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violacione_fw-la corporibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o chastite_n may_v be_v chase_v away_o and_o dryven_v from_o the_o herte_n without_o any_o touch_n of_o the_o body_n as_o though_o touch_v must_v need_v dryve_v away_o chastite_n and_o therefore_o diverse_a holy_a father_n /_o as_o gerson_n /_o antonyne_n auctor_fw-la speculi_fw-la spiritualium_fw-la and_o many_o other_o do_v ê“hibite_v and_o torbede_v religious_a ê‘sones_o /_o one_o to_o touch_v a_o other_o /_o for_z any_o familiarite_n /_o or_z without_o some_o necessite_a /_o although_o both_o be_v of_o one_o sex_n and_o some_o of_o they_o do_v say_v that_o to_o touch_v wilful_o &_o by_o deliberation_n any_o naked_a part_n /_o as_o haude_fw-ge /_o or_o arm_n wtout_fw-fr any_o cause_n needful_a /_o &_o with_o affection_n or_o carnal_a pleasure_n although_o no_o consent_n /_o nor_o mind_n /_o were_z unto_o any_o unclean_a act_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o because_o the_o ê‘sone_n so_o touching_n /_o do_v wilful_o 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&_o hurt_v that_o for_o the_o time_n feel_v no_o grief_n thereof_o yet_o soon_o after_o the_o wound_n have_v smert_v full_a sore_o /_o and_z full_a long_a so_o continue_v unheyl_v the_o expert_a proof_n hereof_o be_v write_v for_o remembrance_n by_o the_o old_a father_n and_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n /_o of_o the_o sight_n and_o speech_n which_o three_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n follow_v each_o other_o ¶_o of_o the_o viii_o keeper_n of_o chastite_n /_o that_o be_v /_o warene_n of_o familiarite_n the_o xii_o chapitre_fw-fr and_o yet_o of_o they_o three_o do_v issue_n &_o spring_v a_o other_o enemy_n of_o chastite_n /_o more_o ê‘ilous_a except_o good_a await_v and_o resistance_n &_o more_o ieopardous_a /_o than_o all_o they_o three_o that_o be_v to_o say_v familiarite_v /_o the_o continuance_n of_o affection_n /_o and_o acquaintance_n /_o which_o say_v familiarite_v be_v keep_v forth_o and_o nurysh_v /_o not_o only_o by_o the_o say_v three_o vice_n wanton_a look_n /_o light_a 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patrum_fw-la of_o a_o holy_a father_n in_o wyldernes_n /_o unto_o who_o a_o poor_a man_n of_o the_o cite_v resort_v /_o to_o sell_v his_o mat_n /_o baskette_v /_o and_z his_o other_o labour_n and_o when_o he_o come_v not_o upon_o a_o time_n after_o his_o custom_n the_o old_a father_n /_o command_v his_o disciple_n to_o go_v unto_o the_o cite_v to_o seek_v the_o man_n whereunto_o he_o be_v very_o loath_a /_o natwithstand_v /_o yet_o for_o obedience_n he_o go_v forth_o /_o and_z by_o great_a diligence_n he_o find_v the_o house_n /_o and_z no_o body_n at_o home_n but_o a_o young_a woman_n alone_o /_o by_z the_o byhaviour_n of_o who_o he_o be_v in_o ieoparty_n of_o corruption_n /_o but_o that_o god_n by_o miracle_n for_o the_o merit_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o holy_a father_n sudden_o set_v he_o at_o home_n so_o than_o sole_a presence_n be_v not_o without_o ieoparty_n in_o any_o person_n ¶_o of_o the_o ten_o keeper_n of_o chastite_n /_o not_o to_o have_v power_n 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offend_v /_o or_o do_v sin_n and_o therefore_o though_o a_o ê‘sone_n by_o some_o manner_n of_o mean_a be_v not_o obedient_a he_o do_v not_o there_o by_o make_v himself_o forthwith_o a_o prevaricatoure_n and_o breaker_n of_o the_o rule_n /_o except_o ê‘aduenture_o it_o be_v such_o a_o person_n that_o false_o suppose_v he_o be_v so_o profess_v /_o which_o manner_n of_o person_n you_o say_v there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o which_o person_n i_o say_v also_o if_o any_o such_o be_v as_o you_o say_v /_o than_z be_v it_o true_a also_o that_o follow_v /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o that_z such_o manner_n of_o credulite_n &_o byleve_v which_o may_v rather_o be_v call_v a_o folysshe_n credulite_fw-la /_o or_o cruelty_n do_v nothing_o else_o work_v and_o engender_v in_o their_o conscience_n /_o than_o do_v that_o noyous_a and_o yvell_n liberty_n work_v /_o in_o the_o conscience_n of_o they_o that_o feed_v upon_o such_o needs_o 〈…〉_o meat_n /_o as_o be_v offer_v unto_o the_o ydole_n for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o such_o folysshe_n ê‘sones_o in_o their_o own_o or_o by_o thyr_n proper_a conscience_n in_o like_a manner_n /_o as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v the_o infirm_a ê‘sone_fw-mi &_o folysshe_v christiane_n do_v ê‘rysshe_v in_o the_o science_n &_o knowledge_n of_o they_o that_o do_v eat_v &_o feed_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o ydole_n and_o like_v as_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o no_o manner_n of_o meat_n receyve_v and_o take_v with_o due_a thanks_n unto_o our_o lord_n 4._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 1._o this_o 4._o be_v common_a and_o unlawful_a /_o but_z unto_o they_o only_o that_o do_v think_v and_o iuge_v it_o unlawful_a so_o in_o likewise_o regular_a ê“fession_n as_o of_o itself_o can_v be_v unto_o no_o person_n damnable_a ne_o hurt_v but_o only_o unto_o they_o that_o do_v think_v and_o iuge_v it_o damnable_a and_o yvell_n and_o how_o far_o any_o person_n shall_v think_v /_o or_z iuge_a thereof_o i_o have_v as_o i_o suppose_v show_v you_o sufficiente_o before_o now_o 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