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at blisfulnesse is a p{er}fit estat
by ? e congregac{i}ou{n} 1764
of alle goodes.

[Sidenote: It is the object which all men strive after. ]

? ? e whiche blisfulnesse as
I haue seid alle mortal folke enforcen hem to geten by
dyuerse weyes.

[Sidenote: A desire of the true good is a natural instinct, but
error misleads them to pursue false joys. ]

? For-whi ? e couetise of verray goode
is naturely y-plaunted in ? e hertys of men. ? But ? e 1768
myswandryng erro{ur} mysledi? hem in to fals[e] goodes.
[Sidenote: Some, imagining the supreme good to consist in lacking
nothing, labour for an abundance of _riches_; others, supposing
that this good lies in the _reverence_ and _esteem_ of their
fellow men, strive to acquire honourable positions. ]

? of ? e whiche men some of hem wenen ? at souereygne
goode is to lyue wi? outen nede of any ? ing.
{and} t{ra}ueile{n} hem to ben habundaunt of rycchesse. 1772
and some o? er men deme{n}. ? at sou{er}ein goode be forto
be ry? t digne of reu{er}ences. {and} enforce{n} hem to ben
reu{er}enced among hir ney? bo{ur}s. by ?