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to_o we_o 29._o arrian_n in_o epict._n l._n 1._o c._n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v enact_v this_o law_n that_o if_o we_o desire_v any_o go_fw-mi we_o shall_v ask_v it_o of_o ourselves_o for_o say_v he_o the_o nature_n of_o godd_n and_o evil_a do_v lie_v in_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o will._n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o this_o faculty_n to_o enable_v we_o to_o bear_v all_o event_n with_o a_o undaunted_a mind_n only_o but_o as_o a_o king_n and_o a_o father_n that_o nothing_o may_v exercise_v a_o power_n and_o authority_n over_o we_o but_o that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o full_a power_n over_o ourselves_o but_o what_o can_v such_o a_o power_n signify_v to_o we_o if_o we_o can_v choose_v amiss_o and_o nothing_o we_o can_v do_v can_v hurt_v we_o since_o than_o there_o be_v such_o a_o faculty_n in_o our_o soul_n either_o we_o must_v believe_v we_o be_v make_v for_o religion_n or_o to_o be_v a_o vexation_n to_o 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