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not_o use_v delycyouse_a mete_n and_o be_v save_v in_o the_o fournay_n of_o babylone_a by_o which_o be_v understonden_v the_o sin_n of_o lechery_n which_o be_v quench_v by_o abstynence_n and_o by_o sharpness_n of_o prâ—aunce_n but_o the_o fat_a mete_n delycyouse_n and_o the_o strong_a wine_n inflame_v and_o nourysshe_v this_o sin_n of_o lechery_n in_o like_a wise_n as_o oylle_v and_o grece_z alyght_n and_o enflam_v the_o fire_n and_o enforce_v it_o ¶_o of_o the_o five_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastyte_n capitulo_fw-la cxlv_o the_o fifthe_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastyte_n be_v to_o flee_v evil_a company_n and_o the_o occasyon_n of_o sin_n moche_n people_n have_v fall_v to_o sin_n by_o evil_a company_n which_o otherwise_o have_v not_o fall_v like_o as_o the_o levayn_n corupt_v the_o paste_n &_o draw_v it_o to_o savour·_n right_o so_o the_o evyll_n company_n corupt_v the_o good_a fame_n and_o renommee_n of_o the_o person_n a_o appel_n rot_a if_o it_o be_v emonge_o the_o sound_n and_o hole_n corrupt_v the_o good_a apple_n if_o it_o lie_v long_o emonge_o them·_v a_o brenning_a coal_n anon_o set_v a_o fire_n a_o heap_n of_o cool_v when_o it_o be_v lay_v emonge_n they_o whereof_o davyd_v say_v in_o the_o psaulter_n with_o the_o holy_a thou_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o with_o the_o shrew_n thou_o shall_v be_v pervert_v ¶_o thus_o thenne_n if_o thou_o will_v keep_v chastyte_n and_o clennesse_n follow_v the_o company_n of_o the_o good_a for_o if_o thou_o love_v the_o company_n of_o evil_n and_o shrew_n thou_o shall_v be_v evil_a as_o they_o be_v for_o who_o that_o love_v the_o company_n of_o a_o fool·_n it_o byhove_v that_o he_o be_v like_a to_o he_o accord_v to_o that_o scrypture_n say_v thus_o byhove_v it_o to_o flee_v alle_fw-mi the_o occasyon_n of_o sin_n as_o to_o speak_v secret_o with_o a_o woman_n and_o in_o suspecyous_a place_n one_o allone_n to_o one_o for_o such_o thing_n give_v occasyon_n to_o sin_n when_o there_o be_v place_n and_o tyme._n whereof_o we_o rede_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n that_o amon_n which_o be_v the_o soon_o of_o davyd_v when_o he_o have_v his_o sister_n thamar_n in_o his_o chambre_n he_o corrupt_v and_o defoulyd_v she_o the_o lady_n of_o joseph_n when_o she_o fond_a he_o allone_n she_o will_v have_v maad_v he_o to_o sin_n with_o she_o but_o he_o flee_v as_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o leave_v she_o ¶_o therefore_o say_v saint_n poule_n flee_v you_o fornycacyon_n that_o be_v to_o say_v alle_fw-mi the_o occasyon_n that_o may_v bring_v or_o lede_v a_o person_n to_o the_o sin_n of_o lechery_n for_o one_o may_v not_o better_o overcome_v the_o sin_n of_o lechery_n ne_o keep_v chastyte_n than_o by_o fle_v the_o company_n and_o the_o occasyon_n of_o this_o sin_n whereof_o the_o aungel_n say_v to_o loath_a that_o he_o shall_v issue_n and_o depart_v fro_o the_o cytee_n of_o sodom_n and_o from_o alle_fw-mi the_o march_n for_o it_o suffyse_v not_o to_o leave_v the_o evil_a company_n ne_o the_o sin_n but_o that_o 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lift_v side_n for_o they_o be_v on_o the_o werse_a side_n to_o they_o ought_v one_o to_o take_v heed_n first_o by_o cause_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v pyte_n and_o compassyon_n also_o that_o one_o shall_v not_o ensyewe_v their_o folye_a ne_fw-fr their_o predycyon_n so_o as_o the_o wise_n solomon_n say_v i_o pass_v say_v he_o by_o the_o vyneyerde_n of_o the_o slothful_a fool_n and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v full_a of_o thorn_n and_o nettle_n and_o by_o this_o ensaumple_v i_o have_v learn_v wit_n and_o provydence_n also_o that_o one_o love_n moo_v god_n by_o who_o he_o be_v quite_o of_o such_o sin_n and_o of_o such_o peril_n but_o he_o byhove_v on_o this_o side_n to_o keep_v dyscrescyon_n and_o equyte_v for_o when_o i_o see_v a_o fool_n and_o a_o synnar_a i_o ought_v to_o have_v pyte_n and_o compassyon_n &_o not_o to_o make_v of_o he_o mocquerye_n ne_o derysyon_n i_o aught_o always_o to_o hate_v the_o sin_n and_o love_v the_o persone·_n &_o moche_n i_o ought_v to_o keep_v i_o that_o i_o wylle_v no_o grief_n ne_o harm_n in_o my_o heart_n to_o no_o person_n ne_o to_o condemn_v he_o ne_o compare_v myself_o to_o another_o that_o be_v so_o evil_a for_o he_o be_v this_o day_n evil_a that_o shall_v be_v to_o morn_n good_a and_o such_o be_v this_o day_n good_a that_o to_o morn_n shall_v be_v evil_a also_o i_o ought_v as_o moche_v as_o i_o may_v without_o mysdo_v unto_o other_o enploye_v myself_o humble_a and_o condescende_v in_o werky_n and_o in_o word_n for_o to_o win_v he_o to_o god_n and_o to_o withdraw_v he_o from_o sin_n for_o like_a as_o say_v seneke_n and_o saint_n gregory_n we_o may_v not_o better_o relyeve_v they_o that_o be_v fall_v than_o by_o that_o which_o be_v aforesaid_a and_o late_o we_o not_o wylle_v ourselves_o how_o that_o it_o be·_n enclyne_v towards_o they_o ¶_o the_o vi_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o equyte_v capitulo_fw-la cxiiij_o the_o uj_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o equyte_v be_v the_o uj_o eye_n that_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v 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to_o jolyte_n and_o to_o lechery_n the_z fleumatyke_a coglotonnye_n and_o to_o stouthe_n and_o the_o malencolyke_a to_o envy_v and_o hevynesse_n and_o therefore_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o deffende_v &_o keep_v he_o from_o that_o part_n where_o he_o see_v that_o his_o house_n be_v moo_v feble·_a and_o against_o this_o vice_n and_o this_o sin_n ought_v one_o to_o fight_n and_o resyste_v moo_v of_o which_o he_o be_v moo_v assayl_v and_o how_o moche_n more_o he_o shall_v resyste_v strong_o ayenste_n alle_fw-mi sin_n so_o moche_v more_o meryte_n shall_v he_o have_v in_o paradyse_n or_o in_o heaven_n and_o understonde_v well_o that_o the_o enemy_n of_o hell_n spare_v no_o person_n for_o he_o be_v hardy_a and_o aygre·_a as_o he_o that_o assayl_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryst_n in_o tempt_v he_o know_v thou_o say_v our_o lord_n to_o job._n in_o how_o many_o guise_n the_o fiend_n desguyse_v he_o &_o in_o how_o many_o manner_n like_a as_o he_o shall_v say_v no_o man_n know_v but_o i_o only_o for_o like_a as_o say_v saint_n denys_n all_o the_o angelly_n the_o good_a and_o the_o evil_n and_o all_o the_o spyryte_n of_o man_n be_v like_o as_o a_o mirror_n spyrituel_a thenne_fw-fr like_a as_o a_o mirror_n receyve_v all_o the_o form_z &_o thenprynte_v that_o come_fw-mi tofore_o he_o right_o so_o do_v a_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v it_o in_o sleep_a be_v it_o in_o wake_v now_o thenne_n take_v a_o mirror_n and_o set_v it_o against_o another_o anon_o all_o the_o form_n that_o be_v in_o that_o one_o thou_o shall_v see_v in_o that_o other_o ¶_o in_o such_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o devyl_n show_v to_o a_o man_n such_o figure_n and_o such_o form_z as_o he_o will_v that_o god_n suffer_v he_o and_o the_o soul_n receyve_v maulgre_v himself_o sometime_o in_o thouzt_v and_o in_o ymagynacyon_n like_o ayenste_v my_o wylle_n i_o byhove_v to_o see_v and_o receyve_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o eye_n the_o form_n that_o come_v before_o i_o ¶_o now_o be_v it_o a_o right_a great_a grace_n 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