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delectable_a /_o by_o which_o their_o strengthe_n and_o virtue_n shall_v wâ—x_v feeble_a /_o ne_z by_o which_o they_o may_v less_o their_o chastyte_n ¶_o other_o phylosophre_n there_o be_v that_o by_o cause_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v let_v to_o think_v on_o their_o phylosophre_n put_v out_o their_o eye_n by_o cause_n they_o shall_v see_v no_o thing_n that_o myÈt_v draw_v theym_fw-mi from_o contemplacyon_n then_o the_o bodily_a wytte_n be_v like_o a_o horse_n that_o ren_v without_o bytte_n or_o bridle_n which_o make_v his_o lord_n to_o overthrow_v or_o fall_v but_o the_o chaste_a herte_n hold_v he_o by_o the_o rain_n &_o by_o the_o bridle_n of_o reason_n ¶_o of_o the_o four_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastyte_n ca._n cxliiii_o the_o four_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastyte_n /_o be_v sharpness_n of_o penance_n /_o too_o subdue_v his_o flesh_n which_o be_v rebelle_fw-fr /_o &_o make_v it_o subget_v to_o the_o spirit_n /_o like_o as_o say_v saint_n poule_n for_o he_o that_o will_v quench_v the_o fire_n of_o lechery_n he_o ought_v to_o take_v away_o the_o rise_n fagotte_v /_o and_o all_o though_o thing_n that_o make_v it_o to_o brenne_n and_o that_o nourysshe_v the_o fire_n these_o be_v the_o delyce_n and_o the_o ease_v of_o the_o body_n which_o quyckene_n and_o lyghten_v the_o fire_n of_o lechery_n &_o corrump_v chastyte_v /_o whereof_o saint_n bernard_n say_v that_o chastyte_n peryssh_v in_o delyce_n and_o therefore_o who_o that_o will_v keep_v he_o fro_o brenning_a /_o he_o aught_o to_o take_v away_o by_o abstynence_n /_o and_z by_o sharpness_n of_o penance_n of_o his_o body_n all_o the_o occasyon_n that_o may_v quyckene_n the_o fire_n of_o lechery_n /_o whereof_o the_o scrypture_n say_v that_o the_o child_n that_o be_v nouryssh_v with_o gross_a mete_n will_v not_o use_v delycyouse_a mete_n /_o and_o be_v save_v in_o the_o fournay_n of_o babylone_a /_o by_o which_o be_v understonden_v the_o sin_n of_o lechery_n /_o which_o be_v quench_v by_o abstynence_n and_o by_o sharpness_n of_o penance_n but_o the_o fat_a mete_n delycyouse_n /_o and_o the_o strong_a wine_n inflame_v and_o nourysshe_v this_o sin_n of_o lechery_n in_o lyse_v wise_a as_o oylle_v and_o grece_z alyght_n and_o enflam_v the_o fire_n /_o and_o enforce_v it_o to_o brenne_n ¶_o of_o the_o u_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastyte_n ca._n c.xlv_o the_o fyfth_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastyte_n /_o be_v to_o flee_v evyll_n 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 evyll_n company_n /_o which_o otherwise_o have_v ne_fw-mi not_o fall_v /_o like_o as_o the_o levayne_n corrupt_v the_o paste_n and_o draw_v it_o to_o savoure_n right_o so_o the_o evyll_n company_n corrupt_v the_o fame_n and_o renomee_n of_o the_o person_n a_o apple_n rot_a if_o it_o be_v among_o the_o sound_n and_o hole_n /_o corrupt_v the_o good_a apple_n if_o it_o lie_v among_o they_o a_o brenning_a coal_n anon_o set_v on_o fire_n a_o heep_n of_o coal_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v among_o they_o whereof_o davyd_v say_v in_o the_o psaulter_n /_o 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 wylte_n keep_v chastyte_n and_o clenne_n /_o 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 evyll_n &_o shrew_n /_o thou_o shall_v be_v evyll_n as_o they_o be_v for_o who_o that_o love_v the_o company_n of_o a_o foal_n /_o it_o behove_v that_o he_o be_v like_a to_o he_o /_o as_z to_o that_o scripture_n say_v thus_o behove_v it_o to_o flee_v all_o the_o occasyon_n of_o sin_n as_o to_o speak_v secret_o with_o a_o woman_n /_o &_o in_o suspecyous_a place_n one_o alone_a to_o one_o for_o such_o thing_n give_v occasyon_n to_o sin_n /_o when_o there_o be_v place_n and_o time_n /_o whereof_o we_o rede_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n /_o that_o amon_n which_o be_v the_o soon_o of_o davyd_v /_o when_o he_o have_v his_o sister_n thamar_n in_o his_o chamber_n he_o corrupt_v and_o defoul_v she_o the_o lady_n of_o joseph_n when_o she_o find_v he_o alone_o she_o will_v have_v make_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 &_o leave_v she_o with_o his_o mantel_n ¶_o therefore_o say_v the_o holy_a apostle_n saint_n poule_n fleire_n you_o fro_o the_o sin_n of_o fornycacyon_n /_o that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v /_o all_z the_o occasyon_n that_o may_v bring_v or_o lede_v a_o person_n unto_o the_o sin_n of_o lechery_n for_o a_o man_n 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 angel_n say_v to_o loathe_v that_o he_o shall_v issue_n &_o depart_v from_o the_o cytee_fw-mi of_o sodom_n /_o &_o from_o all_o the_o march_n for_o it_o suffyse_v not_o to_o leave_v the_o evil_a company_n ne_fw-fr the_o sin_n /_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v leave_v the_o march_n 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