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1 This intellectual love follows necessarily from the 2 nature of the mind, in so far as the latter is regarded through 3 the nature of God as an eternal truth (V. xxxiii. and xxix.). 4 If, therefore, there should be anything which would be contrary 5 to this love, that thing would be contrary to that which is true; 6 consequently, that, which should be able to take away this 7 love, would cause that which is true to be false; an obvious 8 absurdity. Therefore there is nothing in nature which, &c. 9 Q.E.D. 10 11