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walâ—…s_n and_o he_o rebukyd_v and_o curssyd_v and_o beat_v man_n and_o make_v they_o ballyd_v that_o token_n alien_a woman_n to_o here_o wyf_n as_o of_o osotus_fw-la of_o amon_n and_o of_o moab_n and_o chargid_a hem_n great_o in_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o shulen_v not_o yeve_v here_o doughter_n to_o the_o sonny_n of_o heathen_a man_n &_o take_v not_o of_o y_z e_z doughter_n of_o heathen_a man_n to_o here_o own_o sonis_fw-la &_o to_o hem_v sâ—…lt_v this_o process_n of_o esdras_n &_o neemi_n shall_v stir_v we_o to_o be_v bysy_a to_o build_v vertuis_fw-la in_o our_o soul_n after_o turn_v ayene_v fro_o catiftie_a oâ—…_n sin_n &_o to_o fight_v ayens_fw-fr temptation_n and_o byld_v fast_a vertuis_fw-la as_o they_o fight_v with_o the_o toon_n honde_fw-fr ayens_fw-fr enemy_n and_o bildiden_n with_o the_o other_o honde_fw-fr and_o we_o shoulden_v be_v full_a bisy_n to_o keep_v the_o ghostly_a sabot_n in_o good_a werk_n and_o heri_v of_o god_n sithen_a they_o weren_a so_o bisy_n to_o keep_v the_o fyguratyse_n sabot_n though_o the_o book_n of_o toby_n be_v not_o â–ª_o of_o bileve_n it_o be_v full_a devout_a story_n and_o profitable_a to_o the_o simple_a puple_z to_o make_v they_o to_o keep_v patience_n &_o goddis_fw-la heestis_fw-la to_o do_v workis_n of_o mercy_n and_o to_o teach_v well_o here_o child_n and_o to_o take_v wife_n in_o the_o drede_n of_o god_n for_o love_n of_o child_n and_o not_o all_o for_o foul_a lust_n of_o bodi_fw-la neither_o for_o covetise_n of_o the_o goddis_fw-la of_o the_o world_n and_o also_o child_n moune_v learn_v here_o by_o young_a toby_n to_o be_v meek_a and_o obediente_a &_o ready_a to_o serve_v fadir_n and_o modir_n in_o her_o need_n therefore_o among_o all_o the_o bokis_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n simple_a man_n wit_n shoulen_v read_v &_o hear_v often_o this_o book_n of_o toby_n to_o be_v true_a to_o god_n in_o prosperity_n and_o adversytie_n
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