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peyne_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o the_o /_o &_o more_o cruel_o than_o to_o other_o ¶_o than_o look_n thou_o whether_o thou_o can_v put_v away_o the_o devyll_n from_o the_o /_o with_o the_o devyll_n of_o covetyse_n ¶_o there_o be_v also_o another_o wretch_n /_o &_o yet_o be_v such_o to_o who_o creature_n the_o be_v bind_v in_o deed_o sin_n come_v to_o for_o to_o be_v assoil_v and_o lose_v of_o those_o sin_n /_o &_o they_o bound_v they_o fast_o in_o some_o other_o sin_n like_o they_o or_o great_a /_o &_o with_o new_a fyndynge_n and_o way_n of_o
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