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great_a a_o delight_n as_o this_o which_o be_v both_o a_o complex_n of_o most_o of_o they_o and_o the_o end_n and_o consummation_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v but_o mediate_v and_o subordinate_a virtue_n this_o be_v ultimate_a and_o final_a when_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o universal_a love_n of_o charity_n and_o goodwill_n he_o be_v as_o good_a and_o as_o great_a and_o happy_a as_o he_o can_v be_v then_o be_v all_o finish_v the_o great_a pleasure_n be_v in_o love_n now_o when_o love_n be_v universal_a and_o in_o exercise_n pleasure_n keep_v proportion_n with_o it_o and_o be_v as_o great_a as_o it_o can_v be_v for_o it_o be_v as_o large_a as_o its_o object_n and_o therefore_o