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for_o their_o love_n most_o in_o the_o world_n be_v set_v the_o which_o the_o love_n of_o god_n slaulyche_n do_v let_v and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n vanyte_n a_o man_n at_o the_o last_o for_o bar_v may_v be_v from_o the_o high_a heaven_n where_o all_o joy_n be_v there_o a_o man_n shall_v dwell_v without_o end_n ywys_o but_o a_o great_a clarcke_n tell_v that_o be_v bartylmewe_v there_o be_v two_o world_n pryncypal_o to_o eschew_v and_o that_o one_o world_n be_v invysyble_a and_o clean_a and_o that_o other_o bodily_a as_o man_n may_v see_v and_o the_o ghostly_a world_n that_o no_o man_n may_v see_v be_v the_o high_a heaven_n where_o god_n syt_v in_o trynyte_n and_o thither_o shall_v we_o come_v and_o there_o live_v i_fw-mi if_o that_o we_o thytherwarde_o hold_v the_o right_a way_n now_o will_v i_o no_o long_o upon_o this_o matter_n stand_v for_o soon_o after_o it_o shall_v come_v more_o to_o hand_n but_o the_o same_o world_n that_o man_n may_v here_o see_v in_o two_o party_n well_o devyse_v may_v be_v for_o both_o party_n man_n may_v well_o know_v for_o that_o one_o be_v high_a and_o that_o other_o low_a the_o high_a last_v from_o the_o moon_n full_o even_o to_o the_o hy_a place_n of_o the_o ster_v heaven_n and_o that_o world_n be_v bright_a and_o fair_a for_o there_o be_v no_o corrupcyon_n but_o clean_a air_n but_o star_n and_o planette_n bright_o shine_v as_o every_o man_n may_v there_o have_v understand_v but_o the_o low_a world_n that_o may_v befall_v contain_v holly_n the_o elamente_n all_o and_o in_o this_o world_n be_v both_o well_o and_o woe_n and_o oft_o time_n change_v both_o to_o and_o fro_o to_o some_o it_o be_v soft_a and_o to_o some_o man_n hard_a as_o you_o shall_v here_o soon_o afterward_o but_o that_o world_n that_o pass_v all_o manner_n thing_n be_v make_v for_o man_n endeles_a dwelling_n for_o every_o man_n there_o shall_v have_v a_o place_n ever_o to_o be_v in_o joy_n that_o here_o have_v grace_n and_o that_o be_v make_v for_o our_o advantage_n for_o there_o be_v ordain_v our_o kind_a herytage_n but_o that_o other_o world_n that_o low_a be_v atwyne_v where_o that_o the_o star_n and_o planette_n be_v set_v in_o god_n ordain_v only_o for_o our_o behoof_n by_o this_o reason_n that_o i_o shall_v prove_v for_o the_o eyre_n from_o thence_o and_o the_o hete_n of_o the_o son_n susteyn_v the_o earth_n here_o where_o that_o we_o win_v and_o noryssh_v all_o thing_n that_o fruit_n here_o gyve_v to_o help_v man_n and_o be_v that_o in_o earth_n lyve_v and_o temper_v our_o kind_n and_o our_o complexyon_n and_o set_v the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n in_o their_o season_n and_o gyve_v we_o light_v here_o where_o that_o we_o dwell_v else_o be_v this_o world_n as_o dark_a as_o hell_n and_o the_o low_a world_n be_v make_v for_o man_n and_o for_o these_o encheasone_n that_o i_o tell_v can_v for_o man_n shall_v therein_o have_v his_o dwelling_n and_o live_v in_o god_n seruyce_n and_o do_v his_o bid_n and_o hold_v his_o commandment_n and_o do_v his_o will_n they_o to_o know_v and_o keep_v and_o fly_v all_o evyll_n and_o here_o to_o be_v prove_v in_o ghostly_a battle_n of_o many_o enemy_n that_o man_n often_o assail_v so_o that_o through_o ghostly_a may_v and_o vyctorye_n he_o may_v gete_v to_o he_o endeles_a glory_n and_o have_v than_o the_o crown_n of_o endeles_a bliss_n where_o all_o joy_n be_v that_o never_o shall_v miss_v twain_o world_n together_o here_o may_v befall_v that_o all_o man_n may_v earthly_a call_v one_o be_v this_o dale_n that_o be_v our_o dwelling_n another_o be_v man_n that_o be_v therein_o abide_v and_o this_o same_o dale_n that_o we_o dwell_v in_o be_v full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o all_o manner_n sin_n that_o of_o wise_a clarcke_n in_o book_n call_v be_v the_o more_o world_n that_o man_n may_v know_v by_o this_o and_o of_o the_o less_o world_n yet_o will_v i_o nought_o speak_v for_o in_o to_o that_o matter_n soon_o i_o will_v break_v and_o of_o the_o more_o world_n yet_o will_v i_o tell_v or_o i_o go_v further_o therein_o to_o dwell_v than_o will_v i_o tell_v afterward_o as_o it_o fall_v the_o cause_n why_o man_n a_o man_n the_o world_n call_v the_o more_o world_n god_n will_v in_o earth_n set_v for_o it_o shall_v to_o man_n be_v subget_v man_n to_o serve_v after_o his_o own_o delyte_n and_o so_o god_n ordain_v for_o man_n proffyte_n but_o now_o this_o world_n that_o man_n lyve_v in_o so_o wicked_a be_v and_o so_o full_a of_o sin_n for_o many_o make_v the_o world_n their_o soveraygne_a so_o that_o all_o their_o work_n tourn_v in_o to_o vain_a and_o some_o man_n do_v thereto_o all_o that_o he_o may_v to_o serve_v the_o world_n both_o night_n and_o day_n but_o this_o world_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o condycyon_n of_o man_n that_o therein_o dwell_v for_o the_o worldly_a man_n know_v may_v nought_o but_o by_o the_o condycyon_n that_o they_o have_v wrought_v for_o what_o may_v man_n by_o the_o world_n understande_v if_o none_o worldly_a man_n live_v in_o land_n but_o he_o that_o serve_v the_o world_n and_o have_v thereto_o love_n serve_v the_o world_n and_o nothing_o god_n above_o for_o the_o world_n be_v here_o the_o devylles_n servant_n and_o he_o that_o it_o serve_v and_o thereto_o will_v grant_v and_o many_o a_o man_n now_o after_o the_o world_n lysten_v but_o i_o hold_v he_o not_o wise_a that_o thereon_o trust_v for_o this_o world_n be_v false_a and_o deceyvable_a and_o in_o all_o thing_n wonder_o unstable_a therefore_o i_o hold_v a_o man_n nothing_o wytty_n that_o about_o the_o world_n make_v he_o besy_n for_o a_o man_n may_v not_o god_n servant_n be_v but_o he_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o world_n will_v flee_v 〈◊〉_d he_o may_v not_o love_v god_n but_o he_o the_o world_n despise_v 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a gospel_n say_v in_o this_o wise_n ¶_o â—emo_fw-la potest_fw-la duobâ—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—eruire_v aâ—t_fw-la unum_fw-la odio_fw-la habebit_fw-la 〈…〉_o &_o unum_fw-la susâ—inebit_fw-la &_o asterum_fw-la contempâ—â—et_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v no_o man_n can_v serve_v god_n at_o will_n neither_o two_a lord_n that_o he_o ne_fw-mi do_v full_a evyll_n for_o else_o he_o shall_v hate_v one_o in_o his_o deed_n and_o that_o other_o love_n in_o his_o manhede_v other_o he_o shall_v maintain_v that_o one_o outryght_a 〈◊〉_d that_o other_o despise_v and_o set_v full_o light_v the_o world_n be_v god_n ennemye_n and_o so_o man_n shall_v it_o call_v for_o it_o be_v contraryous_a to_o his_o work_n all_o 〈◊〉_d so_o be_v everywhichone_o that_o the_o world_n love_v well_o as_o the_o holy_a evangelyst_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n ¶_o 〈◊〉_d vust_n esse_fw-la amicus_fw-la hâ—ius_fw-la mundâ—_n inimicus_fw-la dei_fw-la constitultur_n ¶_o 〈…〉_o he_o that_o will_v the_o world_n friend_n be_v god_n ennemye_n forsooth_o than_o be_v he_o and_o sore_o worldly_a man_n greve_v god_n ywys_o therefore_o the_o apostell_n in_o his_o epystell_n say_v this_o ¶_o noâ—â—te_v diligere_fw-la mundum_fw-la nec_fw-la ea_fw-la que_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la suâ—â—t_fw-la ¶_o love_n nought_o the_o world_n say_v he_o ne_o nothing_o that_o in_o the_o world_n may_v be_v for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o this_o world_n that_o any_o man_n teâ—â—_n can_v other_o it_o be_v covytous_a or_o lust_n of_o flesh_n of_o man_n other_o covytous_a of_o eye_n that_o man_n may_v with_o look_v other_o pride_n of_o life_n as_o wytness_v the_o book_n ¶_o omne_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la aut_fw-la est_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la carnis_fw-la aut_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la ocuâ—orum_fw-la aut_fw-la superbia_fw-la vite_fw-la ¶_o covytous_a of_o flesh_n that_o be_v sing_v that_o parteyn_v to_o a_o man_n lust_n or_o like_n covytous_a of_o eye_n as_o every_o man_n may_v guess_v be_v riches_n that_o come_v to_o a_o man_n with_o bliss_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n that_o man_n keep_v in_o thought_n and_o ever_o desire_v to_o great_a honour_n to_o be_v bring_v and_o lyck_v and_o lust_n of_o flesshe_o majesty_n engender_v the_o foul_a sin_n of_o lechery_n but_o god_n make_v the_o world_n as_o he_o be_v wytnes_n for_o to_o serve_v man_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o goodness_n wherefore_o be_v man_n servant_n to_o the_o world_n then_o and_o make_v he_o the_o world_n bond_n man_n since_o he_o may_v serve_v god_n and_o ever_o be_v â—re_n and_o out_o of_o the_o world_n thraldom_n be_v but_o will_v a_o man_n know_v right_a as_o he_o shall_v what_o the_o world_n be_v and_o her_o falseness_n behold_v he_o shall_v have_v no_o will_n as_o i_o understande_v after_o the_o world_n any_o thing_n to_o fond_a lo_n what_o say_v bartholomewe_a the_o great_a clerk_n that_o speak_v of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o her_o work_n ¶_o mundus_fw-la nichil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la ê™_n quodâ—am_fw-la exilium_fw-la erumpna_fw-la labour_v
begin_v and_o thus_o we_o may_v acompte_v reâ—en_o and_o rede_v a_o hondred_a sin_n against_o one_o good_a deed_n the_o three_o cause_n be_v for_o to_o show_v among_o for_o oft_o time_n our_o dede_n be_v do_v with_o wrong_n and_o nat_n in_o good_a manner_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o perchance_o they_o be_v do_v out_o of_o charyte_n and_o therefore_o our_o good_a dede_n pure_a good_a be_v nought_o but_o saint_n austyne_n say_v our_o evil_a pure_a evil_n be_v wrought_v â–ª_o ¶_o omni_n iniusticie_n nostre_fw-fr quasi_fw-la pannus_fw-la menstruatus_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v our_o good_a dede_n may_v be_v see_v as_o a_o cloth_n defoul_v with_o thing_n unclean_n therefore_o for_o certain_a know_v no_o manner_n man_n how_o he_o shall_v fare_v when_o he_o his_o way_n take_v can_v but_o we_o shall_v byleve_v without_o any_o manner_n drede_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v have_v after_o his_o own_o deed_n but_o thereof_o be_v we_o not_o syker_n in_o our_o life_n day_n as_o wytness_v a_o holy_a man_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n say_v â–ª_o ¶_o nescit_fw-la homo_fw-la utrum_fw-la sit_fw-la dignus_fw-la pro_fw-la actibus_fw-la suis_fw-la amore_fw-la vel_fw-la odio_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v for_o certain_a a_o man_n know_v nought_o though_o he_o have_v here_o never_o sâ—_n moche_o good_a wrought_v whither_o that_o he_o be_v worthy_a after_o his_o deed_n to_o have_v the_o love_n of_o god_n other_o else_o hatred_n and_o also_o isodore_n as_o the_o book_n tell_v we_o accord_n well_o thereto_o and_o say_v all_o thus_o ¶_o seruu_n &_o dei_fw-la dum_fw-la bonum_fw-la agit_fw-fr utrum_fw-la sit_fw-la ei_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la incertus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o he_o say_v the_o man_n that_o be_v god_n servant_n that_o to_o all_o goodness_n make_v his_o haunt_n yet_o be_v he_o nothing_o certain_a in_o thought_n whither_o it_o be_v good_a to_o he_o other_o it_o be_v nought_o wherefore_o our_o lyve_a be_v here_o full_a hard_a as_o wytness_v the_o holy_a man_n saint_n bernarde_n ¶_o quis_fw-la potest_fw-la hic_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la ducere_fw-la sine_fw-la tribulatione_fw-la &_o dolore_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v who_o may_v here_o this_o life_n lede_n without_o trybulacyon_n anger_n and_o drede_v therefore_o saint_n bernarde_n say_v thus_o here_o and_o speak_v of_o man_n life_n in_o this_o manere_fw-la ¶_o terret_n i_o tota_fw-la vita_fw-la mea_fw-la que_fw-la diligentur_fw-la discussa_fw-la apperet_fw-la michi_fw-la aut_fw-la peccatum_fw-la aut_fw-la sterilitas_fw-la aut_fw-la res_fw-la sunilata_fw-la et_fw-la imperfecta_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o saint_n bernarde_n the_o holy_a man_n say_v this_o all_o my_o life_n here_o sore_o greve_v i_o iwis_o for_o if_o it_o well_o and_o even_o dyscuss_v be_v nothing_o else_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o but_o sin_n that_o the_o soul_n most_o der_v other_o barren_a thing_n that_o no_o fruit_n ber_v and_o if_o any_o fruit_n may_v thereon_o seem_v it_o must_v thus_o be_v say_v ryght_o to_o deem_v other_o a_o feign_a thing_n to_o show_v in_o sight_n other_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v nought_o by_o all_o right_a so_o it_o may_v for_o nothing_o be_v forth_o bring_v to_o please_v almyghty_a god_n that_o make_v we_o all_o of_o nought_o so_o that_o all_o a_o man_n life_n be_v with_o sorrow_n lad_n therefore_o no_o wonder_n though_o a_o man_n seld_o be_v glad_a what_o may_v a_o sinful_a man_n say_v thereto_o since_o he_o that_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n of_o life_n evermo_fw-la can_v no_o manner_n fruit_n in_o himself_o see_v than_o may_v another_o man_n drede_v and_o sorry_a be_v of_o this_o life_n here_o that_o ever_o be_v so_o unclean_a in_o the_o which_o there_o may_v no_o fruit_n be_v see_v ¶_o of_o the_o four_o encheason_n why_o man_n drede_v death_n the_o four_o encheason_n be_v and_o the_o last_o to_o tell_v why_o man_n drede_v death_n y_o it_o be_v so_o bitter_a &_o fell_a be_v for_o a_o man_n know_v not_o whither_o to_o wend_v to_o joy_v other_o to_o pain_n after_o his_o life_n end_v for_o so_o wise_a a_o man_n be_v never_o yet_o none_o that_o wist_v when_o to_o death_n he_o shall_v go_v ne_n whither_o he_o shall_v from_o hence_o fare_v to_o joy_n without_o end_n or_o else_o to_o care_n for_o when_o devylles_n and_o the_o angel_n bright_o have_v despute_v our_o life_n aright_o whither_o that_o god_n will_v we_o dampne_a or_o save_v for_o than_o our_o doom_n we_o shall_v have_v and_o whither_o that_o we_o shall_v to_o joy_n or_o pain_n and_o therefore_o in_o certain_a put_v we_o saint_n austayne_v ¶_o bene_fw-la de_fw-fr die_fw-la novissiino_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la pensare_fw-la debet_fw-la quia_fw-la unumquemque_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la statu_fw-la quo_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la eum_fw-la suus_fw-la novissimus_fw-la dies_fw-la talis_fw-la eum_fw-la dominus_fw-la iudi_fw-la cabit_fw-la in_o novissimo_fw-la iudicio_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o every_o man_n he_o say_v that_o hence_o shall_v away_o shall_v have_v drede_v of_o his_o last_o day_n for_o in_o what_o manner_n state_n that_o 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