_o cardinal_n of_o arles_n be_v author_n of_o a_o enterprise_n which_o cause_v great_a trouble_n which_o be_v the_o depose_n of_o eugenius_n iu._n this_o action_n be_v not_o follow_v in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v not_o where_o observe_v that_o he_o repent_v the_o act_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v do_v miracle_n after_o his_o death_n god_n have_v not_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n what_o he_o do_v through_o zeal_n of_o justice_n though_o in_o some_o circumstance_n which_o render_v his_o action_n imprudent_a st._n peter_n of_o luxemburg_n st._n vincent_n ferrier_n st._n catherive_v of_o sienna_n be_v in_o divers_a and_o different_a time_n of_o schism_n and_o by_o consequence_n some_o of_o they_o for_o the_o antipope_n yet_o nevertheless_o this_o blemish_n have_v not_o hinder_v their_o sanctity_n 19_o they_o who_o write_v the_o live_v of_o saint_n think_v that_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o set_v forth_o all_o their_o virtue_n and_o to_o hide_v all_o their_o fault_n but_o i_o do_v not_o know_v if_o they_o shall_v not_o do_v as_o well_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o their_o fault_n as_o of_o their_o virtue_n to_o hinder_v thereby_o that_o man_n be_v not_o scandalize_v at_o such_o as_o appear_v in_o some_o pious_a man_n which_o we_o know_v whosoevor_n for_o example_n shall_v make_v reflection_n on_o the_o manner_n how_o three_o saint_n to_o wit_n st._n epiphanius_n st._n jerome_n and_o st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n act_v upon_o account_n of_o st._n john_n chrysostome_n will_v wonder_v no_o more_o that_o virtuous_a man_n be_v sometime_o prevent_v and_o fall_v sometime_o into_o excess_n and_o they_o will_v conceive_v that_o there_o be_v very_o great_a limitation_n in_o this_o passage_n charitas_fw-la operit_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la peceatorum_fw-la 20._o we_o see_v often_o in_o saint_n some_o fault_n which_o god_n see_v no_o more_o there_o whereas_o we_o see_v not_o in_o ourselves_o those_o which_o be_v true_o there_o if_o they_o commit_v fault_n through_o ignorance_n the_o heat_n of_o their_o charity_n purify_v they_o even_o without_o their_o acknowledge_v they_o and_o thus_o they_o subsist_v no_o more_o if_o they_o commit_v some_o through_o weakness_n or_o through_o some_o passion_n they_o humble_v themselves_o and_o they_o rise_v again_o more_o strong_a than_o they_o be_v before_o their_o fall_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n again_o they_o subsist_v no_o more_o but_o the_o fault_n of_o soul_n grow_v cold_a although_o more_o inconsiderable_a in_o appearance_n subsist_v always_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n because_o they_o want_v this_o fire_n of_o charity_n to_o consume_v they_o and_o because_o they_o be_v not_o restore_v again_o absolute_o 27._o we_o must_v distinguish_v fault_n of_o passion_n from_o fault_n of_o darkness_n and_o fault_n of_o light_n the_o fault_n of_o understanding_n from_o fault_n of_o the_o heart_n nor_o be_v there_o proper_o any_o but_o god_n who_o can_v judge_v of_o fault_n which_o spring_n from_o ignorance_n wherein_o cupidity_n appear_v not_o to_o have_v any_o share_n at_o all_o nor_o be_v it_o permit_v for_o man_n to_o determine_v of_o the_o degree_n 22._o all_o saint_n have_v in_o their_o heart_n a_o sincere_a disposition_n to_o love_n and_o follow_v every_o know_a truth_n but_o they_o know_v not_o equal_o all_o truth_n nether_a be_v they_o equal_o appropriate_v to_o all_o those_o they_o know_v god_n enlighten_v and_o touch_v they_o different_o according_a to_o the_o several_a design_n he_o have_v upon_o they_o and_o by_o give_v they_o a_o ardent_a love_n for_o certain_a truth_n by_o which_o he_o will_v sanctify_v they_o he_o suffer_v sometime_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o they_o remain_v in_o some_o kind_n of_o obscurity_n or_o in_o a_o want_n of_o judgement_n which_o come_v not_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n but_o from_o this_o that_o god_n apply_v they_o to_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v this_o that_o make_v these_o who_o love_v these_o truth_n to_o be_v oftentimes_o trouble_v to_o see_v they_o so_o little_o concern_v for_o they_o because_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o they_o themselves_o be_v in_o this_o deprivation_n of_o light_n and_o judgement_n in_o regard_n of_o many_o other_o and_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v limit_v and_o narrow_a in_o the_o condition_n it_o be_v in_o as_o to_o this_o life_n god_n do_v not_o exact_a that_o it_o shall_v love_v truth_n truth_n in_o all_o its_o extent_n but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o truth_n and_o not_o cupidity_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o principal_a of_o its_o action_n 23._o when_o god_n leave_v the_o saint_n thus_o in_o ignorance_n as_o to_o many_o truth_n or_o divert_v and_o stop_v the_o occasion_n which_o may_v engage_v they_o to_o commit_v some_o fault_n through_o ignorance_n or_o hide_v by_o the_o purity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o by_o the_o ardency_n of_o their_o charity_n those_o which_o they_o commit_v it_o happen_v nevertheless_o from_o hence_o that_o we_o may_v easy_o make_v ill_a use_n of_o their_o example_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o imagine_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o follow_v blind_o all_o they_o have_v do_v or_o in_o behave_v ourselves_o so_o as_o to_o condemn_v these_o saint_n because_o of_o these_o want_n of_o light_n but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o scandal_n must_v be_v remedy_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o various_a dispensation_n which_o god_n make_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o truth_n for_o we_o see_v by_o this_o on_o the_o one_o side_n that_o there_o may_v remain_v darkness_n in_o the_o saint_n in_o respect_n of_o certain_a point_n in_o which_o by_o consequence_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v take_v for_o guide_n and_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v on_o the_o other_o that_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o those_o in_o who_o we_o perceive_v the_o want_n of_o light_n in_o respect_n of_o certain_a truth_n can_v be_v saint_n by_o the_o application_n they_o have_v to_o other_o 24._o 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into_o those_o wherein_o it_o seem_v it_o may_v have_v the_o least_o share_n and_o which_o be_v design_v to_o mortify_v and_o to_o destroy_v it_o it_o can_v sometime_o make_v religious_a person_n fast_o or_o at_o least_o assuage_v one_o part_n of_o the_o trouble_n of_o their_o fast_a the_o hair_n clothes_n and_o discipline_n be_v sometime_o for_o their_o use_n and_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o humiliation_n which_o self-love_n be_v not_o capable_a to_o practise_v and_o although_o it_o find_v not_o its_o account_n in_o solitude_n in_o silence_n and_o in_o secret_a austerity_n there_o be_v perchance_o certain_a hide_a passage_n and_o certain_a subterraneous_a way_n through_o which_o it_o may_v may_v be_v find_v some_o entrance_n in_o fine_a self-love_n be_v also_o capable_a to_o make_v we_o suffer_v even_o death_n with_o joy_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o certain_a way_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o charity_n by_o martyrdom_n the_o saint_n do_v teach_v we_o after_o st._n paul_n that_o there_o be_v martyr_n of_o vanity_n as_o well_o as_o of_o charity_n therefore_o st._n austin_n have_v say_v that_o vanity_n do_v imitate_v so_o exact_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n that_o there_o be_v almost_o no_o difference_n at_o all_o betwixt_o their_o effect_n that_o charity_n do_v nourish_v the_o poor_a and_o that_o vanity_n do_v so_o likewise_o that_o charity_n fa_v that_o vanity_n can_v fast_o also_o that_o these_o work_n do_v strike_v we_o but_o that_o we_o can_v distinguish_v which_o come_v from_o a_o good_a and_o which_o from_o a_o ill_a principle_n he_o add_v at_o last_o that_o charity_n die_v and_o bring_v we_o at_o the_o end_n to_o martyrdom_n and_o that_o vanity_n die_v also_o and_o suffer_v martyrdom_n videte_fw-la qualia_fw-la opera_fw-la faciat_fw-la superbia_fw-la quam_fw-la similia_fw-la faciat_fw-la &_o prope_fw-la paria_fw-la charitati_fw-la pascit_fw-la esurientem_fw-la charitas_fw-la pascit_fw-la &_o superbia_fw-la charitas_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la laudetur_fw-la superbia_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la laudetur_fw-la jejunat_fw-la charitas_fw-la jejunat_fw-la &_o superbia_fw-la opera_fw-la videmus_fw-la in_fw-la operibus_fw-la non_fw-la discernimus_fw-la moritur_fw-la charitas_fw-la moritur_fw-la superbia_fw-la 40._o but_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o hard_a troublesome_a and_o humble_v action_n of_o virtue_n and_o those_o which_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v beautiful_a without_o be_v troublesome_a that_o when_o self-love_n persuade_v man_n to_o humility_n patience_n and_o to_o suffering_n it_o be_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o unusualness_n or_o disorder_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a for_o example_n that_o the_o way_n to_o attain_v to_o our_o end_n which_o we_o propose_v be_v not_o to_o shut_v ourselves_o up_o in_o solitude_n to_o have_v no_o converse_n with_o man_n or_o to_o have_v nothing_o speak_v of_o but_o our_o sin_n and_o fault_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a that_o there_o be_v any_o who_o embrace_v this_o kind_n of_o life_n so_o contrary_a to_o the_o inclination_n of_o nature_n and_o who_o persevere_v therein_o by_o other_o motive_n than_o those_o of_o salvation_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n which_o may_v be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n self-love_n obtain_v its_o end_n better_a by_o practise_v they_o it_o can_v omit_v they_o without_o lose_v what_o it_o aim_v at_o and_o it_o must_v be_v carry_v away_o by_o some_o unreasonable_a passion_n against_o its_o true_a interest_n to_o follow_v any_o other_o ride_v but_o this_o 41._o thus_o one_o may_v say_v true_o that_o absolute_o to_o reform_v the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o banish_v all_o the_o vice_n and_o all_o the_o gross_a disorder_n therein_o and_o to_o make_v mankind_n happy_a even_o in_o this_o life_n there_o needs_o only_o instead_o of_o charity_n to_o give_v every_o one_o a_o harmless_a self-love_n which_o may_v be_v able_a to_o discen_n its_o true_a interest_n and_o to_o incline_v thereto_o by_o the_o way_n which_o true_a reason_n shall_v discover_v to_o it_o how_o corrupt_v soever_o this_o whole_a society_n may_v be_v within_o and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n there_o will_v be_v nothing_o without_o better_a order_v more_o civil_o more_o just_a more_o peaceable_a more_o honest_a more_o generous_a and_o what_o will_v be_v more_o admirable_a it_o be_v that_o not_o be_v animate_v and_o stir_v but_o by_o self-love_n self-love_n will_v not_o appear_v at_o all_o there_o and_o be_v absolute_o void_a of_o charity_n we_o shall_v see_v every_o where_o nothing_o but_o the_o form_n and_o character_n of_o charity_n 42._o perhaps_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o that_o those_o who_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o education_n of_o great_a person_n shall_v have_v this_o engrave_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o inspire_v they_o with_o these_o sentiment_n of_o 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animosity_n which_o have_v long_o and_o troublesome_a consequence_n it_o engage_v a_o infinity_n of_o people_n in_o considerable_a fault_n and_o all_o this_o multiplication_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o those_o who_o shall_v have_v give_v way_n thereunto_o by_o their_o indiscretion_n 21._o i_o have_v hitherto_o only_o consider_v the_o obligation_n to_o any_o secret_a thing_n which_o spring_v from_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o civil_a society_n and_o fidelity_n which_o be_v a_o continuation_n of_o that_o transitory_a friendship_n which_o be_v contract_v with_o all_o those_o who_o out_o of_o confidence_n speak_v to_o we_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v take_v their_o will_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o report_n which_o may_v honest_o be_v make_v from_o what_o shall_v have_v be_v tell_v we_o but_o as_o from_o hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o one_o may_v tell_v again_o all_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v glad_a we_o shall_v tell_v it_o may_v be_v add_v that_o we_o be_v often_o oblige_v 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