at
is to seine souereyne goode may be founden in ?
is to seine souereyne goode may be founden in ?
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forme of goode ? at is p{er}fit. now trowe I ? at it were
goode to shewe in what ? is p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of blisfulnesse is 2456
set.
[Sidenote: Our best plan will be to inquire whether there be in
nature such a good as thou hast lately defined, lest we be
deceived by the vanity of Imagination and be carried beyond the
truth of the matter subjected to our inquiry. ]
{and} in ? is ? ing I trowe ? at we sholden first enquere
forto witen yif ? at any swiche manere goode as ? ilke
goode ? at ? ou hast diffinissed a lytel her byforne. ?
at
is to seine souereyne goode may be founden in ? e nature 2460
of ? inges. For ? at veyne ymaginac{i}ou{n} of ? ou? t ne
desceiue vs nat. {and} putte vs oute of ? e so? efastnesse
of ? ilke ? inge ? at is su{m}myttid to vs. ? is is to seyne.
but it may nat ben denoyed ?
forme of goode ? at is p{er}fit. now trowe I ? at it were
goode to shewe in what ? is p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of blisfulnesse is 2456
set.
[Sidenote: Our best plan will be to inquire whether there be in
nature such a good as thou hast lately defined, lest we be
deceived by the vanity of Imagination and be carried beyond the
truth of the matter subjected to our inquiry. ]
{and} in ? is ? ing I trowe ? at we sholden first enquere
forto witen yif ? at any swiche manere goode as ? ilke
goode ? at ? ou hast diffinissed a lytel her byforne. ?
at
is to seine souereyne goode may be founden in ? e nature 2460
of ? inges. For ? at veyne ymaginac{i}ou{n} of ? ou? t ne
desceiue vs nat. {and} putte vs oute of ? e so? efastnesse
of ? ilke ? inge ? at is su{m}myttid to vs. ? is is to seyne.
but it may nat ben denoyed ?