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such_o thing_n for_z only_a god_n know_v for_o certain_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v &_o oftyme_o god_n let_v they_o of_o their_o malice_n when_o yâ—_z man_n will_v amend_v theym_a therefore_o the_o proud_a spirit_n will_v not_o tell_v such_o thing_n to_o the_o people_n sudden_o by_o himself_o but_o easy_o by_o other_o yâ—_z set_v their_o faith_n and_o their_o trust_n in_o he_o as_o ben_fw-mi wytche_n faytour_n astronomer_n that_o if_o their_o saw_n be_v find_fw-mi fall_v they_o shall_v have_v the_o velonye_n if_o it_o be_v find_fw-mi true_a the_o fiend_n shall_v have_v the_o worshyppe_n also_o they_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n yâ—_z be_v to_o come_v by_o book_n of_o prophesy_v which_o they_o understande_v by_o naturell_n wit_n better_o than_o any_o man_n caplm_n xxxij_o diues_fw-la sothe_o it_o be_v that_o nigh_o every_o sin_n be_v it_o never_o so_o prevy_a it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o teching_n and_o entice_v of_o the_o fiend_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v wonder_n that_o any_o lechery_n theft_n and_o myschyef_n murdre_fw-fr lesynge_n and_o other_o sin_n may_v be_v hide_v and_o keep_v prevy_v sythen_a the_o fiend_n know_v it_o so_o well_o &_o may_v know_v thing_n that_o be_v so_o prevy_a by_o so_o many_o way_n as_o thou_o haste_v now_o here_o say_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la full_o fain_o will_v the_o fiend_n dyscovere_v man_n sin_n and_o womanne_n to_o bring_v theym_a to_o shame_n &_o velonye_n and_o so_o to_o destroy_v charyte_v and_o make_v every_o man_n for_o to_o slay_v other_o but_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n let_v he_o for_z he_o may_v nought_o do_v ne_o tell_v but_o as_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o gospel_n math_n eight_o the_o fiend_n may_v not_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o swine_n that_o wend_v there_o besides_o for_o to_o drenche_v they_o till_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n of_o cryste_n also_o he_o may_v not_o disease_n job_n neither_o in_o his_o body_n ne_o in_o his_o cattle_n till_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n of_o god_n job_n i_o et_fw-fr two_o and_o he_o coude_fw-fr not_o dysceyve_v king_n achab_n with_o lesynge_n &_o fayte_v byheste_n to_o do_v he_o to_o fight_v there_o he_o may_v live_v in_o pease_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o till_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n of_o god_n the_o three_o book_n of_o king_n the_o xxij_o chapytre_n he_o know_v moche_n thing_n by_o the_o suffraunce_n of_o god_n but_z he_o may_v nought_o do_v without_o grant_n &_o permyssyon_n or_o suffraunce_n of_o god_n the_o fiend_n be_v so_o feeble_a &_o so_o faint_a that_o he_o may_v no_o man_n ne_o woman_n overcome_v by_o temptaconn_n but_o he_o will_v be_v overcome_v of_o he_o ne_o he_o may_v not_o dear_a the_o least_o child_n in_o the_o way_n but_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n of_o god_n which_o sometime_o grant_v he_o power_n thereto_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o fader_fw-mi &_o mother_n ¶_o dives_fw-la why_o suffer_v god_n he_o so_o moche_v to_o tempt_v mankind_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la to_o manifold_a or_o encrese_v of_o our_o bliss_n and_o of_o our_o meed_n for_o as_o saint_n poule_n say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n worthy_a for_o to_o have_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n but_o he_o withstand_v the_o fiend_n in_o ghoostly_a strife_n and_o as_o he_o say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n god_n suffer_v he_o not_o to_o tempt_v we_o but_o as_o we_o may_v well_o withstand_v if_o we_o will_v and_o if_o we_o fall_v he_o have_v ordain_v to_o we_o remedy_n of_o penance_n soon_o to_o rise_v again_o and_o better_a to_o fight_v if_o we_o will_v and_o all_o our_o temptacyon_n shall_v turn_v we_o to_o meed_n if_o our_o will_n be_v to_o withstand_v it_o ¶_o dives_fw-la sythen_a the_o fiend_n
myschyef_n to_o slay_v a_o innocent_a his_o own_o daughter_n against_o god_n law_n for_o god_n say_v innocentem_fw-la et_fw-la iustum_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o slay_v the_o innocent_a ne_fw-fr the_o right_a full_a man_n ne_o woman_n and_o so_o by_o his_o vow_n so_o folysly_a make_v he_o die_v full_o great_a dede_o sin_n and_o forfeit_v full_a hyghe_o against_o god_n law_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o maystre_n of_o the_o story_n and_o josephus_n also_o that_o he_o be_v a_o fool_n in_o his_o vow_n make_v and_o wicked_a &_o over_o cruel_o do_v in_o the_o fulfylling_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o great_a clerk_n ysydorê°_n in_o synonimis_fw-la li.ij._fw-la et_fw-la xxij_o cue_n iiij_o in_o malis_fw-la ê“missis_fw-la rescinde_fw-la fidem_fw-la in_o turpi_fw-la voto_fw-la muta_n decretum_fw-la quod_fw-la incaute_fw-la novisti_fw-la ne_fw-la facias_fw-la impia_fw-la est_fw-la promissio_fw-la que_fw-la scelere_fw-la adimpletur_fw-la in_o wicked_a byheste_n cut_v away_o the_o faith_n that_o be_v to_o say_v fulfil_v no_o wicked_a byheste_n keep_v no_o faith_n for_o to_o do_v amiss_o for_o in_o shrew_v byheste_n it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v hold_v false_a than_o true_a for_o who_o so_o fulfyl_v they_o be_v false_a to_o god_n in_o the_o vow_n say_v he_o that_o be_v foul_a &_o unleful_a change_n thy_o doom_n &_o that_o that_o thou_o haste_v not_o wise_o avow_a do_v it_o not_o for_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a byheste_n that_o be_v fulfyl_v and_o do_v with_o sin_n caplm_n four_o diues_fw-la i_o assent_n say_v forth_o i_o pray_v the._n ¶_o pauper_fw-la also_o god_n name_n be_v take_v in_o vain_a by_o blasphemye_n and_o spytefull_a speech_n of_o god_n as_o when_o that_o man_n grutche_n against_o god_n dome_n in_o sekenesse_n trybulacyon_n and_o disease_n and_o say_v that_o god_n be_v unrightfull_a and_o cruel_a or_o grutched_a against_o his_o mercy_n when_o they_o may_v not_o have_v vengeance_n of_o their_o adversaries_n as_n they_o will_v have_v it_o and_z say_v that_o god_n be_v to_o pacyent_a &_o to_o mercyable_a and_o they_o also_o that_o fall_v in_o wanhope_o sayen_v that_o god_n will_v not_o forgyve_v theym_fw-mi their_o sin_n and_o they_o also_o that_o presume_v to_o moche_v of_o god_n mercy_n &_o will_v not_o amend_v theym_a for_o they_o say_v that_o god_n will_v forgyve_v it_o theym_fw-mi at_o the_o first_o word_n also_o some_o say_v that_o god_n slepe_v when_o he_o help_v theym_fw-mi not_o as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o all_o they_o that_o speak_v thus_o or_o say_v any_o other_o thing_n of_o god_n &_o that_o be_v against_o his_o worship_n &_o his_o godhode_n they_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a by_o blasphemy_n also_o god_n name_n be_v take_v amiss_o &_o in_o vain_a by_o evyll_n speech_n of_o oath_n swete_v for_o who_o so_o will_v lyght_o swear_v for_o a_o thing_n of_o nought_o or_a of_o no_o charge_n or_o customable_o or_o false_o and_o wot_v well_o that_o he_o swer_v false_a or_z dyspyteous_o or_z dysceyvable_a or_o 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out_o all_o the_o lord_n &_o the_o gentyle_n of_o the_o land_n either_o they_o be_v slay_v or_o elly_n lead_v prisoner_n in_a to_o babyloyn_n the_o people_n be_v slay_v with_o hunger_n moreyn_a and_o sword_n and_o all_o though_o that_o be_v leave_v a_o live_v after_o that_o the_o cyte_n of_o jerusalem_fw-la be_v take_v be_v dysparple_v in_o dyverse_a nacyon_n &_o slay_v in_o dyverse_a manner_n for_z they_o trust_v always_o in_o flatter_a of_o false_a prophet_n and_o sloughe_a jeremye_n &_o other_o good_a prophet_n that_o say_v they_o the_o truth_n and_o will_v have_v save_v they_o and_o i_o dare_v say_v that_o flatter_a of_o false_a prophet_n &_o prechoâ—rs_n and_z of_o other_o speker_n that_o blind_a the_o people_n with_o plesaunt_n lesynge_n ne_o will_v not_o undo_v to_o they_o their_o wyckednesse_n is_z pryncypall_a cause_n of_o destrucconn_n of_o many_o realm_n londe_n people_n &_o cytee_n unto_o this_o day_n as_o we_o may_v see_v at_o eye_n if_o flatter_a and_n lesynge_v blend_v 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he_o shall_v speed_n they_o flatter_v he_o all_o &_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o fight_v and_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v speed_n right_a well_o &_o take_v the_o cyte_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o syrye_n than_o at_o the_o counseyll_n of_o josephat_n the_o king_n of_o juda_n that_o be_v come_v to_o help_v he_o he_o send_v for_o michee_n god_n ê“phete_n to_o know_v what_o he_o will_v say_v and_o as_o he_o come_v towards_o yâ—_z king_n the_o messangere_fw-la say_v to_o michee_n the_o prophet_n all_o other_o ê“phete_n with_o one_o mouth_n tell_v our_o lord_n the_o king_n good_a tydynge_n &_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v speed_n right_a well_o i_o pray_v the_o say_v as_o they_o say_v than_o the_o prophet_n answer_v what_o my_o lord_n god_n say_v to_o i_o that_z shall_v i_o speak_v to_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o when_o he_o come_v before_o the_o king_n he_o say_v to_o the_o king_n achab._n i_o see_v by_o vyson_n all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n dyssparâ—led_v in_o yâ—_z hill_n &_o 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dysceyve_v with_o yâ—_z fende_v speech_n for_o sly_o he_o axe_v eve_n why_o god_n bid_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o every_o tree_n in_o paradyse_n and_o when_o he_o see_v her_o unstable_a &_o doubting_a he_o put_v thereto_o yâ—_z mete_v of_o flatter_a &_o say_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o dye_n but_o be_v as_o god_n konw_v good_a &_o wicked_a and_o so_o by_o flatter_a the_o fiend_n lose_v all_o mankind_n fygure_n here_o of_o we_o have_v in_o yâ—_z second_o book_n of_o king_n xx.ca_fw-la where_o we_o find_v that_o joab_n gylous_o sloughe_v the_o noble_a prince_n amasam_n with_o a_o knife_n crafty_o make_v lyght_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o shethe_v and_o when_o he_o shall_v steke_v he_o with_o the_o knife_n he_o take_v he_o by_o the_o chynne_n and_o say_v to_o he_o heyle_v my_o brother_n and_o for_o his_o flatter_a &_o fair_a word_n amasa_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o the_o knife_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n when_o judas_n betray_v cryste_n he_o say_v in_o flatter_a &_o 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innocentem_fw-la et_fw-la iustum_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la exo._n twenty-three_o therefore_o i_o pray_v the_o tell_v i_o in_o how_o many_o manner_n a_o man_n be_v slay_v unryghtful_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la on_o three_o manner_n first_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v without_o guilt_n also_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v without_o order_fw-fr and_o process_n of_o law_n also_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v without_o lawful_a justyce_n ordain_v of_o his_o league_n lord_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v life_n and_o lime_n &_o the_o sword_n to_o punysshe_v shrew_n as_o saint_n poulo_n show_v well_o in_o his_o pystle_n ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la xiij_o also_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o enmyt_n hate_v and_o cruelty_n for_o to_o have_v vengeance_n
woman_n for_z woman_n yield_v her_o guilty_a but_z she_o axe_v no_o mercy_n she_o make_v no_o such_o excusaconn_v but_z in_o a_o great_a part_n yield_v her_o guilty_a in_o that_o she_o say_v the_o adder_n have_v desceyve_v i_o for_o in_o that_o she_o knowlege_v that_o she_o be_v desceyve_v she_o knowleged_a that_o she_o have_v do_v amiss_o &_o unwyse_o and_o otherwise_o than_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v and_o for_o that_o woman_n lowed_a she_o and_o knowlege_v her_o unwysedom_n &_o her_o folly_n therefore_o god_n put_v in_o woman_n that_o time_n a_o hope_n of_o our_o saluaconn_n when_o he_o say_v to_o the_o adder_n i_o shall_v put_v enmyte_v bytwene_v the_o &_o woman_n and_z bytwene_a thy_o seed_n &_o her_o sede_fw-la and_z she_o shall_v break_v thy_o heed_n that_o be_v the_o fiend_n which_o be_v heed_n &_o leder_n of_o the_o adder_n that_o tyme._n the_o seed_n of_o the_o fiend_n be_v wicked_a werke_n and_o wicked_a folk_n to_o who_o god_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n vos_fw-fr ex_fw-la patre_fw-la dyabolo_fw-it estis_fw-la io_n eight_o you_o be_v of_o the_o fader_fw-mi the_o fiend_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n goostly_a be_v her_o good_a dede_n with_o which_o the_o fiend_n and_o the_o fende_v lyme_n have_v great_a envy_n and_o common_o wyman_n have_v more_o horrybylyte_n of_o sin_n than_o man_n do_v and_o by_o our_o lady_n blessyd_v mote_n she_o be_v the_o fende_v powrr_v be_v destroy_v also_o the_o seed_n of_o woman_n be_v cryste_n bear_v of_o the_o maid_n mary_n without_o part_n of_o man_n and_o so_o there_o be_v never_o man_n proprely_a seed_n of_o woman_n but_o cryste_n allone_n and_o always_o be_v enmyte_v bytwene_v cryste_n and_o the_o fiend_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o as_o saint_n poule_n say_v cryste_n &_o belyall_a light_v and_o derkenesse_n may_v not_o accord_v for_o this_o reason_n saint_n poule_n say_v that_o adam_n be_v not_o desceyve_v in_o the_o first_o pryvarycaconn_v but_o woman_n be_v desceyve_v i_o ad_fw-la thy_o two_o and_o therefore_o 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