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to_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o man_n shall_v defoule_n thy_o wife_n defoule_n thou_o not_o thy_o soul_n that_o be_v goddys_n spouse_n ne_fw-fr non_fw-fr other_o soul_n thou_o woldeste_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v destroi_fw-mi thy_o house_n ne_o defoule_n it_o defoule_n thou_o not_o than_o god_n temple_n that_o be_v every_o clean_a cristen_v soul_n defoule_n it_o not_o by_o lechery_n ne_o by_o no_o deadly_a sin_n for_o saint_n poule_n say_v that_o who_o so_o defoul_v god_n temple_n god_n shall_v destroy_v he_o thou_o will_v thy_o servant_n keep_v well_o thy_o commaundementy_n and_o do_v not_o ayens_n thy_o bid_n keep_v than_o thou_o god_n commaundenty_n and_o do_v not_o ayens_fw-fr his_o byddyngys_n thou_o will_v that_o no_o man_n despise_v thy_o image_n paint_v on_o aboard_o despise_v thou_o not_o god_n image_n by_o any_o deadly_a sin_n for_o since_o thou_o may_v not_o please_v god_n in_o sin_n and_o shrewednesse_n therefore_o thou_o offend_v thy_o god_n in_o thy_o sin_n and_o thy_o 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destroy_v therefore_o god_n say_v to_o the_o first_o mansleer_n that_o be_v caim_v which_o sloughe_v his_o brother_n abel_n false_o for_o envy_n of_o his_o own_o godenesse_n what_o have_v thou_o do_v caim_v the_o voyse_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n thy_o brother_n criethe_v to_o i_o fro_o earth_n and_o ax_v vengeance_n of_o the_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v be_v curse_v upon_o earth_n which_o have_v open_v his_o mouth_n &_o have_v take_v the_o blood_n of_o thy_o brother_n abel_n of_o thy_o hon_n thou_o shall_v traveil_n in_o tylth_n of_o you_o land_n &_o it_o shall_v yeve_v the_o no_o fruit_n thou_o shall_v be_v wanderinge_v and_o fleme_v upon_o earth_n gen_fw-la iiiio._n and_o the_o same_o vengeance_n comonli_fw-la follow_v murdre_fw-fr for_n murdre_fw-fr mai_fw-gr not_o be_v hide_v but_o night_n and_o day_n it_o axethe_v vengeance_n the_o murdre_fw-fr shall_v my_o shappe_n in_o his_o do_v and_o be_v unstable_a and_o wander_a and_o odious_a in_o his_o lyve_a this_o sin_n of_o manslaughtir_n be_v so_o grevous_a in_o god_n sight_n tthat_n he_o command_v in_o the_o old_a see_v that_o if_o any_o man_n biliing_n in_o await_v or_o by_o prevy_a aspiing_n or_o by_o purpose_n kill_v any_o man_n and_o after_o flee_v to_o god_n auter_n for_o so_o coure_z he_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o then_v &_o be_v slay_v for_o that_o death_n exo_fw-la xxio._n co._n and_o therefore_o saint_n iohn_n say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o goddy_n previte_n that_o he_o that_o slee_v shall_v be_v slay_v apoc_n xiii_o o_o for_o as_o criste_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o same_o measure_n the_o man_n meet_v to_o other_o shall_v be_v moten_a again_o to_o they_o and_o therefore_o in_o time_n of_o his_o passion_n he_o say_v to_o peter_n put_v up_o thy_o sword_n for_o each_o man_n that_o usethe_v sword_n to_o shed_v mannis_fw-la blood_n wytheoute_fw-la lawful_a power_n grant_v of_o god_n shall_v peryssh_v by_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v to_o sai_fw-mi biswerd_v of_o bodily_a vengeance_n or_o by_o 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in_o englisson_n manslaughter_n quasi_fw-la hominum_fw-la cesio_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o ê“_n pray_fw-mi englisshe_n be_v this_o non_fw-la occides_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o slay_v no_o man_n dives_fw-la whamne_v god_n say_v the_o sixth_o heeste_n that_o non_fw-la mechaberis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o shall_v do_v no_o lechery_n he_o forbid_v all_o manner_n of_o lechery_n and_o whanne_v he_o say_v the_o seven_o heesty_n non_fw-la furtum_fw-la facies_fw-la that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o steel_n he_o forbid_v dethe_v all_o manner_n theft_n both_o of_o man_n and_o of_o best_a and_o of_o all_o other_o thingge_n and_o by_o the_o same_o skill_n as_o methynkethe_v whanne_n be_v bid_v we_o not_o sle_n he_o forbid_v we_o all_o manner_n sle_v pauper_fw-la it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o skill_n ne_o like_o
criste_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n it_o be_v nat_n you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o holy_a goost_n of_o your_o fader_fw-mi in_o hevene_n spekith_n in_o you_o and_o so_o he_o speak_v in_o jacob_n and_o rebecca_fw-it his_o mother_n that_o counseiled_a he_o so_o to_o gete_v his_o fader_n bless_v the_o iiii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la seint_a austyn_n say_v that_o lose_v and_o li_v be_v not_o only_o in_o feign_a speech_n but_o also_o in_o feign_a dede_n pauper_fw-la seynt_a austyn_a say_v not_o that_o all_o feign_a dede_n be_v lesynge_n &_o sin_v but_o he_o say_v that_o all_o feign_a speech_n in_o falshede_v be_v lose_v and_o sin_n for_o man_n have_v more_o free_a might_n to_o govern_v his_o speech_n thanne_v for_o to_o govern_v his_o dedy_n for_o always_o a_o man_n may_v speak_v as_o he_o will_v butt_n he_o may_v not_o always_o do_v as_o he_o will_v and_o the_o philosophre_n say_v p_o o_o ê‘y_o armynias_fw-it that_o speech_n be_v token_n of_o thought_n in_o the_o heart_n for_o it_o be_v 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man_n shall_v know_v they_o from_o other_o and_o whanne_v they_o be_v all_o gadryd_a to_o giddre_v in_o their_o temple_n to_o worship_n baal_v the_o king_n jev_n bid_v man_n of_o arm_n go_v and_o sle_v they_o all_fw-ge and_o so_o they_o do_v also_o josue_n leder_n of_o god_n people_n feign_v flight_n to_o disceyve_v god_n enemy_n josue_n viii.c._o such_o feign_v so_o that_o it_o be_v do_v without_o lose_v of_o the_o mouth_n be_v leful_a and_o in_o case_z medeful_a also_o there_o be_v feign_v for_o good_a tech_v and_o so_o crist_n feign_v he_o to_o go_v ferth_a to_o stir_v his_o disciple_n to_o hospitalite_n also_o there_o be_v feign_v of_o signification_n and_o so_o jacob_n as_o by_o man_n doom_n feign_v he_o to_o be_v esau_fw-mi but_o in_o god_n doom_n it_o be_v no_o feign_v of_o falshede_v but_o figure_n shewyd_v by_o holy_a ghost_n that_o speak_v in_o he_o and_o wrought_v in_o he_o aso_n there_o be_v feign_v of_o falseness_n and_o of_o doublenes_n for_o to_o disceive_v and_o such_o 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chaungeable_o after_o mennys_n speech_n ne_o after_o lesinge_n but_o after_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o be_v not_o changeable_a prover._n xiiii_o &_o eccle_n xxxiii_o dives_fw-la sithen_n it_o be_v so_o that_o a_o man_n may_v sin_v bere_v false_a wytnesse_n of_o himself_o whether_o syn_v he_o more_o prise_v himself_o false_o or_o lack_v himself_o false_o pauê‘_n both_o be_v folly_n &_o in_o case_z great_a sin_v for_o caton_n say_v non_fw-fr te_fw-fr collaudes_fw-la nec_fw-la te_fw-la culpaveris_fw-la ipe_fw-la prise_n thou_o not_o thy_o selue_fw-mi ne_o lack_v thou_o not_o thyself_o and_o salomon_n say_v laudet_fw-la te_fw-la alienê°_n et_fw-fr non_fw-fr os_fw-la tuum_fw-la extraveus_n et_fw-la non_fw-la labia_fw-la tua_fw-la let_v a_o neither_o man_n prize_v the_o &_o not_o thy_o own_o mouth_n a_z stranger_a &_o not_o thy_o lip_n ê“uer_n xxvii_o and_o therefore_o by_o comyn_v opinion_n of_o clerk_n it_o be_v more_o sin_v a_o man_n to_o prize_n himself_o false_o by_o avantement_n 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stipulam_fw-la ante_fw-la facien_fw-fr venti_fw-la lord_n say_v he_o thou_o have_v put_v they_o as_o a_o wheel_v and_o a_o stoble_a bifor_a the_o face_n of_o the_o wound_n for_o as_o the_o stoble_a while_o the_o wound_n blow_v waver_v and_o flee_v above_o in_o their_o now_o high_a now_o low_o but_o anon_o as_o the_o wound_n passith_v it_o fallith_a a_o down_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o lie_v there_o still_o right_o so_o the_o proud_a covetous_a folk_n wavere_v in_o this_o world_n in_o welthe_n and_o worship_n now_o high_o ne_z low_o and_o as_o the_o stoble_a and_o the_o straw_n in_o his_o flight_n kepith_n no_o certeyn_a way_n so_o keep_v they_o no_o weigh_n of_o god_n law_n till_o at_o the_o last_o the_o wind_n passith_v out_o of_o their_o body_n and_o they_o fall_v down_o into_o their_o grave_n and_o many_o of_o they_o into_o the_o pytte_n of_o hell_n also_o this_o world_n be_v lykn_v to_o a_o ship_n in_o the_o see_v sail_a for_o be_v the_o ship_n evir_n so_o great_a of_o himself_o and_o have_v the_o wound_n with_o he_o all_o at_o wylle_n and_o bear_v he_o his_o sail_n nevir_n so_o high_a &_o go_v he_o nevir_v so_o yearn_v be_v he_o pass_v there_o be_v no_o token_n where_o he_o go_v right_o so_o be_v a_o man_n nevir_n so_o great_a in_o this_o world_n and_o have_v the_o wound_n of_o mennys_n mouth_n nevir_n so_o we_o will_v with_o he_o to_o bear_v his_o name_n to_o prize_v he_o and_o to_o flatere_v he_o though_o his_o name_n spring_v nevir_n so_o wide_o and_o bear_v he_o nevir_n so_o high_a in_o pride_n or_o be_v he_o so_o solemn_a &_o so_o mighty_a that_o no_o man_n dare_fw-mi quycche_fw-it against_o he_o ne_o do_v be_z he_o deed_n and_o pass_v out_o of_o this_o world_n soon_o he_o be_v for_o yetten_v man_n shall_v find_v no_o token_n of_o he_o within_o a_o few_o year_n vnnethes_n shall_v he_o find_v one_o friend_n that_o will_v do_v sing_v a_o mess_n for_o his_o soul_n go_v to_o the_o churchyerd_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v by_o the_o body_n the_o scotfree_a 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