will_v say_v thus_o to_o theym_n venite_fw-la benedicti_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la come_v you_o my_o faderis_n bliss_v child_n &_o receyve_v you_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v ordain_v to_o you_o and_o so_o rehearse_v to_o theym_v the_o seven_o werke_n of_o mercy_n when_o i_o be_v hungry_a you_o gaaf_v i_o mete_v sitivi_fw-la et_fw-la dedistis_fw-la michi_fw-la bibere_fw-la when_o i_o be_v thirsty_a you_o give_v i_o drink_v and_o when_o i_o be_v herberles_a you_o herber_v and_o so_o forth_o all_o the_o werke_n off_o mercy_n for_o when_o you_o gaf_v any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n it_o be_v to_o i_o thenne_fw-fr shall_v our_o lord_n rebuke_v the_o scotfree_a people_n that_o will_v not_o do_v for_o his_o love_n nor_o forgyve_v no_o trespass_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o say_v to_o theym_v ¶_o discedite_fw-la a_o i_o maledicti_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la eternum_fw-la go_v you_o curse_v people_n in_o to_o everlasting_a peyne_n of_o hell_n for_o when_o i_o be_v a_o hunger_a you_o 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do_v and_o be_v shrevyn_v of_o 〈…〉_o his_o penance_n shall_v be_v moche_v wâ—â—ship_n to_o he_o and_o great_a confusion_n to_o 〈…〉_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o shryuâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—halbe_n shewyd_v open_o to_o all_o the_o world_n in_o great_a shamâ—_n to_o he_o this_o be_v say_v for_o the_o first_o come_v of_o crist_n in_o to_o this_o world_n vnde_fw-la dnns_fw-la veniet_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicium·_fw-la the_o come_n of_o criste_n be_v to_o the_o doom_n tunc_fw-la videbunt_fw-la filium_fw-la hominis_fw-la venientem_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la cum_fw-la potestate_fw-la magna_fw-la et_fw-la maiestate_fw-la and_o these_o commynge_n shall_v be_v so_o cruel_a that_o fyftene_v day_n afore_o shall_v come_v token_n of_o great_a drede_n so_o that_o thereby_o the_o people_n may_v know_v that_o soon_o after_o commyth_n the_o doom_n secundum_fw-la jeronimun_n as_o jerom_n say_v the_o first_o day_n the_o water_n shall_v rise_v upon_o the_o see_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v high_o than_o any_o hill_n by_o xl_o 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a_o man_n and_o tell_v his_o name_n that_o be_v his_o servant_n a_o lytyll_a to_o sore_o and_o that_o woman_n be_v and_o there_o knights_n wife_n and_o he_o haddeley_o by_o her_o husbonde_n lyf_v therefore_o they_o be_v both_o put_v to_o that_o penance_n and_o say_v the_o horse_n that_o i_o ride_v on_o be_v the_o fiend_n that_o bren_v i_o a_o c._n fold_n worse_o than_o any_o other_o fire_n may_v that_o be_v in_o earth_n and_o that_o peyne_v they_o must_v so_o suffer_v till_o they_o have_v help_v of_o good_a preyer_n mass_n and_o alm_n dede_n &_o tell_v he_o many_o other_o thing_n than_o this_o knyghte_n die_v alle_fw-mi thing_n that_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v she_o help_v and_o so_o delyver_v they_o out_o of_o this_o peyne_n to_o everlasting_a bliss_n the_o which_o god_n bring_v we_o all_o to_o amen_o ¶_o dominica_n in_o passione_n dnin_n good_a man_n and_o wymmen_v this_o day_n be_v call_v the_o sondaye_n in_o passion_n week_n this_o day_n our_o lord_n ihesu_n criste_n begin_v his_o passion_n for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d the_o jew_n have_v such_o a_o envy_n â—oâ—_n by_o cause_n he_o tell_v her_o default_n and_o â—â—ces_n of_o myslive_v and_o so_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o repreve_v he_o so_o this_o day_n they_o be_v full_o assent_v to_o do_v he_o to_o death_n and_o so_o they_o be_v about_o oft_o before_o but_o they_o be_v let_v by_o some_o thing_n and_o most_o for_o fere_n of_o the_o come_fw-mi people_n for_o they_o hold_v he_o a_o prophet_n ¶_o but_o this_o day_n they_o â—uytte_a hem_n togider_v and_o full_o accord_v 〈◊〉_d they_o will_v spaâ—â—_n for_o no_o thing_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v deed_n wherefore_o as_o the_o gospel_n tellith_a as_o criste_n prechyd_v in_o the_o temple_n the_o iewy_n rebuke_v he_o spytous_o and_o say_v nunc_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la quia_fw-la demonium_fw-la habes_fw-la now_o know_v we_o that_o thou_o haste_v a_o fiend_n with_o the_o and_o all_o be_v to_o tempt_v he_o to_o have_v make_v he_o speak_v some_o evil_a word_n by_o the_o which_o they_o 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sin_n more_o grevous_o that_o pursue_v he_o in_o hevyn_n that_o the_o iewy_n do_v that_o pursue_v he_o in_o earth_n thenne_n if_o you_o wool_fw-mi weet_v which_o be_v those_o take_v heed_n how_o criste_n mark_v they_o and_o say_v thus_o oui_fw-fr ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la verba_fw-la dei_fw-la audit_n he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n heryth_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o he_o heryth_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o sweryth_v many_o great_a oath_n full_o false_o thiâ—â—_n be_v tho_o that_o 〈…〉_o in_o hevyn_fw-mi that_o be_v glade_n in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o have_v a_o foul_a deed_n do_v and_o be_v ground_v in_o foul_a curse_a lyve_v of_o sin_n and_o wâ—ll_n not_o amend_v theym_a for_o prechinge_v nor_o teching_n but_o evir_n do_v foul_a dede_n and_o anon_o be_v ready_a to_o fyghte_n and_o chide_v with_o they_o that_o tell_v hâ—â—_n their_o default_n as_o it_o be_v shewyd_v by_o crist_n for_o the_o more_o harm_n be_v the_o condicione_n of_o the_o people_n be_v such_o now_o a_o day_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v many_o enemy_n that_o will_v say_v truth_n and_o that_o i_o may_v preve_v by_o ensample_n ¶_o narracio_fw-la ¶_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o mawment_n in_o a_o cyte_n that_o will_v tell_v where_o any_o thing_n be_v that_o be_v steal_v or_o myss_v and_o who_o have_v it_o so_o it_o hp_v on_o a_o time_n that_o a_o young_a man_n have_v steal_v a_o thing_n and_o be_v afeard_a of_o this_o mawment_n and_o anon_o he_o go_v to_o this_o mawment_n and_o fayde_n thus_o well_o i_o wot_v thou_o may_v deâ—me_v a_o great_a shame_n and_o velonye_n but_o by_o god_n that_o i_o believe_v upon_o and_o thou_o discover_v i_o i_o will_v break_v thy_o bede_fw-mi and_o so_o go_v forth_o his_o way_n thenne_n soon_o after_o camme_n they_o that_o miss_v this_o good_a pra_v the_o mawment_n to_o tell_v theym_fw-mi who_o have_v it_o and_o when_o they_o have_v long_o pray_v at_o the_o last_o the_o mawment_n speak_v and_o say_v time_n be_n change_v the_o people_n be_v worse_o than_o they_o be_v who_o say_v the_o truth_n his_o heed_n shall_v be_v break_v so_o he_o that_o will_v say_v truth_n he_o shall_v be_v shâ—â—e_v and_o so_o the_o true_a man_n shall_v be_v dâ—â—â—ted_v and_o so_o pluck_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o wytt_n to_o who_o he_o shall_v speak_v nor_o to_o whâ—â—_n he_o may_v tell_v his_o counseyll_n in_o trust_n 〈◊〉_d that_o will_v soon_o descryve_v he_o sontyme_o speak_v mooste_v fareste_n ¶_o it_o be_v wretyn_a in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n haâ—_n there_o be_v two_o knight_n great_a enemy_n one_n to_o the_o other_z that_o one_o hight_v joab_n and_o that_o other_o amasa_fw-mi and_o this_o ioab_fw-la say_v to_o amasa_fw-la as_o they_o meet_v hail_o brother_n and_o kyss_v he_o and_o with_o his_o other_o honde_n behind_o he_o he_o slay_v he_o with_o his_o knyffe_n and_o smite_v he_o to_o the_o herte_n thus_o it_o fare_v now_o a_o day_n by_o moche_n peple_n they_o freke_v full_a fair_a bifore_fw-la the_o people_n and_o behind_o theym_n they_o will_v sle_v they_o wit_n a_o shrewyd_n knyf_v that_o be_v with_o the_o evil_a and_o curse_a tongue_n these_o be_v they_o that_o pursuyth_v he_o into_o hevyn_n &_o set_v nought_o 〈◊〉_d god_n woâ—de_n for_o though_o they_o here_o it_o with_o their_o cry_n it_o synk_v not_o in_o their_o herte_n where_o god_n playn_v he_o grevouâ—ly_o by_o his_o prophet_n iheremye_n and_o say_v this_o ¶_o what_o gift_n find_v your_o fadâ—rs_n 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o have_v trespass_v to_o you_o in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d manerthinge_fw-mi tell_v i_o alas_o for_o shaâ—_n of_o your_o obstinate_a pride_n for_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o right_a and_o so_o he_o tretythe_v with_o us._n thaâ—_n be_v in_o the_o wrong_n he_o proferith_v merâ—â—oâ—_n we_o ask_v it_o he_o make_v he_o merciful_a to_o theym_v that_o displeasyth_v he_o &_o shewyth_o love_v there_o none_o be_v worthy_a thê°_n be_v their_o herte_n hard_a than_o any_o stoon_n and_o thus_o be_v we_o worse_o than_o jew_n for_o we_o be_v unkind_a to_o he_o that_o shewyth_o to_o we_o all_o 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that_o shall_v be_v great_o holpen_v by_o he_o and_o thus_o they_o be_v all_o hevy_a and_o great_o astony_v and_o sore_o afeard_a to_o be_v take_v of_o the_o jewys_n and_o cast_v into_o prison_n and_o after_o to_o be_v put_v to_o dethe_v this_o make_v theym_a sorry_a yâ—_z that_o they_o dare_v not_o go_fw-mi among_o the_o people_n for_o to_o gete_v theym_fw-mi mete_v and_o drynk_v but_o yet_o as_o criste_n bid_v theâ—â—_n in_o his_o ascension_n they_o go_v into_o the_o â—yte_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o they_o be_v in_o â—_o hall_fw-mi of_o stage_n and_o there_o they_o sit_v to_o gyddre_n pra_v unto_o god_n with_o hole_n herte_a and_o one_o spiryte_n of_o help_n and_o socour_v and_o some_o comfort_n in_o their_o disese_v thenne_n as_o they_o be_v thus_o pra_v to_o gydder_v sudden_o there_o be_v a_o great_a cloud_n make_v in_o the_o air_n like_o a_o blast_n of_o thundre_v â–ª_o and_o evyn_v therewith_o the_o hooly_a goost_n come_v emonge_o theym_a all_o et_fw-la apparuerunt_fw-la 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