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unbroken_a workyth_n ê“fe_n &_o ê“fe_n warkyth_v hope_n &_o hope_v never_o confoundyth_v but_o gyvyth_v such_o ghostly_a strengthe_n to_o man_n &_o knyt_v his_o heart_n so_o fast_o to_o god_n that_o all_o pain_n be_v pleasure_n to_o he_o &_o augmentation_n of_o strengthe_n &_o grace_n example_n pottâ—â—_n a_o example_n of_o the_o pottâ—â—_n the_o pottar_n when_o he_o turnyth_v his_o vessel_n &_o in_o the_o first_o time_n makyth_v it_o as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v green_a earth_n he_o setyth_v no_o great_a store_n by_o it_o but_o when_o he_o have_v put_v it_o in_o the_o fire_n &_o after_o take_v it_o out_o again_o if_o he_o find_v it_o break_v he_o will_v soon_o cast_v it_o a_o side_n as_o noughte_v &_o settyth_o no_o store_n thereby_o but_o if_o it_o be_v hole_n and_o sound_o when_o he_o takyth_v it_o out_o of_o the_o tire_n than_o he_o makyth_v moche_n of_o it_o trust_v
to_o his_o salvation_n and_o that_o the_o enemy_n know_v though_o he_o can_v not_o overcome_v he_o yet_o he_o will_v trouble_v he_o &_o weary_a he_o as_o doctor_n say_v &_o dryve_v he_o to_o that_o point_n if_o he_o can_v that_z he_o shall_v be_v weary_a to_o suffer_v pain_n for_o his_o sin_n &_o for_o the_o love_n of_o jesu_n crist_n in_o which_o if_o the_o faithful_a soul_n resy_v he_o &_o be_v not_o overcome_v but_o patient_o suffer_v all_o his_o craft_n pain_n &_o trouble_n certain_o that_o soul_n do_v meryt_v great_o &_o byldyth_v his_o high_a crown_n of_o glory_n to_o the_o great_a confusion_n of_o the_o enemy_n which_o sin_v &_o fall_v without_o eny_z such_o occasion_n or_o pain_n but_o only_o of_o his_o free_a will_n but_o if_o a_o soul_n will_v be_v weak_a &_o faint_a and_o not_o strong_o call_v for_o grace_n to_o resyste_v he_o anon_o he_o will_v lay_v great_a siege_n to_o he_o &_o assail_v he_o with_o more_o temptation_n he_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o anguysshe_v of_o 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