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fall_v to_o hit_v than_o it_o lift_v up_o the_o eye_n to_o he_o &_o cry_v mercy_n for_o myspend_n of_o time_n and_o promyse_v it_o will_v amend_v and_o with_o great_a bete_v at_o the_o last_o hit_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o book_n and_o to_o learn_v well_o the_o lesson_n thus_o prosperyte_n close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o the_o rod_n of_o adversyte_n open_v they_o and_o make_v they_o to_o know_v he_o wherefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n ¶_o cognoscet_fw-la dnns_fw-la iudicia_fw-la faciens_fw-la ¶_o our_o lord_n shall_v be_v know_v in_o make_v jugement_n of_o punysshement_n &_o pain_n and_o thus_o many_o a_o soul_n to_o who_o he_o send_v pain_n &_o tribulation_n in_o this_o mortal_a life_n he_o preserve_v they_o fro_o y_o e_o jugement_n oâ—_n everla_a damnation_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n ¶_o cum_fw-la iudicamur_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la corripimur_fw-la ne_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la dampnemur_fw-la ¶_o when_o the_o jugement_n of_o god_n be_v show_v upon_o 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honde_n that_o we_o gyve_v to_o the._n thus_o such_o gift_n as_o we_o receyve_v of_o our_o lord_n if_o we_o spend_v they_o in_o the_o werke_n of_o virtue_n &_o gyve_v they_o to_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o name_n of_o he_o than_o we_o gyve_v high_o they_o again_o as_z he_o say_v himself_o ¶_o quicqd_v fecistis_fw-la uni_fw-la ex_fw-la minimis_fw-la meis_fw-la in_o noine_n meo_fw-la michi_n fe_o cistis_fw-la ¶_o what_o so_o ever_o you_o do_v to_o any_o of_o the_o least_o in_o my_o name_n you_o do_v that_o to_o i_o wherefore_o such_o as_o refer_v re_fw-mi &_o gyve_v the_o good_n that_o they_o resceyve_v of_o our_o lord_n to_o high_a again_o they_o continue_v the_o flood_n of_o grace_n for_o as_o they_o gyve_v to_o he_o he_o be_v so_o lyberal_a that_o he_o can_v not_o but_o gyve_v again_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o know_v moo_v expedyent_n to_o his_o lover_n and_o if_o the_o flood_n of_o his_o bontyfulnesse_n come_v not_o to_o he_o again_o than_o the_o flood_n of_o grace_n be_v stop_v by_o our_o defauâ—_n for_o like_a as_o he_o be_v the_o beginning_n &_o end_n of_o all_o goodness_n which_o come_v of_o he_o must_v be_v return_v final_o again_o thus_o by_o the_o dede_n of_o thy_o life_n y_o it_o confessy_v &_o show_v y_o it_o there_o be_v one_o god_n &_o in_o these_o y_o to_o thank_a he_o &_o worshype_v he_o many_o there_o be_v which_o do_v the_o contrary_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v ad_fw-la titum_fw-la there_o be_v many_o which_o say_v they_o know_v god_n but_o they_o deny_v high_o in_o their_o dede_n of_o their_o lyve_a for_z their_o life_n be_v abhoiable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n &_o they_o live_v wretched_o as_o folk_n that_o have_v no_o faith_n &_o rather_o as_o you_o e_o reprobate_a &_o despysed_a enemy_n of_o god_n than_o like_a unto_o his_o child_n &_o friend_n ¶_o mul_n ti_fw-mi fatent_fw-la se_fw-la nosce_fw-la dnmm_n factis_fw-la auten_o negant_fw-la cum_fw-la sint_fw-la abhoinabiles_fw-la &_o incredibiles_fw-la ad_fw-la oen_fw-mi opus_fw-la reprobi_fw-la ¶_o thou_o which_o have_v give_v thy_o lord_n god_n again_o such_o good_n as_o y_fw-fr u._fw-mi have_v receyve_v of_o he_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n thou_o shall_v be_v lyght_o delyver_v of_o thy_o acounte_v for_z in_o this_o life_n y_fw-mi u._fw-mi delyvere_v y_fw-mi e_o of_o these_o good_n y_o it_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi have_v receyve_v of_o he_o &_o pute_v they_o in_o his_o hand_n again_o and_o therefore_o hit_v shall_v be_v say_v to_o the_o in_o that_o hour_n like_o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o matthew_n my_o trusty_a ser_n vaunt_o thou_o haste_v be_v faithful_a &_o true_a in_o few_o thing_n that_o i_o do_v gyve_v the_o now_z i_o shall_v make_v the_o lord_n of_o many_o thing_n entre_fw-fr into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n than_o thou_o that_o haste_v myspend_v the_o good_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o thy_o pleasure_n contrary_a to_o y_z e_z will_n of_o he_o and_o contrary_a to_o thy_o profit_n thou_o may_v be_v woo_v for_z hard_a acounte_v shall_v be_v lay_v against_o the._n wherefore_o if_o thou_o amend_v the_o not_o thou_o shall_v have_v straight_o passage_n to_o thy_o saluacyon_n wherefore_o if_o our_o lord_n send_v the_o trybulacyon_n for_o myspend_n vayn_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o youth_n &_o of_o such_o good_n as_o he_o have_v send_v the_o in_o this_o he_o show_v that_o he_o will_v have_v the_o save_v and_o that_o thou_o shall_v amend_v thy_o life_n and_o once_o begin_v to_o look_v upwarde_o to_o thy_o master_n for_o abuse_v the_o he_z be_v which_o stryke_v the._n our_o lord_n when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o rebelle_fw-fr hertes_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o he_o by_o kyndenesse_n which_o he_o show_v to_o they_o in_o his_o gift_n than_o he_o bete_v they_o to_o make_v they_o come_v to_o he_o by_o trybulacyon_n and_o sharpness_n and_o yet_o oftentimes_o they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o ysaye_v ¶_o populus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la reversus_fw-la ad_fw-la percuicentem_fw-la se_fw-la ¶_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o to_o he_o that_o bete_v they_o for_o in_o sekenesse_n their_o mind_n ren_v more_o for_o help_v by_o man_n in_o phesyke_a than_o it_o do_v to_o his_o help_n and_o when_o wrong_n and_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o they_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o revenge_v they_o and_o to_o do_v one_o shrew_n de_fw-fr turn_n for_o a_o other_o and_z be_v not_o ready_a mercyful_o to_o forgyve_v it_o for_o his_o sake_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v forgyvenes_n of_o he_o and_o so_o underneth_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la rod_n of_o trybulaconu_fw-la they_o come_v not_o to_o correccyon_n for_z they_o look_v not_o as_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o benefyce_n of_o their_o creacyon_n &_o redempconn_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n
day_n pain_n well_o take_v shall_v stand_v for_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o year_n in_o the_o which_o be_v contain_v ccc_o day_n as_z our_o lord_n say_v by_o the_o ê“phete_n ezechyell_n ¶_o diem_fw-la ê“_n anno_fw-la dedâ—_n tibi_fw-la ¶_o i_o have_v give_v the_o a_o day_n for_o a_o year_n o_o how_o glad_a shall_v y_o u_o be_v than_o of_o one_o day_n pain_n which_o delyver_v the_o fro_o the_o mo_z re_fw-mi bitter_a pain_n of_o a_o year_n o_o how_o gentyll_a shall_v y_o you_o take_v this_o pain_n which_o make_v to_o the_o such_o a_o quytaunce_n sythen_a thy_o lord_n who_o thou_o be_v debtor_n to_o of_o his_o great_a mercy_n &_o gentylnesse_n with_o this_o lytell_fw-mi delyver_v the_o fro_o the_o more_o therefore_o i_o counseyll_v the_o what_o payve_v that_o so_o ever_o thou_o suffer_v set_v it_o in_o thy_o compet_n and_o beseech_v god_n that_o it_o may_v stand_v for_o thysy_a nne_n to_o acquyte_v the_o fro_o the_o great_a pain_n that_o thou_o haste_v de_fw-fr serve_v by_o sin_n thus_o the_o thief_n which_o do_v hang_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o our_o lord_n he_o turn_v his_o her_z te_z to_o he_o and_z by_o that_o pain_n well_o take_v he_o be_v delyver_v from_o all_o pain_n and_o have_v the_o clear_a sight_n and_o fruycyon_n for_o ever_o of_o the_o moo_v glorious_a trynyte_n woe_n may_v that_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v y_z t_z which_o daily_o multeply_v debt_n bysynne_v and_o lytell_a or_o nought_o he_o pay_v by_o pain_n for_o neither_o he_o suffer_v the_o pain_n meke_o to_o his_o profit_n as_o a_o very_a penytent_a the_o which_o god_n send_v unto_o he_o ne_o take_v to_o he_o wylful_a lie_n any_o painful_a thing_n for_o to_o delyver_v he_o out_o of_o his_o debt_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v come_v afore_o the_o juge_n at_o y_fw-fr e_o hour_n of_o death_n charge_v with_o the_o hole_n count_v in_o manner_n of_o his_o life_n which_o shall_v be_v straight_o to_o he_o for_o and_o he_o labour_n not_o for_o mercy_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n he_o shall_v never_o have_v mercy_n after_o that_o it_o be_v depart_v ne_o be_v rebate_v of_o his_o deutee_n in_o hell_n shall_v no_o deute_n be_v rebate_v neither_o by_o long_o ne_fw-mi by_o bitter_a suffer_v there_o shall_v lord_n and_o lady_n weep_v for_o their_o apareyll_n and_o the_o vain_a beaute_n of_o her_o body_n the_o which_o they_o have_v ordain_v to_o pride_n to_o lechery_n and_o to_o vain_a honour_n of_o the_o world_n there_o shall_v also_o every_o craft_n man_n weep_v for_o the_o mysuse_v of_o his_o craft_n and_o also_o clerk_n the_o which_o have_v not_o well_o use_v their_o cunning_a to_o the_o avayle_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o merchant_n for_o their_o false_a penny_n worth_n and_o sinful_a man_n and_o wyman_n which_o provyde_v not_o here_o for_o their_o soul_n which_o be_v call_v merchant_n of_o the_o earth_n for_z their_o labour_n be_v for_o to_o gete_v erthe_o solace_n and_o there_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o have_v but_o small_a penyworthe_n for_o the_o labour_n of_o their_o life_n for_o all_o the_o great_a solace_n and_o herte_o joye_n shall_v be_v go_v from_o they_o for_o ever_o but_o the_o heavenly_a merchant_n the_o which_o ordain_v their_o labour_n of_o this_o life_n to_o buy_v the_o heavenly_a joy_n and_o than_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o great_a penyworthe_n pass_v all_o the_o estymacyon_n of_o all_o the_o erthe_o creature_n the_o which_o they_o shall_v receyve_v of_o the_o hand_n of_o almyghty_a god_n in_o those_o great_a joy_n of_o endless_a bliss_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o sapyence_n ¶_o justâ—_n autem_fw-la imperpetuum_fw-la vivent_fw-la et_fw-la apud_fw-la dominum_fw-la est_fw-la merces_fw-la corum_fw-la ¶_o the_o ryghtwysse_o man_n shall_v live_v everlastyng_o and_o with_o our_o lord_n be_v reserve_v the_o reward_n of_o their_o great_a labour_n than_o thou_o the_o which_o know_v thyself_o a_o sinner_n without_o great_a pain_n thou_o may_v not_o comethyder_v for_o none_o shall_v entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n a_o fore_n that_o they_o have_v pay_v all_o their_o dette_n of_o pain_n for_o there_o be_v no_o place_n to_o pay_v deute_n of_o pain_n for_o the_o great_a and_o the_o perfyte_n felycyte_v of_o that_o kyngdom_n may_v suffer_v there_o no_o misery_n to_o be_v neither_o of_o sin_n ne_o pain_n wherefore_o all_o you_o the_o which_o be_v faithful_a soul_n and_o byleve_v the_o promysse_o of_o god_n to_o have_v joy_n after_o this_o life_n if_o that_o you_o will_v be_v rule_v after_o his_o will_n i_o exhort_v you_o &_o pray_v you_o to_o receyve_v with_o a_o good_a herte_fw-fr these_o present_a trybulacyon_n and_o pain_n that_o you_o feel_v in_o this_o life_n the_o which_o trybulacyon_n delyver_v you_o of_o great_a pain_n without_o comparyson_n which_o you_o shall_v suffer_v &_o long_o time_n be_v retray_v from_o your_o joy_n after_o this_o life_n and_o now_o if_o you_o take_v these_o lytell_a pain_n joyful_o you_o shall_v go_v lyght_o away_o &_o hasty_o to_o y_z t_z joyful_a inherytaunce_n &_o moo_v blyss_v felouship_n there_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v possible_a to_o suffer_v any_o pain_n thy_o pain_n shall_v be_v lesser_a in_o comparyson_n to_o these_o joy_n than_o the_o leden_fw-mi counter_n be_v which_o lie_n in_o the_o count_v in_o comparyson_n to_o the_o great_a sommes_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o they_o lie_v fore_o as_z ecclesyastes_n say_v ¶_o est_fw-la q_o i_fw-it multa_fw-la redimit_fw-la modico_fw-la precio_fw-la ¶_o some_o be_v which_o acquyte_v they_o of_o great_a debt_n by_o lytell_a payment_n and_o if_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi be_v of_o such_o perfecconn_n y_o it_o by_o the_o meryte_n of_o thy_o holy_a lyve_a &_o blyss_v labour_v take_v for_o god_n y_fw-fr t_o y_fw-fr u._fw-mi haste_n deserve_a remyssyon_n of_o thy_o fynne_n &_o art_n acquyte_v of_o thy_o pain_n yet_o if_o trybulaconn_n come_v receyve_v it_o gentyl_o for_o it_o be_v not_o send_v to_o the_o without_o great_a cause_n other_o to_o the_o incresse_n of_o thy_o meryte_n or_o to_o save_v the_o fro_o sin_n which_o thou_o shall_v fall_v in_o except_v by_o trybulacyon_n &_o pain_n y_o it_o our_o lord_n preserve_v the_o from_o hit_n for_o many_o which_o be_v innocent_n &_o full_a perfyte_n shall_v lose_v their_o innocency_n andvertue_n except_o they_o be_v kepe_v by_o trybulaconn_n than_o all_o you_o which_o will_v go_v quite_o out_o of_o this_o world_n from_o all_o deute_n of_o pain_n make_v your_o payment_n while_o y_o t_o this_o money_n of_o trybulaconn_n temporal_a be_v of_o so_o great_a a_o valour_n that_o a_o lytell_fw-mi of_o it_o more_o may_v redeem_v you_o fro_o that_o infenyte_n pain_n &_o trybulacyon_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n after_o this_o lyf_v and_o purchesse_n to_o you_o eternyte_v of_o joye_n the_o seven_o consolaconn_n be_v to_o remember_v that_o trybulacyon_n strengthen_v the_o herte_n &_o make_v it_o able_a to_o receyve_v the_o precyous_a gift_n ot_fw-mi grace_n for_o like_a as_o the_o hamer_n of_o the_o goldsmythe_n and_o the_o betinge_v thereof_o make_v the_o metal_n to_o streche_n on_o long_o under_o his_o hand_n accord_v to_o his_o will_n of_o the_o which_o he_o make_v his_o vesseyll_n so_o almyghty_a god_n he_o make_v by_o trybulaconn_v the_o herte_n to_o streche_n on_o broad_a &_o to_o be_v a_o vesseyll_n to_o receyve_v &_o retene_v the_o bekefyce_n of_o his_o grace_n there_o afore_o it_o be_v a_o hole_n mass_n as_o a_o lump_n of_o metal_n without_o abylyte_n any_o thing_n to_o receyve_v of_o our_o lord_n wherefore_o in_o tribulacyon_n thank_v thy_o lord_n god_n which_o make_v of_o thy_o heart_n a_o chaly_n to_o receyve_v great_a habondaunce_n of_o his_o grace_n of_o this_o dryve_n on_o broad_a of_o y_fw-fr e_o heart_n w_z t_z stroke_n of_o tribulaconn_n speak_v the_o prophet_n there_o he_o say_v ¶_o in_o tribulecione_n dilatasti_fw-la micht_n ¶_o lord_n y_fw-mi u._fw-mi haste_v dylate_v &_o enlarge_v my_o herte_n by_o trybulacyon_n wherefore_o i_o counseyll_v the_o which_o desire_v to_o be_v y_z e_z elect_v vesseyll_o of_o grace_v a_o while_n pacyent_o to_o suffer_v the_o stroke_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o hamer_n of_o trybulaconn_n in_o the_o forge_n &_o smythe_n of_o this_o world_n this_o lord_n never_o will_v strike_v the_o above_o y_fw-fr t_o y_fw-fr u._fw-mi may_v be_v re_fw-mi if_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi order_fw-fr the_fw-fr to_o suffer_v as_z he_o say_v in_o the_o gospel_n ¶_o dedit_fw-la unicuique_fw-la scdm_n ê“prian_n virtuten_o ¶_o he_o have_v give_v to_o every_o man_n after_o his_o power_n and_o the_o more_o he_o bete_v the_o the_o more_o large_a he_o intend_v to_o make_v the_o vesseyll_n of_o thin_a herte_fw-fr &_o with_o the_o more_o quantyte_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o replenysshe_v it_o with_o all_o and_o like_o wise_a as_o the_o more_o precyous_a metal_n be_v more_o obedyent_n und_fw-ge they_fw-mi
speak_v our_o savyour_fw-mi where_fw-mi he_o say_v ¶_o omnen_fw-mi palmiten_v in_o menon_n ferentem_fw-la fructum_fw-la purgabit_fw-la eum_fw-la ¶_o my_o fader_fw-mi shall_v purge_v every_o branch_n which_o be_v plant_v in_o i_o by_o faith_n &_o bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n of_o virtuous_a life_n by_o this_o vine_n be_v understande_v the_o herte_n of_o man_n which_o be_v fulfyl_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o holy_a love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o virtue_n and_o bring_v forth_o great_a fruit_n to_o the_o comfort_n of_o many_o like_o as_o the_o humour_n in_o the_o vine_n make_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o like_v as_o the_o humour_n when_o it_o be_v superfluous_a and_o more_o than_o need_n it_o be_v spede_v to_o moche_v in_o branch_n without_o fruit_n like_o wise_n when_o the_o superflous_a love_n habond_v in_o man_n herte_n of_o worldly_a vanitee_n and_o of_o flesshe_o pleasure_n hit_v withdraw_v the_o fruit_n of_o goostly_a lyve_a than_o marvel_v thou_o not_o sythen_a the_o wise_a gardener_n will_v cut_v away_o the_o superfluous_a branch_n which_o let_v the_o tree_n of_o their_o fruit_n if_o thy_o lord_n god_n which_o have_v take_v the_o cure_n of_o thy_o herte_n cut_v from_o the_o with_o the_o sharp_a knife_n of_o trybulacyon_n all_o those_o thing_n which_o y_o you_o love_v vain_o or_o shrewd_o which_o let_v in_o y_z t_o y_fw-fr e_o ghostly_a fruit_n of_o virtue_n &_o make_v y_z e_z humour_n of_o love_n to_o continue_v in_o his_o ê“pre_a bound_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v profitable_a to_o thy_o salua_fw-la cyon_n for_z he_o will_v not_o that_o thin_a herte_n be_v to_o far_o dra_fw-mi wen_n from_o he_o ne_o y_z t_z it_o spread_v by_o forayne_n &_o unprofytable_a branch_n of_o vaynne_n &_o worldly_a thing_n ¶_o a_o other_o manner_n of_o purgacyon_n be_v like_a as_o the_o corn_n be_v purge_v from_o the_o straw_n &_o the_o chafe_n by_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o fleyle_n and_o as_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o fleyle_n purge_v the_o corn_n lie_v ke_v wise_a the_o stroke_n of_o trybulacyon_n purge_v y_o e_o herte_fw-fr and_o like_a as_o y_z e_z corn_n be_v make_v to_o depart_v from_o y_fw-es e_fw-es stra_fw-mi we_o like_o wise_a the_o herte_n be_v make_v to_o depart_v fro_o the_o great_a love_n of_o this_o world_n which_o shall_v steel_n the_o her_o te_fw-mi fro_o god_n be_v not_o the_o fleyle_n of_o trybulacyon_n and_o this_o make_v they_o to_o love_v god_n &_o great_o desire_v to_o be_v with_o high_o sing_v these_o world_n so_o unstable_a and_o full_a of_o trybulacyon_n &_o pain_n and_o for_o this_o consideracyon_n say_v the_o prophet_n ¶_o ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la in_o flagella_fw-la paratus_fw-la sum_fw-la ¶_o behold_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o the_o fleyle_n to_o this_o holy_a prophet_n purpose_v with_o a_o glad_a herte_n to_o bear_v the_o stroke_n with_o the_o fleyle_n of_o god_n than_o thou_o that_o will_v have_v the_o grain_n &_o corn_n of_o thy_o herte_n purge_v plain_a you_o not_o of_o the_o stroke_n of_o 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