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faith_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o a_o little_a concern_v 40._o it_o will_v follow_v 2_o that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v persecute_v or_o have_v any_o external_a violence_n do_v he_o for_o his_o religion_n suppose_v that_o by_o overt_a act_n he_o give_v no_o disturbance_n to_o the_o public_a for_o since_o god_n have_v require_v nothing_o of_o we_o but_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o our_o reason_n why_o shall_v man_n 41._o it_o will_v follow_v 3_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o very_a height_n and_o extremity_n of_o folly_n and_o disingenuity_n of_o folly_n because_o it_o cross_n and_o defeat_v the_o excellent_a end_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o live_v happy_o and_o commodious_o and_o of_o disingenuity_n because_o it_o be_v commit_v against_o he_o who_o when_o he_o may_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o supreme_a dominion_n have_v impose_v upon_o we_o arbitrary_a law_n as_o that_o give_v to_o adam_n or_o hard_o and_o severe_a one_o as_o that_o to_o abraham_n have_v be_v gracious_o 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heroic_a piety_n 1._o since_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n in_o general_n be_v not_o only_o the_o natural_a instrument_n of_o our_o present_a happiness_n but_o also_o the_o only_a and_o indispensable_a condition_n of_o our_o future_a one_o will_v think_v there_o be_v but_o little_o leave_v for_o the_o orator_n to_o do_v here_o the_o naked_a efficacy_n of_o self-love_n and_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o our_o true_a and_o main_a interest_n be_v sufficient_a to_o engage_v we_o upon_o religious_a performance_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v undertake_v to_o recommend_v the_o practice_n of_o heroic_a piety_n have_v a_o much_o heavy_a task_n not_o only_o because_o he_o persuade_v to_o high_a degree_n of_o virtue_n but_o because_o he_o be_v to_o address_v himself_o whole_o to_o a_o weak_a principle_n for_o since_o our_o interest_n be_v secure_v by_o the_o performance_n of_o necessary_a duty_n there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o a_o principle_n of_o generosity_n to_o carry_v we_o on_o to_o 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pure_a and_o unallay_v in_o its_o proportion_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o mixture_n at_o all_o and_o consequent_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o may_v proper_o be_v call_v happiness_n 4._o i_o know_v the_o master_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n do_v not_o treat_v of_o happiness_n in_o this_o latitude_n neither_o be_v it_o fit_a they_o shall_v for_o their_o business_n be_v to_o point_n out_o the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o human_a action_n it_o will_v be_v a_o impertinent_a thing_n for_o they_o to_o give_v any_o other_o idea_n of_o happiness_n than_o the_o high_a but_o however_o this_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o general_n idea_n of_o happiness_n may_v be_v extend_v far_o even_o to_o the_o fruition_n of_o any_o good_a whatsoever_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o latitude_n of_o this_o notion_n since_o we_o acknowledge_v degree_n even_o in_o glory_n 5._o in_o this_o general_a idea_n of_o happiness_n two_o thing_n be_v contain_v one_o be_v 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adam_n lie_v fast_o in_o a_o dead_a sleep_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o paradise_n 7._o the_o sum_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v this_o good_a be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o object_n of_o fruition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o desire_n and_o that_o be_v not_o as_o real_o good_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o as_o it_o be_v judge_v so_o by_o the_o understanding_n and_o consequent_o though_o it_o be_v only_o apparent_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v as_o effectual_a to_o gratify_v the_o appetite_n as_o it_o be_v at_o first_o to_o excite_v it_o during_o that_o appearance_n so_o long_o as_o it_o keep_v on_o its_o vizor_n and_o impose_v upon_o the_o understanding_n what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o thing_n be_v make_v up_o by_o a_o oblige_a imposture_n and_o ignorance_n become_v here_o the_o mother_n of_o happiness_n as_o well_o as_o of_o devotion_n but_o if_o the_o man_n will_v dare_v to_o be_v wise_a and_o too_o curious_o examine_v the_o superficial_a tinsel-good_a he_o undeceive_v himself_o to_o his_o 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