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their_o soul_n /_o the_o aÌ„_o for_o their_o own_o imurye_n and_o wrong_n /_o all_o such_o do_v say_v with_o my_o choose_a servant_n seynt_a paul_n daledicimus_fw-la et_fw-la benedicimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o be_v curse_v of_o man_n and_o say_v evil_a of_o /_o but_z we_o bless_v again_o /_o we_o suffer_v psecucyon_n /_o but_z we_o bear_v it_o pasyent_o /_o we_o be_v blaspheme_v /_o &_o we_o beseech_v &_o pray_v /_o for_z we_o be_v make_v as_o or_o fail_v of_o all_o this_o world_n /_o the_o which_o be_v cast_v out_o thereof_o ¶_o see_v thou_o not_o dear_a daughter_n and_o consyder_n thou_o not_o these_o sweet_a token_n /_o &_o specyal_o above_o all_o to_o ken_v /_o the_o syngule_a virtue_n of_o pacyence_n in_o the_o which_o a_o soul_n show_v well_o in_o sothefastnes_n /_o that_o she_o be_v rise_v trow_v un_fw-fr parfyte_n love_n &_o come_v in_o to_o ê‘fyte_n love_v /_o follow_a &_o sue_v the_o swear_v &_o unde_fw-la foul_v lamb_n my_o only_a sothefast_n soon_o ihesu_n /_o the_o 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of_o a_o man_n /_o right_n so_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n shall_v be_v present_v &_o show_v in_o his_o high_a body_n as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o ¶_o and_o when_o all_o these_o other_o soul_n full_a of_o misery_n &_o derkenes_n behold_v somoche_n dygnyte_v in_o blyss_v soul_n /_o of_o the_o which_o dygnite_n they_o be_v pryve_v and_o exclude_v /_o than_z their_o peyne_n &_o confusyon_n increase_v /_o for_o the_o token_n of_o their_o wyckednesse_n &_o sin_n which_o they_o do_v /_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o their_o body_n /_o with_o peynes_o &_o tourmentour_n to_o their_o tourment_n ¶_o wherefore_o in_o that_o dredefull_a word_n which_o they_o shall_v here_o /_o go_v you_o to_o that_o fire_n everla_a then_o shall_v their_o body_n with_o the_o soul_n go_v down_o ever_o to_o abide_v with_o that_o fende_v wtoute_fw-fr any_o remedy_v of_o hope_n ¶_o there_o they_o shall_v sorrow_n togyder_v in_o their_o peyne_n /_o &_o to_o the_o encrese_n of_o their_o peyne_n /_o &_o their_o 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that_o sin_n be_v beginning_n of_o all_o evyll_n &_o mother_n to_o pride_n /_o which_o be_v mother_n of_o all_o syne_n ¶_o wherefore_o every_o soul_n &_o body_n togyde_a /_o shall_v be_v punyssh_v togyder_n ¶_o and_o thê°_n myserable_o they_o go_v to_o their_o end_n /_o which_o go_v by_o that_o low_a way_n of_o the_o flode_n /_o &_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o knowledge_n their_o own_o default_n /_o &_o ask_v mercy_n as_o i_o say_v before_o ¶_o but_o so_o they_o go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n /_o for_z they_o have_v follow_v the_o teching_n of_o that_o fiend_n ¶_o and_o he_o be_v their_o gate_n /_o and_z their_o enter_a to_o hell_n /_o as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o ¶_o and_o in_o that_o contrary_a wise_n my_o choose_a child_n which_o go_v upon_o that_o brydge_v above_o /_o those_o go_v by_o that_o way_n of_o sothefastnes_n /_o &_o that_o sothefastnes_n be_v to_o they_o that_o gate_n of_o enter_a ¶_o therefore_o my_o soon_o which_o be_v my_o sothefastnes_n fayde_v /_o 〈◊〉_d mâ—mdy_o come_v to_o my_o sader_n but_o by_o i_o ¶_o he_o be_v that_o gate_n &_o that_o way_n by_o the_o which_o they_o pass_v ouâ—t_v that_o they_o may_v â—â—ntre_v to_o i_o /_o which_o be_o that_o peaseble_a see_v ¶_o and_o so_o in_o that_o contrary_n /_o they_o that_o go_v by_o that_o way_n of_o pardycyon_n /_o which_o way_n gyve_v to_o they_o a_o deed_n water_n /_o &_o so_o be_v perysh_v &_o lose_v ¶_o to_o that_o perel_n that_o fiend_n call_v &_o â—tyrreth_v such_o blind_a soul_n &_o fool_n /_o by_z full_a peryllous_a temptacyon_n /_o &_o false_a suggestyon_n which_o for_o blyndenes_n and_o lack_n of_o grace_n do_v not_o parceyve_v /_o nor_o they_o take_v no_o heed_n /_o how_o they_o have_v lose_v that_o light_v of_o very_a feythe_n /_o &_o follow_v that_o will_v &_o the_o word_n of_o the_o fiend_n as_o though_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o and_o say_v ¶_o who_o so_o have_v thrust_v and_o desire_v water_n of_o dethe_v /_o let_v hem_o come_v to_o i_o /_o &_o i_o shall_v gyve_v it_o to_o he_o ¶_o and_o here_o now_o mother_n and_o systren_n end_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o orchard_n /_o in_z the_o which_o we_o be_v teach_v the_o way_n to_o he_o ven_o ¶_o and_o how_o we_o be_v ordain_v to_o labour_v in_o this_o world_n /_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o vyneyerde_n ¶_o and_o of_o three_o ladder_n which_o help_v a_o soul_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n ¶_o in_o this_o party_n also_o our_o lord_n speak_v full_a comfortable_o of_o his_o great_a mercy_n /_o and_z of_o dyversyte_n of_o sin_n ¶_o and_o how_o soul_n shall_v be_v repreve_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n ¶_o and_o of_o the_o pryncypall_a tourmente_n in_o hell_n /_o and_z of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n ¶_o our_o lord_n than_o grant_v â—â—_o so_o fervent_o to_o labour_v /_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o vyneyerde_a /_o that_o bâ—_n the_o prayer_n of_o his_o blyss_v mother_n /_o and_z by_o his_o great_a mercy_n /_o that_o we_o may_v gracyous_o escape_v that_o drefull_a day_n of_o judgement_n /_o 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o choose_a child_n /_o to_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o bliss_n /_o the_z glorious_a sight_n of_o he_o ever_o to_o rejoice_v ameâ—_n ¶_o the_o iii_o book_n tertia_fw-la ¶_o the_o first_o chapytre_n of_o the_o iii_o party_n /_o sheweth_z of_o that_o profit_n of_o temptacyon_n /_o and_o how_o every_o soul_n in_o that_o last_o end_n of_o his_o life_n shall_v taste_v and_o feel_v by_o know_v â—â—_o he_o full_o pass_v /_o what_o peyne_n or_o joy_n he_o shall_v have_v after_o he_o be_v pass_v ¶_o also_o how_o the_o fiend_n catch_v soul_n budet_fw-la the_o colour_n of_o
which_o flood_n may_v come_v out_o from_o the_o /_o that_z be_v the_o parmanent_n peaseable_a see_v ¶_o i_o thank_v the_o fader_fw-mi /_o and_z endless_a thank_n be_v to_o the_o /_o that_z hase_fw-mi satysfy_v to_o i_o of_o that_o i_o ask_v the_o /_o and_z of_o that_o i_o know_v not_o /_o which_o i_o ask_v not_o of_o the_o /_o and_z also_o because_o thou_o hase_fw-mi stir_v i_o to_o weep_v /_o and_o teach_v i_o matter_n of_o weep_a /_o for_o to_o offer_v in_o prayer_n /_o sweet_a thing_n /_o delectable_a thing_n /_o and_o long_o desire_v /_o before_o the_o with_o meek_a &_o contynual_a prayer_n ¶_o now_o therefore_o i_o ask_v of_o the_o /_o that_o thou_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o world_n /_o and_z to_o holy_a chyrche_n i_o pray_v the_o that_o thou_o fulfil_v that_o thing_n /_o which_o thou_o will_v i_o pray_v for_o ¶_o wo_n be_v to_o i_o most_o wretch_n that_o be_fw-mi cause_n of_o all_o evil_n /_o and_o yet_o can_v not_o sorrow_n it_o within_o my_o soul_n ¶_o good_a lord_n tarry_v no_o long_o /_o but_z have_v ruth_n and_o pyte_n on_o all_o the_o world_n /_o bow_n the_o lord_n and_o fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o thy_o servant_n ¶_o o_o what_o be_o i_o /_o thou_o be_v he_o that_o make_v both_o i_o and_o thy_o servant_n for_o to_o cry_v to_o the_o after_o mercy_n /_o and_o therefore_o gracyous_o here_o the_o voice_n of_o they_o ¶_o thy_o sothefastnesse_n say_v thus_o /_o serche_fw-fr and_o you_o shall_v find_v /_o knock_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v to_o you_o /_o ask_v &_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v to_o you_o ¶_o o_o endless_a fader_fw-mi /_o thy_o servant_n cry_v to_o the_o for_o mercy_n ¶_o good_a fader_fw-mi answer_v they_o after_o their_o desire_v /_o for_z i_o know_v well_o proper_o it_o long_v to_o the_o for_o to_o have_v mercy_n and_o for_o to_o gyve_v mercy_n /_o and_o therefore_o thou_o may_v not_o deny_v it_o /_o but_z thou_o must_v needs_o gyve_v mercy_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v it_o ¶_o they_o knock_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o thy_o sothefastnesse_n /_o for_z in_o thy_o only_a sothefaste_a soon_o ihesu_n they_o knock_v thy_o marvellous_a love_n which_o thou_o hase_fw-mi to_o man_n /_o and_z so_o they_o cry_v at_o the_o gate_n /_o wherefore_o the_o fire_n of_o thy_o charyte_n shall_v not_o nor_o may_v not_o wtholde_v /_o but_o that_o it_o must_v needs_o open_v the_o same_o gate_n to_o they_o that_o knock_v with_o parseveraunce_n ¶_o therefore_o endless_a fader_fw-mi /_o open_a the_o breeste_n /_o &_o break_v the_o hard_a herte_n of_o thy_o creature_n not_o for_o they_o that_o do_v not_o knock_v but_o do_v it_o for_o thy_o infynyte_a goodness_n /_o and_z for_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o servant_n /_o which_o for_o they_o do_v knock_v at_o the_o gate_n ¶_o grant_v thou_o endless_a fader_fw-mi their_o ask_n /_o who_o thou_o see_v stone_v knock_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o thy_o goodness_n /_o and_o what_o do_v they_o ask_v good_a lord_n ¶_o certain_a the_o blood_n of_o this_o gate_n /_o that_z be_v the_o blood_n of_o thy_o only_a sothefaste_a soon_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o for_z in_o that_o blood_n /_o thou_o hase_fw-mi wassh_v a_o way_n the_o wyckednesse_n &_o stynk_v fylthe_n of_o sin_n /_o which_o come_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n that_o be_v our_o blood_n good_a lord_n for_o of_o that_o blood_n thou_o hase_fw-mi make_v to_o we_o a_o bathe_v /_o i_o know_v well_o therefore_o thou_o may_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o deny_v they_o that_o ask_v the_o in_o parseveraunce_n ¶_o gyve_v therefore_o good_a lord_n the_o fruit_n of_o that_o blood_n to_o thy_o creature_n /_o put_v good_a lord_n the_o price_n of_o that_o blood_n upon_o that_o balance_n of_o thy_o soon_o /_o lest_o the_o fende_v of_o hell_n lede_v away_o thy_o sheep_n with_o he_o ¶_o thou_o be_v a_o very_fw-la good_a shepeherde_n that_o hase_fw-mi give_v to_o we_o a_o very_a true_a shepeherde_n /_o that_o be_v thy_o soon_o ihesu_n /_o the_o which_o for_o thy_o obedience_n give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n /_o &_o of_o his_o blood_n make_v a_o bath_n ¶_o this_o be_v the_o blood_n that_o thy_o servant_n do_v ask_v of_o the_o as_o hongry_a soul_n at_o thy_o gate_n by_o the_o which_o blood_n they_o ask_v that_o thou_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o world_n /_o &_o make_v holy_a chyrche_n smell_v swete_o in_o sweet_a smelling_n flower_n of_o virtue_n /_o and_z devoute_a and_o holy_a curate_n /_o with_o who_o sweet_a smell_v /_o they_o put_v away_o the_o stynk_n smell_n of_o stynk_v flower_n ¶_o thou_o endless_a fader_fw-mi do_v say_z /_o that_z for_o the_o love_n which_o thou_o hase_fw-mi to_o thy_o reasonable_a creature_n /_o &_o for_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n /_o that_o suffer_v moche_n labour_n for_o soul_n /_o thou_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o the_o world_n /_o and_o array_n holy_a chyrche_n worthy_o /_o and_o so_o refresshe_a us._n ¶_o therefore_o delay_n not_o /_o nor_o tarry_v not_o endeles_a fader_fw-mi for_o to_o turn_n to_o sinner_n thy_n eye_n of_o mercy_n but_o say_v to_o they_o thus_o or_o that_o you_o cry_v to_o i_o for_o mercy_n 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they_o obstynate_o in_o hardness_n of_o herte_n ¶_o to_o the_o endeles_a fader_fw-mi all_o this_o be_v possible_a /_o for_o though_o thou_o make_v we_o without_o we_o /_o yet_o thou_o will_v not_o save_v we_o without_o us._n ¶_o and_o therefore_o constrain_v their_o wylle_n gracyous_o /_o &_o dyspose_v they_o for_o to_o desire_v and_o will_v /_o that_o they_o will_v not_o ¶_o this_o i_o ask_v the_o for_o thy_o infynyte_a mercy_n /_o thou_o hase_fw-mi make_v we_o of_o noughth_n /_o therefore_o now_o to_o such_o as_o we_o be_v /_o show_v mercy_fw-mi /_o &_o refresshe_a the_o vessel_n that_o thou_o hase_fw-mi make_v and_o form_v to_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o the_o /_o reform_v they_o to_o grace_v /_o in_o the_o mercy_n &_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o of_o thy_o right_a sweet_a and_o well_o bylove_v soon_o ihesu_n cryst_n ✚_o laus_fw-la detur_fw-la deo_fw-la ¶_o now_o mother_n and_o systren_n here_o i_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o the_o fyfte_a book_n /_o in_z the_o which_o you_o may_v find_v ghostly_a /_o good_a /_o &_o holy_a doctrine_n for_o the_o helthe_n of_o soul_n /_o with_z great_a consolacyon_n &_o comfort_n to_o youreselfe_n /_o with_z sweet_a herb_n and_o plant_n of_o sweet_a odour_n and_o smell_n in_o the_o which_o book_n be_v make_v mencyon_n of_o the_o blessyd_v sacrament_n and_o of_o his_o virtue_n /_o with_o the_o reformacyon_n of_o preeste_n and_o their_o subject_n /_o with_o many_o and_o dyvers_a matter_n /_o and_o ensample_n of_o good_a lyve_a /_o as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o say_a book_n sexta._fw-la ¶_o the_o syxte_v book_n ¶_o the_o first_o chapyter_n speak_v of_o the_o syxte_v party_n /_o and_o it_o treat_v moche_n of_o the_o provydence_n of_o god_n /_o and_o first_o of_o his_o provydence_n general_o /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o how_o god_n provyde_v man_n to_o be_v man_n /_o &_o how_o he_o form_v he_o of_o noughte_v to_o his_o image_n and_o likeness_n ¶_o and_o how_o god_n provyde_v man_n to_o sanacyon_n with_o incarnacyon_n 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