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do_v also_o it_o be_v show_v by_o token_n of_o the_o body_n as_z by_o knel_v bow_n lyft_v up_o of_o ande_fw-mi by_o bunch_v of_o the_o breast_n the_o which_o token_n may_v be_v do_v both_o to_o god_n and_o to_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o otherwise_o to_o god_n than_o to_o reasonable_a creature_n for_o as_o say_v a_o clerk_n ricardus_n de_fw-fr media_fw-la villa_n suê‘_n tercium_fw-la sentenciarum_fw-la do_v ix_o qone_fw-la ultima_fw-la when_o we_o knee_n to_o god_n in_o yâ—_z we_o knowledge_n that_o we_o may_v not_o stand_v in_o virtue_n in_o goodness_n ne_z in_o we_o will_v but_o oon_o by_o he_o when_o we_o fall_v all_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n to_o god_n we_o knowledge_n that_o but_o he_o hold_v we_o &_o keep_v we_o we_o shall_v fall_v all_o to_o nought_o &_o when_o we_o hold_v up_o our_o hand_n to_o he_o we_o knowleche_v that_o we_o may_v right_v noughte_v do_v without_o he_o &_o that_o we_o be_v alle_fw-mi in_o his_o power_n and_z that_o he_o may_v do_v without_o we_o what_o 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curse_v be_v he_o that_o take_v gift_n to_o slay_v he_o that_o be_v not_o guilty_a amen_n say_v all_o the_o people_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o dwell_v not_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n law_n ne_o do_v they_o not_o in_o deed_n amen_n say_v all_o the_o people_n this_o be_v the_o high_a curse_n &_o the_o solemn_a sentence_n which_o god_n gyve_v to_o all_o though_o yâ—_z will_v not_o keep_v his_o byheste_n &_o law_n &_o what_o curse_n &_o myscheef_n shall_v fall_v to_o they_o yâ—_z wyttyng_o or_o willing_n break_v his_o byheste_n he_o show_v in_o the_o same_o book_n the_o next_o chaptre_n where_o he_o say_v thus_o caplm_n eight_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o here_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o lord_n god_n to_o keep_v and_o to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n &_o his_o law_n all_o these_o curse_n and_o myscheve_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o and_o take_v thou_o shall_v be_v curse_v in_o cyte_n in_o town_n in_o field_n thy_o berne_n thy_o garner_n and_o thy_o seller_n shall_v be_v curse_v and_o that_o yâ—_z leve_v the_o over_o the_o year_n shall_v be_v curse_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n shall_v be_v curse_v &_o the_o fruyce_n of_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v curse_v thy_o bests_n thy_o sheep_n shall_v be_v curse_v thou_o shall_v be_v curse_v when_o yâ—_z come_v in_fw-la &_o when_o yâ—_z go_v out_o god_n shall_v send_v upon_o the_o hongre_n &_o myscheef_n &_o myshap_n and_o blame_n to_o all_o thy_o werke_n that_o yâ—_z do_v â—he_n shall_v smite_v the_o with_o pestilence_n till_o he_o shall_v waste_v the_o &_o destroy_v the._n he_o shall_v smite_v the_o with_o hard_a fever_n both_o cold_a &_o hot_a and_z with_o venomous_a air_n god_n shall_v make_v heaven_n &_o the_o air_n above_o the_o brazen_a &_o the_o earth_n byne_v the_o yreny_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bareyne_a for_o defaute_n of_o rain_n for_o thy_o rain_n shall_v be_v powder_n &_o ash_n and_o myldewe_v to_o destroy_v the._n god_n shall_v take_v the_o in_o to_o thy_o enemy_n ande_fw-mi &_o thou_o shall_v fall_v before_o thy_o enemy_n thou_o shall_v go_v against_o they_o by_o one_o way_n &_o flee_v away_o by_o seven_o way_n and_o brydde_v &_o bests_n shall_v eat_v thy_o body_n in_o the_o field_n god_n shall_v smite_v the_o with_o sekenesse_n that_o may_v not_o beheled_a god_n shall_v smite_v the_o with_o wodenesse_n &_o blyndenesse_n of_o wit_n and_o so_o bysot_v the_o that_o yâ—_z shall_v not_o wit_n what_o be_v for_o to_o do_v ne_z can_v no_o â—ede_n ne_o counseyl_n thou_o shall_v house_n &_o other_o shall_v dwell_v therein_o thou_o shall_v till_o and_o other_o shall_v in_o that_o thou_o tylle_v thy_o ox_n thy_o as_z thy_o horse_n thy_o sheep_n &_o thy_o bests_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o and_z thy_o wyf_v &_o thy_o child_n lead_v away_o prisoner_n god_n shall_v smite_v the_o with_o sekenesse_n uncurable_a from_o the_o sole_a of_o thy_o foot_n unto_o the_o top_n of_o the_o heed_n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n shall_v punysshe_v the_o peple_n that_o will_v not_o ton_v ne_o keep_v his_o law_n from_o the_o low_a astate_n to_o the_o hygh_a and_o but_o thou_o will_v keep_v his_o law_n &_o amend_v the_o he_z shall_v lede_v the_o &_o thy_o king_n yâ—_z thou_o shall_v make_v upon_o the_o prisoner_n in_z to_o far_o contree_n that_o thou_o never_o know_v ne_o thy_o fader_n before_o the._n all_o these_o curse_n and_o many_o mo_z thereto_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o same_o place_n shall_v take_v the_o and_z pursue_v the_o till_o thou_o be_v destroy_v for_o thou_o herde_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o lord_n god_n ne_o keepe_v not_o his_o byheste_n &_o his_o law_n that_o he_o bid_v the_o keep_v and_o at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n he_o shall_v gyve_v to_o all_o though_o that_o despise_v his_o law_n his_o endless_a curse_n byttere_v of_o all_o when_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o discedite_fw-la a_o i_o maledicti_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la eternum_fw-la â–ª_o math_n xxu_o go_v you_o hen_n from_o i_o you_o curse_a wretch_n in_o to_o yâ—_z fire_n of_o helleâ—_n there_o to_o dwell_v with_o the_o fiend_n &_o his_o angel_n without_o end_n ¶_o dives_fw-la that_o last_o curse_n be_v moost_n for_o to_o drede_v for_o other_o curse_n of_o temporal_a myscheef_n fall_n as_o soon_o to_o the_o good_a as_o to_o the_o wicked_a ¶_o pauper_fw-la temporal_a myscheef_n sometime_o fall_v to_o a_o person_n in_o specyall_a sometime_o to_o comonte_n in_o general_n in_o specyall_a it_o fall_v sometime_o for_o sin_n sometime_o without_o sin_n to_o increase_v of_o a_o man_n meed_n but_o than_o that_o myscheâ—f_n be_v no_o curse_n but_o a_o lovetyk_fw-mi of_o god_n but_o common_a myscheef_n fall_v not_o to_o the_o comonte_fw-fr but_z for_o sin_n of_o the_o comonte_fw-fr and_o of_o sâ—che_n common_a myscheve_n that_o shall_v fall_v to_o the_o people_n if_o they_o despyse_v god_n byheste_n speak_v god_n in_o that_o plale_n and_o such_o common_a myscheve_n yâ—_z fall_v to_o the_o comonte_n for_o common_a sin_n be_v call_v curse_n ¶_o dives_fw-la why_o be_v though_o six_o kynrede_n of_o jacob_n so_o assign_v of_o god_n to_o curse_v the_o breker_n of_o god_n law_n &_o the_o other_o six_o assign_v to_o bless_v the_o keper_n of_o god_n law_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la they_o that_o be_v moo_v ungentyll_a of_o birth_n god_n assign_v to_o curse_v for_o all_o though_o six_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o secondarye_a wyve_n that_o be_v but_o servant_n to_o his_o chyfe_n wyve_n lya_n &_o rachel_n saaf_fw-mi reuben_n which_o lose_v his_o worship_n for_o that_o he_o lie_v by_o his_o fader_n secondary_a wyf_v that_o hyght_n bala_n the_o other_o six_o hynâ—redes_n be_v bear_v gentyll_a of_o birth_n for_z they_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o