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A18180 Here begynneth the orcharde of Syon in the whiche is conteyned the reuelacyons of seynt [sic] Katheryne of Sene, with ghostly fruytes [and] precyous plantes for the helthe of mannes soule.; Vita di S. Catarina da Siena. English Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399.; James, Dane. 1519 (1519) STC 4815; ESTC S109114 384,038 354

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the_o receyver_n /_o as_z of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o gyver_n and_o for_o asmoche_n as_o they_o ben_fw-mi not_o parfyte_n /_o therefore_o they_o receyve_v imparfyte_o that_o parfeccyon_n of_o their_o desire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o the_o parfeccyon_n of_o my_o servant_n /_o the_o which_o do_v offer_v their_o desire_n for_o they_o that_o ben_fw-mi not_o parfyte_n /_o with_o pain_n before_o i_o ¶_o wherefore_o i_o say_v to_o the_o that_o they_o do_v satysfaccyon_n for_o their_o sin_n /_o &_o it_o shall_v be_v forgyven_v they_o and_o that_o be_v right_a &_o sothefastnesse_n that_o it_o so_o be_v /_o in_z the_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o /_o for_o throw_v the_o clearness_n of_o their_o conscyence_n /_o &_o other_o ghostly_a excercyse_n /_o their_o sign_n be_v forgyven_v ¶_o for_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o have_v know_v of_o themselves_o /_o they_o casten_z out_o from_o they_o the_o rot_a fylthe_n of_o their_o sin_n /_o and_z by_o that_o they_o receyve_v a_o specyall_a 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that_o dethe_v be_v not_o suffycyent_a because_o thou_o go_v down_o in_o to_o hell_n /_o take_n fro_o then_v holy_a fader_n /_o that_o thy_o mercy_n &_o sothefastnesse_n shall_v be_v show_v in_o they_o /_o but_z moreover_o thy_o sothsastnes_n do_v gyve_v to_o they_o /_o that_z seruen_a the_o in_o truth_n good_n that_o may_v not_o be_v speak_v ¶_o thou_o dyscend_v to_o hell_n /_o because_o thou_o will_v delyver_v they_o fro_o peyne_v and_o misery_n the_o which_o have_fw-mi sern_v the_o thou_o yield_v to_o they_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n ¶_o yet_o gracious_a lord_n as_o i_o seem_v thy_o mercy_n constrain_v the_o to_o gyve_v to_o man_n moor_n large_a gyste_n that_o be_v to_o say_v gyve_v the_o to_o man_n in_o to_o meet_v /_o the_o we_o feeble_a wretch_n sholden_v receyve_v comfort_n and_o solace_v /_o that_o uncunning_a man_n sholden_v not_o forgo_v the_o memory_n of_o thy_o benefyte_n ¶_o therefore_o when_o thou_o gyve_n every_o day_n that_o sacrament_n to_o man_n /_o thou_o show_v the_o as_o cry_v in_o thy_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o auter_n /_o in_o the_o ghostly_a body_n of_o the_o holy_a chyrche_n ¶_o lord_n who_o wrought_v all_o this_o thy_o mercy_n lord_n wrought_v it_o ¶_o o_o great_a mercy_fw-mi /_o my_o herte_fw-fr be_v full_a replete_a /_o think_n on_o the._n ¶_o for_o in_o what_o party_n i_o turn_v i_o /_o &_o think_v on_o the_o /_o i_o find_v no_o other_o thing_n /_o than_o the_o broad_a see_v of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n ¶_o o_o holy_a fader_fw-mi /_o have_v pyte_n &_o spare_v my_o ignorance_n /_o because_o i_o presume_v to_o speak_v thus_o before_o thy_o image_n /_o nevertheless_o the_o love_v of_o thy_o mercy_n have_v i_o a_o wretch_n excuse_v /_o before_z thy_o be_v nygnyte_n ¶_o when_o this_o soul_n have_v open_v her_o herte_n by_o speak_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n /_o than_z she_o ask_v mekely_a the_o she_o may_v have_v knowledge_n of_o the_o that_o our_o lord_n promise_v she_o before_o ¶_o than_o our_o lord_n begin_v to_o speak_v 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