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of_o the_o love_n /_o by_o the_o which_o they_o love_v for_o she_o own_o comfort_n ¶_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v that_o you_o know_v that_o my_o servant_n which_o love_v i_o unparfyte_o /_o rather_o he_o seek_v after_o comfort_v /_o than_z he_o love_v i_o entere_o only_o for_o i_o and_o by_o that_o thou_o may_v understonde_v when_o comfort_n fail_v ghostly_a or_o temporal_o /_o they_o be_v trouble_v in_o temporal_a comfort_n /_o to_o the_o which_o worldly_a man_n the_o which_o lyven_v with_o some_o manner_n outewarde_n deed_n of_o virtue_n /_o for_o to_o come_v to_o outewarde_v prosperyte_v /_o and_o when_o trybulacyon_n come_v the_o which_o i_o gyve_v theym_n for_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o soul_n /_o they_o be_v trouble_v in_o that_o little_a good_a the_o which_o they_o have_v do_v /_o and_o if_o any_o man_n will_v ask_v they_o why_o they_o be_v so_o trouble_v /_o they_o will_v answer_v because_o they_o be_v so_o trouble_v in_o trybulacyon_n and_o a_o guyssh_n /_o and_o that_o 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his_o own_o spyrytuall_a delectacyon_n /_o but_z he_o shall_v lyfte_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o i_o /_o and_z know_v i_o for_o very_o soverayne_a good_a /_o the_o which_o receyve_v and_o keep_v for_o he_o /_o good_a 〈◊〉_d i_o of_o disease_n ¶_o he_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d themselves_o /_o and_z hold_a hymâ—â—â—â—â—_n unworthy_a for_o to_o have_v pease_n &_o 〈◊〉_d of_o soul_n /_o and_o that_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d propre_fw-fr cause_n why_o i_o wtdrawe_v â—â—â—â—rome_v he_o /_o that_o he_o shall_v love_v â—â—m_fw-la and_o meek_a hy_o /_o and_z know_v that_o my_o very_a charyte_n and_o goodness_n the_o which_o shall_v be_v in_o he_o for_o to_o be_v find_v with_o good_a and_o parfyte_n will_v and_o never_o else_o /_o the_o which_o i_o conserve_v and_o keep_v in_o his_o time_n of_o trybulacyon_n ¶_o and_o also_o i_o withdraw_v i_o for_o this_o cause_n /_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o receyve_v of_o i_o the_o milk_n of_o my_o swetenesse_n /_o but_o also_o that_o he_o shall_v apply_v he_o with_o all_o 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accuse_v high_a not_o /_o for_z he_o hold_v he_o under_o the_o bridle_n of_o reason_n /_o as_o a_o servant_n chastyse_v the_o flesh_n with_o penance_n /_o with_o wake_n &_o with_o meek_a contynuall_a prayer_n /_o his_z sencyble_a will_v he_o do_v slay_v with_o hate_n and_o dysplesaunce_n of_o sin_n and_o love_n of_o virtue_n /_o dystryenge_a in_o all_o wise_a the_o tenderness_n of_o the_o flesh_n /_o which_o tenderness_n and_o love_n that_o natural_o be_v bytwene_v the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n /_o make_v dethe_v to_o appear_v the_o hard_a /_o &_o therefore_o natural_o a_o man_n drede_v dethe_v ¶_o but_o because_o that_o virtue_n be_v in_o a_o parfyte_n ryghtwyse_o man_n /_o he_z pass_v nature_n the_o be_v to_o say_v he_o that_o slee_v the_o drede_v which_o be_v natural_a and_o kind_o /_o and_o overpass_v it_o with_o very_o holy_a hate_n /_o and_z with_o desire_n to_o come_v to_o his_o end_n /_o for_o the_o natural_a tenderness_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v not_o make_v war_n /_o where_o the_o conscyence_n stond_v in_o quyetnesse_n ¶_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o quiet_a consyence_n /_o is_z in_o a_o man_n dyenge_a /_o because_o by_o his_o life_n he_o have_v good_a keep_a /_o bark_n when_o enemy_n come_v by_o and_o will_v entre_fw-fr the_o cytee_n of_o the_o soul_n /_o as_o a_o hound_n stond_v at_o the_o gate_n that_o see_v enemy_n &_o bark_v /_o and_o so_o by_o his_o bark_n awake_v the_o keper_n /_o in_o this_o same_o wise_a this_o hound_n of_o the_o conscyence_n wake_v the_o keeper_n of_o reason_n /_o therefore_o
in_o delyce_n /_o rychesse_n /_o &_o state_n of_o that_o world_n /_o but_z my_o own_o love_n constrain_v i_o /_o for_z i_o love_v you_o or_o that_o you_o love_v i_o /_o i_o love_v you_o meruaylous_o /_o that_o it_o be_v which_o constrain_v i_o /_o &_o also_o the_o prayer_n of_o my_o servant_n /_o &_o by_o the_o mild_a mekenes_n of_o that_o holy_a ghost_n /_o that_o mynyster_v to_o they_o the_o worship_n of_o i_o &_o love_n of_o their_o neighbour_n /_o by_o the_o which_o they_o serche_n health_n of_o their_o soul_n with_o marvellous_a charyte_v /_o besyenge_a they_o to_o please_v i_o /_o and_z to_o bind_v my_o ande_fw-mi of_o dyvyne_fw-mi ryghtewysenesse_n which_o a_o wicked_a man_n deserve_v to_o have_v /_o thus_o i_o be_o constrain_v with_o meek_a wailing_n &_o contynuall_a prayer_n ¶_o who_o make_v they_o so_o for_o to_o cry_v ¶_o my_o provydence_n /_o for_z i_o provyde_v to_o the_o need_n of_o this_o deed_n creature_n /_o in_o asmoche_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o i_o thus_o nolo_fw-la mortem_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v not_o the_o the_o dethe_v of_o a_o sinner_n /_o but_z i_o will_v that_o he_o be_v turn_v &_o live_v ¶_o in_o thy_o soul_n also_o dear_a daughter_n thou_o see_v my_o provydence_n /_o if_o thou_o open_a the_o eye_n of_o thy_o soul_n /_o that_o wicked_a man_n which_o lie_v in_o so_o great_a misery_n /_o that_o be_v make_v stynk_v fylthe_n of_o dethe_v /_o &_o derke_n by_o want_v of_o light_n of_o grace_n /_o for_z they_o go_v se_a &_o laughing_n spend_n their_o time_n with_o vanyte_n /_o in_o delyce_n /_o &_o in_o great_a unhoneste_n /_o wantayne_v in_o all_o thing_n /_o great_a gloton_n /_o eter_n &_o drynker_n so_o ferforth_o that_o of_o their_o womb_n they_o make_v their_o god_n /_o with_o hate_n /_o rancoure_v /_o &_o pride_n /_o they_o go_v also_o with_o all_o wretchedness_n as_o i_o have_v tell_v the_o in_o another_o place_n they_o do_v not_o know_v their_o own_o astate_n /_o for_z they_o walk_v in_o such_o away_o that_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o dethe_v everla_a /_o but_o if_o they_o amend_v they_o in_o their_o lyve_a &_o go_v more_o wary_o ¶_o it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n for_o a_o man_n that_o be_v condemn_v to_o the_o dethe_v to_o go_v se_a &_o dance_v as_o he_o goth_v by_o the_o way_n toward_o he_o dethe_v /_o shall_v it_o not_o as_o thou_o thynke_n yes_o certain_a ¶_o in_o such_o folly_n be_v such_o wretch_n /_o &_o in_o somoche_n the_o more_z wtout_fw-fr any_o comparyson_n that_o they_o receyve_v more_o harm_n than_o they_o that_o be_v peyne_n of_o the_o dethe_v of_o soul_n which_o be_v more_o than_o the_o peyne_n of_o the_o body_n /_o such_o lose_v that_o life_n of_o grace_n /_o &_o they_o but_o life_n of_o body_n /_o such_o receyve_v endeles_a peyne_n /_o &_o they_o but_o peyne_v that_o be_v fynyte_v /_o &_o thus_o they_o die_v in_o state_n of_o dampnacyon_n /_o they_o go_v thyder_v se_a /_o blind_a /_o fool_n /_o &_o fool_n above_o all_o other_o fool_n /_o my_o servant_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o wail_v &_o wepinge_v /_o in_o afflyccyon_n &_o tourment_n of_o body_n in_o holy_a wakynge_n /_o &_o in_o contynuall_a prayer_n with_o syghynge_n &_o sobbynge_n /_o make_n their_o body_n lene_n for_o the_o helthe_n of_o their_o soul_n ¶_o but_o such_o synger_n as_o be_v rehearse_v before_o /_o they_o scorn_v all_o such_o and_o their_o own_o scorn_n fall_v on_o their_o proper_a heeddes_n /_o when_o they_o be_v in_o peyne_n /_o to_o they_o that_o labour_n for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o /_o shall_v be_v give_v fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n in_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n /_o which_o my_o own_o endeles_a goodness_n have_v make_v high_a for_o to_o dyscerne_v /_o for_z i_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi be_fw-mi ryghtwyse_o /_o that_o yield_v to_o each_o after_o his_o labour_n /_o but_o sothe_o my_o servant_n cease_v not_o /_o neither_o for_o ê‘secucyon_n /_o scorn_v /_o nor_o unkyndenes_n of_o they_o /_o but_z rather_o they_o encrese_v in_o more_o desire_n &_o ghostly_a excercise_n ¶_o who_o make_v this_o that_o they_o knock_v with_o so_o great_a hunger_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o my_o mercy_n ¶_o my_o ê“uydence_n that_o make_v i_o provyde_v to_o that_o helthe_n of_o these_o wretch_n /_o &_o to_o encrese_v virtue_n &_o the_o fruit_n of_o love_n &_o charyte_v in_o servant_n ¶_o these_o manner_n of_o my_o provydence_n be_v infynyte_v which_o i_o use_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n /_o that_o i_o may_v thereby_o draw_v he_o out_o fro_o that_o trespass_n of_o deed_o sign_n ¶_o now_o shall_v i_o speak_v to_o the_o of_o such_o that_o be_v rise_v from_o sin_n /_o what_o my_o provydence_n do_v in_o they_o /_o &_o yet_o be_v unparfyte_n /_o i_o shall_v not_o declare_v that_o again_o by_o repetycyon_n the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n /_o for_o thereof_o i_o have_v tell_v the_o by_o order_n /_o but_z shortli_a somewhat_o shall_v i_o say_v yt._n ¶_o of_o the_o provydence_n which_o god_n use_v &_o ordeyn_v /_o for_o they_o that_o be_v unparfyte_n in_o love_n will_v thou_o know_v dear_a daughter_n what_o manner_n i_o use_v for_o to_o arayse_v a_o unê‘fyte_n soul_n from_o her_o imê‘feccyon_n /_o other_o while_o i_o ê“uyde_v to_o she_o of_o many_o dyvers_a thought_n /_o &_o bring_v hre_n sometime_o in_o to_o barayne_n of_o soul_n /_o oftetymes_o it_o seem_v to_o such_o that_o be_v forsake_v of_o i_o utter_o /_o for_z they_o feel_v nothing_o ghostly_a /_o &_o they_o think_v they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o world_n /_o outtake_v that_o they_o feel_v this_o /_o that_o his_o will_n will_v not_o offend_v i_o /_o this_z gate_n of_o will_n which_o be_v free_a /_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v ghostly_a enemy_n to_o undo_v it_o /_o but_z yet_o i_o gyve_v they_o leave_v both_o fende_v &_o other_o enemy_n /_o that_o they_o may_v smite_v at_o all_o other_o gate_n /_o but_z not_o at_o this_o the_o which_o be_v the_o pryncypall_a gate_n /_o which_o keep_v the_o cytee_fw-mi of_o the_o soul_n /_o nevertheless_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o keeper_n that_o be_v free_a choose_v which_o dwell_v at_o that_o gate_z /_o &_o for_o this_o cause_n i_o have_v make_v free_a choose_v keeper_n of_o that_o gate_n /_o the_o after_o high_z the_o gate_z be_v open_v /_o &_o as_o he_o will_v so_o be_v it_o do_v or_o not_o do_v ¶_o there_o be_v many_o gate_n long_a to_o that_o cytee_fw-mi /_o but_o princypal_o there_o be_v three_o of_o who_o there_o be_v one_o which_o ever_o hold_v high_o close_v &_o shut_v if_o he_o will_v /_o &_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o all_o the_o other_z gates_z /_o thief_z iij._o gate_n be_v these_o /_o mind_n /_o intelleccyon_n /_o &_o will_v /_o but_o that_o special_a gate_n which_o i_o speak_v of_o be_v will_v /_o for_o if_o will_v consent_v than_o by_o that_o gate_n enter_v the_o enemy_n of_o ê‘pre_a love_n /_o &_o other_o enemy_n that_o follow_v hy_o /_o than_z intelleccyon_n receyve_v dethenesse_n /_o which_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o light_n /_o &_o the_o mind_n receyve_v hate_n &_o keep_v it_o /_o think_n upon_o that_o injury_n &_o wrong_n /_o which_o gate_n be_v the_o enemy_n of_o love_n &_o of_o charite_n of_o neyghbourheed_n ¶_o it_o receyve_v also_o &_o keep_v delectacyon_n of_o that_o world_n in_o dyvers_a manner_n /_o after_o dyversyte_n of_o sin_n /_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o virtue_n ¶_o after_o time_n that_o these_o gate_n be_v thus_o open_v /_o the_o small_a door_n of_o the_o bodily_a wyrte_n be_v open_v /_o which_o be_v instrument_n answer_v to_o the_o soul_n /_o for_o thou_o know_v well_o the_o that_o mysrule_v affeccyon_n of_o man_n that_o have_v his_o gate_n open_a /_o answer_v with_o these_o instrument_n /_o who_o work_n be_v desyle_v /_o the_o eye_n of_o such_o a_o unordynate_a affeccyon_n bring_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o dethe_v /_o for_o it_o see_v nothing_o else_o but_o deed_n thing_n unordynate_o /_o where_o he_o shall_v not_o ¶_o such_o vanyte_n of_o herte_n &_o lyghtenes_n with_o other_o unhoneste_n /_o be_v cause_n of_o ghostly_a dethe_v /_o both_o to_o high_a &_o to_o other_o ¶_o o_o wretched_a man_n the_o eye_n which_o i_o i_o have_v give_v the_o for_o to_o behold_v heaven_n &_o other_o fairness_n of_o creature_n for_o i_o so_o to_o see_v &_o behold_v my_o mynyster_n /_o thou_o be_v hold_n rather_o fylthe_n in_o wretchedness_n of_o lyve_a /_o &_o so_o wynne_n dethe_v /_o in_o the_o same_o wise_n the_o ere_o delyte_v in_o dyshone_a thing_n /_o other_o to_o here_o the_o dede_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n by_o false_a dome_n /_o where_o i_o will_v thou_o hear_v i_o /_o &_o the_o necessite_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n