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shall_v have_v dyvers_a mede_n caplm_n lxvi_o a_o good_a man_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n fa_v wake_v gooth_o on_o pylgrymage_n &_o forsakyth_v all_o the_o lykynge_n y_fw-fr e_fw-la world_n sothfast_o in_o his_o herte_n without_o feign_v he_o shall_v have_v his_o meed_n in_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o ypocryte_n for_o vaynglory_n of_o himself_o do_v the_o same_o dede_n &_o receyve_v his_o meed_n here_o alâ—o_o a_o very_a precher_n of_o god_n word_n fulfyl_v of_o charyte_n and_o of_o mekenes_n send_v of_o god_n &_o of_o holy_a chyrche_n receyve_v if_o he_o prithee_o &_o teach_v god_n word_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o specyall_a meed_n of_o god_n y_fw-es t_o be_v the_o aureole_n for_o his_o preaching_n a_o ypocryte_n or_o a_o heretyke_a y_o it_o have_v no_o mekenes_n ne_o charyte_n ne_o arne_v send_v of_o god_n nor_o yet_o of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr if_o they_o prithee_o they_o have_v her_o meed_n here_o also_o a_o good_a man_n in_o worldly_a state_n for_o love_n of_o god_n 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¶_o that_o no_o good_a deed_n may_v make_v man_n saaf_a wythoute_n charyte_v and_o that_o charyte_n feel_v they_o oon_o y_fw-mi â—_o been_v meek_a capitulum_n lxviii_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mastery_n a_o man_n to_o cun_fw-fr love_n his_o even_o crysten_v in_o charyte_n all_o this_o say_n may_v be_v open_o prove_v by_o saint_n paul_n word_n thus_o iz_fw-fr si_fw-mi linguis_fw-la hominum_fw-la loquar_fw-la &_o angelorum_fw-la caritatem_fw-la non_fw-la habuero_fw-la nichil_fw-la sum_n et_fw-la si_fw-la habuero_fw-la omnem_fw-la fidem_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la montes_fw-la transferan_v caritatem_fw-la auten_v non_fw-la habeam_fw-la nichil_fw-la sum_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la noverim_fw-la misteria_fw-la oina_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la destribuero_fw-la omes_fw-la facultates_fw-la meas_fw-la in_o cibos_fw-la pauperum_fw-la et_fw-fr tradidero_fw-la corpê°_n i_o um_o igni_fw-la ut_fw-la ardeam_fw-la caritatem_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la habuero_fw-la nichil_fw-la michi_fw-la 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as_o full_o as_o a_o other_o man_n that_o never_o felyd_v devocyon_n thou_o leve_v the_o order_fw-fr of_o charyte_n for_o thy_o state_n ask_v for_o to_o do_v both_o each_o of_o they_o in_o dyvers_a time_n thou_o shall_v meddle_v the_o werke_n of_o actyfe_n life_n with_o ghoste_o werke_n of_o life_n contemplatyfe_n and_o thanne_v dooste_v thou_o well_o for_o thou_o shall_v one_o time_n be_v besye_n with_o martha_fw-mi for_o to_o rewlen_a and_o govern_v thy_o household_n thy_o child_n thy_o servant_n thy_o neyghboure_n thy_o tenaunte_n if_o they_o do_v well_o comfort_v they_o therein_o and_o help_v they_o if_o they_o do_v evil_a for_o too_o techen_fw-ge hem_n a_o mend_v they_o and_o