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mekenesse_n and_o charyte_n for_o wit_v thou_o well_o he_o that_o have_v in_o his_o desire_n &_o in_o his_o traveylle_n none_o other_o reward_n to_o none_o other_o thing_n but_o to_o mekenes_n and_o charytee_n aye_fw-mi cryenge_a after_o they_o how_o he_o may_v have_v hem_o he_z shall_v in_o that_o desire_n werching_n folowand_a after_o profit_n and_o wax_v in_o all_o other_o virtue_n as_z in_o chastyte_a abstynence_n and_o such_o other_o if_o he_o have_v but_o lityll_o reward_v in_o they_o in_o a_o year_n more_o than_o he_o shall_v wythouten_v this_o desire_n profit_n in_o seven_o if_o he_o stryve_v with_o glotenye_n lechery_n and_o such_o other_o contynuel_o and_z bete_a himself_o with_o scourge_n each_o day_n from_o morrow_n to_o evensong_n time_n ¶_o that_o thorough_a by_o desire_n and_o traveyle_v for_o mekenesse_n &_o charytee_n a_o man_n comyth_n soon_o to_o other_o virtue_n than_o by_o traveyle_n in_o hemself_n caplm_fw-ge lxxvii_o gete_n to_o the_o thenne_n mekenes_n and_o 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how_o moche_v it_o let_v the_o the_z gospel_n say_v how_o abraham_n speak_v to_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v bery_v in_o hell_n on_o this_o wise_n chaos_n magnum_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la firmatum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la hii_fw-la qui_fw-la volunt_fw-la transire_fw-la ad_fw-la vos_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la nec_fw-la huc_fw-la transmeare_v there_o be_v a_o great_a chaos_n that_o it_o to_o sayen_v a_o thick_a derknesse_n between_o we_o &_o the_o that_o we_o mow_v not_o come_v to_o the_o ne_o thou_o till_o we_o this_o derke_n image_n in_o thy_o soul_n and_o min_fw-mi also_o may_v be_v call_v a_o great_a chaos_n that_o be_v a_o great_a derknes_n for_o it_o let_v we_o that_o we_o mow_v not_o come_v to_o abraham_n which_o be_v ihesu_n and_o it_o lettyth_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o come_v to_o we_o â–ª_o ¶_o of_o the_o derknes_n of_o the_o image_n of_o sin_n and_o what_o comyth_n in_o by_o the_o wyndowe_n thereof_o caplm_fw-ge lxxviii_o lift_v up_o thy_o lantern_n 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and_o that_o be_v lityll_o mastery_n to_o the_o if_o thou_o may_v once_o see_v thy_o soul_n by_o clear_a understond_v what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o fair_a it_o be_v in_o his_o own_o kind_n ne_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v so_o overlay_v with_o a_o black_a mantel_n of_o this_o foul_a image_n but_o for_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi knowi_v it_o not_o therefore_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi leve_v the_o inly_a sight_n of_o thiself_n &_o seche_v thy_o meet_a forth_o without_o as_o a_o best_a unresonable_a thê°_n say_v lord_n manass_a to_o a_o choose_a soul_n in_o holy_a write_v si_fw-mi ignoraste_v o_fw-la pulcra_fw-la inter_fw-la mulieres_fw-la 1_o egredere_fw-la &_o abi_fw-la post_fw-la vestigia_fw-la gregum_fw-la sodalium_fw-la tuorum_fw-la et_fw-la pasce_fw-la edos_fw-mi tuos_fw-la thou_o fair_a among_o wymmen_v if_o thou_o know_v not_o thyself_o go_fw-mi out_o and_o walk_v after_o the_o step_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o fellow_n and_o feed_v thy_o gete_fw-la &_o it_o be_v thê°_n moche_n for_o to_o say_v thou_o soul_n fair_a by_o kind_n make_v to_o the_o lyknesse_n of_o god_n freel_v as_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o body_n foâ—_n y_fw-fr e_fw-la first_o sin_n by_o cause_n that_o thou_o know_v not_o thyself_o that_o angel_n food_n shall_v be_v thy_o delyce_n within_o therefore_o thou_o goo_v out_o by_o thy_o bodily_a wytte_n and_o seche_v thy_o meet_a and_o thy_o like_n as_o a_o best_a of_o the_o flock_n that_o be_v as_o one_o reprevyd_v and_o therewith_o thou_o fede_v thy_o thought_n and_o thin_a affeccyon_n which_o arn_v unclean_a as_o goat_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o the_o for_o to_o do_v so_o ¶_o that_o a_o soul_n shall_v not_o beg_v without_o forth_o but_o with_o in_o of_o ihesu_n that_o it_o need_v caplm_fw-ge lxxx_o and_o therefore_o turn_v home_o again_o in_o thyself_o
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uppe_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v ihesu_n by_o devoute_a prayer_n and_o meditaconn_v here_o have_v thou_o hear_v the_o membre_n of_o this_o image_n ¶_o whereof_o the_o image_n of_o ihesu_n be_v make_v and_o whereof_o the_o image_n of_o sin_n and_o how_o we_o be_v pass_a forth_o in_o the_o image_n of_o sin_n caplm_fw-ge lxxxvi_o this_o be_v not_o the_o image_n of_o ihesu_n but_o it_o be_v like_a a_o image_n of_o the_o devyll_n for_o the_o image_n of_o ihesu_n be_v make_v of_o virtue_n with_o mekenes_n &_o perfyte_n love_n &_o charyte_v but_o this_o be_v of_o false_a flesshly_a love_n to_o thyself_o with_o all_o thyse_n membre_n festuyd_v thereto_o this_o image_n bere_v thou_o &_o every_o man_n what_o that_o he_o be_v untyll_o by_o grace_n of_o ihesu_n it_o be_v somdele_n destroy_v &_o break_v down_o thus_o it_o semyth_n that_o davyd_v say_v in_o the_o sawter_n book_n verump_n tamen_fw-la in_o ymagine_v pertransit_fw-la homo_fw-la 3viii_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la frustra_fw-la conturbat_fw-la this_o be_v for_o to_o say_v though_o it_o be_v so_o that_o a_o man_n be_v make_v in_o the_o begyne_a to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n stable_n &_o steadfast_a nevertheless_o by_o cause_n of_o sign_n he_o forthpassith_v live_v in_o this_o world_n in_o this_o image_n of_o synne·_n by_o the_o which_o he_o be_v unstable_a &_o trowble_v in_o vain_a also_o saint_n paul_n spekyth_v of_o this_o image_n thus_o sicut_fw-la portavimê°_n ymaginem_fw-la terreni_fw-la hominis_fw-la sic_fw-la portemê°_n ymaginem_fw-la celestis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o we_o wool_fw-mi come_v to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n as_z we_o have_v here_o before_o borne_z y_z e_z image_n of_o the_o erthly_a man_n first_o ada_z that_o be_v the_o image_n of_o sign_n right_o so_o now_o lete_fw-la we_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o heavenly_a man_n ihesu_n which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o virtue_n ¶_o how_o we_o shall_v crucifye_v this_o image_n of_o sin_n and_o quycken_v the_o image_n of_o ihesu_n caplm_n lxxxvii_o what_o shall_v thou_o thene_n do_v with_o this_o image_n i_o answer_v the_o by_o a_o word_n y_fw-fr u._fw-mi the_o jew_n say_v to_o pylat_fw-la of_o cryste_n 1â—_n crucifige_fw-la eum_fw-la take_v thou_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n &_o do_v he_o on_o y_o e_o cross_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v break_v down_o this_o image_n &_o slay_v the_o false_a love_n of_o sin_n in_o thyself_o as_o cristis_fw-la body_n be_v slay_v for_o our_o sin_n &_o our_o trespaa_n right_n so_o the_o behovyth_v if_o thou_o wolte_z be_v like_a to_o cryste_n slay_v thy_o bodily_a like_n and_o flesshe_o lust_n in_o thyself_o â—_o thus_o say_a saint_n paul_a qui_o autem_fw-la cristi_fw-la sunt_fw-la camen_fw-la svam_fw-la crucifixerunt_fw-la cum_fw-la viciis_fw-la &_o concupiscenciis_fw-la these_o that_o arn_v cristis_fw-la follower_n have_v crucify_v and_o slay_v her_o flesh_n that_o be_v the_o image_n of_o sin_n with_o all_o the_o lust_n &_o the_o unskylfull_a lykynge_n of_o it_o slee_n thenne_v and_o 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