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now_o that_o suffysaunce_n may_v not_o come_v by_o riches_n ne_o power_n by_o realm_n ne_o reverence_n by_o dignity_n ne_o gentlesse_a by_o glory_n ne_o joy_n by_o delyce_n phi._n and_o haste_v thou_o well_o know_v the_o cause_n ê™_n she_o why_o it_o be_v boece_n certes_o i_o seem_v ê™_n i_o that_o i_o se_fw-mi hem_o right_a as_o though_o it_o be_v through_o a_o little_a clyfte_fw-mi but_o i_o be_v leav_o know_v they_o more_o open_o of_o the._n p._n certes_o ê™_n she_o the_o reason_n be_v already_o for_o thilk_o thing_n that_o symp_o be_v one_o thing_n without_o any_o devysyon_n the_o error_n and_o folly_n of_o mankind_n devyde_v and_o depart_v it_o &_o myslead_v it_o and_o transport_v from_o very_a and_o parfyte_n good_a to_o good_n that_o be_v false_a and_o unparfyte_n but_o say_v i_o this_o ween_v thou_o that_o he_o that_o have_v need_n of_o power_n that_o he_o ne_o lack_v nothing_o b._n nay_o ê™_n i_o p._n certes_o ê™_n she_o y_z u_z say_v aright_o for_o if_o so_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o in_o any_o part_n be_v feeble_a of_o power_n certes_o as_o in_o that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v needy_a of_o forayne_a help_n bocce_fw-fr right_o so_o it_o be_v ê™_n i_o phi._n suffisance_n and_o power_n be_v of_o one_o kind_n b._n so_o seem_v ê™_n i_o philoso_n and_o deme_v thou_o quoth_v she_o that_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o this_o manner_n that_o be_v to_o say_v suffysaunt_a and_o mighty_a ought_v be_v dispyse_v or_o else_o that_o it_o be_v right_a digne_fw-fr of_o reverence_n above_o all_o thing_n b._n certes_o ê™_n i_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n that_o it_o be_v right_a worthy_a to_o be_v reverence_v p._n let_v we_o adden_fw-mi ê™_n she_o reverence_n to_o suffysaunce_n and_o to_o power_n so_o that_o we_o deman_n y_o it_o these_o three_o thing_n he_o all_o one_o thing_n b._n certes_o quoth_v i_o let_v we_o adden_fw-mi it_o if_o we_o will_v grant_v the_o sooth_n p._n what_o deme_v thou_o ê™_n she_o than_o be_v that_o a_o dark_a thing_n and_o not_o noble_a that_o be_v suffysaunt_a reverend_a and_o mighty_a or_o else_o that_o it_o be_v right_a noble_a and_o right_a clear_a by_o celebrat_n of_o renown_n consydre_n than_o ê™_n she_o as_o we_o have_v grant_v here_o before_o that_o he_o that_o ne_o have_v no_o need_n of_o nothing_o and_o be_v moo_v mighty_a and_o most_o digne_fw-fr of_o honour_n if_o he_o need_v any_o clerenesse_n of_o renown_n which_o clerenesse_n he_o may_v not_o graunten_a of_o himself_o so_o for_o lack_v of_o thilk_o clearness_n he_o may_v seman_n the_o feeble_a on_o any_o side_n or_o the_o more_o outcaste_a gloze_v that_o be_v to_o say_v nay_o for_o who_o so_o that_o be_v suffysaunt_a mighty_a and_o reverente_a clearness_n of_o renown_n follow_v of_o the_o forsayde_a thing_n he_o have_v it_o all_o ready_a of_o his_o suffysaunce_n b._n i_o may_v not_o quoth_v i_o deny_v it_o but_o i_o must_v graunten_a as_o it_o be_v that_o this_o thing_n be_v right_a celebrable_a by_o clerenesse_n of_o renown_n and_o noblesse_n phil._n than_o follow_v quoth_v she_o that_o we_o adden_fw-mi clerenesse_n of_o renown_n to_o the_o foresay_a thing_n so_o that_o there_o be_v among_o they_o no_o dyfferencee_n boece_n this_o be_v a_o consequence_n ê™_n i_o philoso_n this_o thing_n than_o ê™_n she_o that_o ne_o have_v need_n of_o no_o forayne_a thing_n and_o that_o may_v do_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o strength_n and_o that_o be_v noble_a and_o honourable_a be_v it_o not_o a_o merry_a thing_n and_o joyful_a boece_n but_o whence_o quoth_v i_o that_o any_o sorrow_n may_v come_v to_o this_o thing_n that_o be_v such_o certes_o i_o may_v not_o think_v philosop_n than_o may_v we_o graunten_a ê™_n she_o that_o this_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o gladness_n if_o the_o forsayde_a thing_n be_v sothe_o and_o certes_o
phi._n the_o thing_n than_o ê™_n she_o that_o ne_v be_v no_o good_n when_o they_o be_v diverse_a &_o when_o they_o begynnen_n to_o be_v all_o one_o thing_n than_o be_v they_o good_n ne_o come_v it_o not_o than_o by_o the_o get_v of_o unyte_n that_o they_o be_v make_v good_n boece_n so_o seem_v it_o quoth_v i_o philo._n but_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a ê™_n she_o graunteste_v thou_o that_o it_o be_v good_a by_o the_o participation_n of_o good_a or_o no_o boece_n i_o grant_v it_o quoth_v i_o philoso_n than_o must_v thou_o grant_v quoth_v she_o by_o semblable_a reason_n that_o one_o and_o good_a be_v one_o same_o thing_n for_o of_o thing_n of_o which_o the_o effect_n ny_n not_o naturel_o diverse_a needs_o her_o substance_n must_v be_v one_o same_o thing_n boece_n i_o ne_o may_v not_o deny_v it_o quoth_v i_o philoso_n haste_v thou_o not_o know_v well_o ê™_n i_o that_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v have_v so_o long_o his_o dwell_v and_o his_o substance_n as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v one_o 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