sayth, "al that ben, ben good." But peraunter thou woldest

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wete, whether of hem-selfe it be good, or els of anothers goodnesse:

for naturel goodnesse of every substaunce is nothing els than his

substancial being, which is y-cleped "goodnesse" after comparison

that he hath to his first goodnesse, so as it is inductatife by menes

in-to the first goodnesse. Boece sheweth this thing at the ful, that

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this name "good" is, in general, name in kynde, as it is comparisoned

generally to his principal ende, which is god, knotte of