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&_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v incline_v to_o evil_a from_o his_o youth_n sensus_fw-la et_fw-la cogitacio_fw-la cordis_fw-la humani_fw-la in_o malum_fw-la prona_fw-la sunt_fw-la ab_fw-la adolescencia_fw-la sva_fw-la and_o therefore_o salomon_a say_v proverbi_fw-la xx_o c_o that_o no_o man_n may_v say_v i_o be_o pure_a and_o clean_a without_o sin_n nevirtheles_o all_o be_v not_o incline_v alike_o moche_n to_o sin_n ne_o to_o seknes_n but_o some_o more_o some_o less_o &_o that_o for_o many_o diverse_a cause_n suntyme_o for_o wicked_a fuffraunce_n that_o child_n be_v not_o chastise_v in_o her_o youth_n for_o as_o solomon_n say_v proverbi_fw-la xxix_o c_o the_o child_n that_o be_v sufryd_v to_o have_v his_o will_n shall_v shame_v his_o mother_fw-mi &_o all_o his_o kin_n suntyme_o for_o wicked_a company_n that_o they_o be_v in_o &_o wicked_a example_n of_o their_o elder_n &_o miss_v information_n suntyme_o for_o miss_v use_n in_o youth_n for_o salomon_n say_v ê“uerbi_fw-la xxii_o 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be_v unleful_a in_o any_o case_n a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n to_o sle_n them self_o ca_fw-mi xxii_o ¶_o why_o it_o be_v more_o sin_v to_o sle_v a_o rightous_a man_n than_o a_o wicked_a man_n in_z what_o manner_n it_o be_v unleful_a a_o man_n to_o sle_v his_o wyf_v for_o avoutry_n &_o that_o it_o be_v more_o sin_v a_o man_n to_o sle_v his_o fader_fw-mi or_o mother_n than_o his_o wif._n ca._n xxiii_o ¶_o why_o god_n suffer_v be_v and_o bateyle_n three_o thing_n be_v needful_a that_o a_o bateyl_n be_v rightful_a how_o clerk_n &_o other_o man_n may_v defend_v themselves_o how_o subgette_n be_v excuse_v of_o fight_v by_o precept_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o soudeoure_n also_o and_o how_o not_o ca_fw-mi xxiiii_o the_o sixth_o precept_n ¶_o nine_o spice_n of_o lechery_n and_o in_o how_o many_o manner_n a_o man_n may_v sin_n with_o his_o wyf_v ca._n i._n ¶_o why_o matrimony_n be_v ordain_v &_o of_o the_o three_o good_a thing_n of_o matrimony_n what_o nironâ—ye_n bitokn_v &_o the_o wedding_n 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be_v token_n of_o the_o fire_n so_o such_o dremy_n be_v tokenes_n of_o cause_n that_o they_o come_v of_o and_o on_o this_o manner_n a_o wise_a man_n may_v tell_v by_o dremy_n cause_n of_o mennys_n dremy_n and_o so_o by_o cause_n tell_v other_o prevy_a thing_n that_o may_v fall_v thereof_o for_o oftyme_n one_o cause_n bring_v forth_o dyverse_a effect_n each_o after_o other_o dives_fw-la tell_v sum_n example_n pauper_fw-la experience_n shewyth_o that_o if_o a_o man_n trete_n moche_n with_o a_o woman_n and_o set_v his_o heart_n moche_n on_o she_o by_o day_n in_o the_o night_n follow_v he_o dremyth_n of_o her_o some_o nice_a dream_n by_o which_o dream_n if_o he_o tell_v it_o to_o sum_n wise_a man_n he_o will_v say_v that_o he_o lovyd_v moche_v that_o woman_n and_o but_o he_o with_o draw_v he_o from_o her_o company_n it_o shall_v turn_v he_o to_o velony_n and_o so_o as_o say_v clerk_n in_o asmoche_n as_o dremy_n come_v by_o way_n of_o kind_n in_o so_o moche_v it_o be_v leful_a to_o tell_v what_o they_o signify_v after_o the_o cause_n that_o they_o come_v of_o so_o that_o in_o their_o tell_v and_o coniect_v they_o pass_v not_o the_o bound_n of_o kind_n also_o it_o be_v leful_a to_o tell_v thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v by_o dremy_n that_o come_v by_o revelation_n of_o god_n if_o man_n and_o woman_n have_v grace_n to_o understonde_v they_o as_o joseph_n and_o danyel_fw-mi have_v but_o for_o asmoche_n as_o dremy_n come_v on_o so_o dyverse_a manner_n &_o it_o be_v full_a hard_a to_o know_v â–ª_o on_o what_o manner_n they_o come_v whether_o by_o god_n or_o by_o kind_n or_z by_o the_o fiend_n or_z by_o any_o other_o weigh_v therefore_o it_o be_v fulle_v perilous_a to_o set_v any_o feyth_n therein_o as_o say_v seynt_a gregoure_n libro_fw-la viij_o o_o morum_fw-la super_fw-la illud_fw-la job_n terrebis_fw-la i_o ê‘_n sompnia_fw-la for_o sumtyme_o by_o dremes_n the_o fiend_n hote_v man_n great_a prosperite_n and_o moche_n richesses_n to_o bring_v they_o in_o pride_n &_o hope_n of_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v nevir_n have_v sumtyme_o by_o dremes_n he_o pretendith_v moche_o adversite_a and_o great_a disease_n for_o to_o bring_v folk_n in_o sorrow_n &_o drede_fw-la and_z great_a hevyne_n and_o if_o he_o may_v to_o bring_v they_o into_o dipeyre_n for_o nice_a fantasy_n that_o he_o bring_v they_o in_o and_o sumtyme_o for_o man_n set_v feyth_n in_o such_o dremy_n god_n suffer_v such_o myschevy_v fall_v they_o as_o their_o dremy_n pretend_v in_o punyssh_v of_o their_o sin_n for_o that_o they_o set_v in_o dremy_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o prosperite_v fallith_a they_o none_o for_o no_o such_o dream_v dives_fw-la where_o fynde_v thou_o that_o god_n forbedyth_v man_n to_o set_v feyth_n in_o dremy_n the_o xliiii_o chaptre_n pauper_fw-la leviti_fw-la nineteeen_o c._n
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may_v be_v open_o know_v whether_o you_o love_v he_o with_o alle_fw-mi your_o herte_n and_o soul_n or_o nay_o and_o therefore_o god_n byd_v that_o such_o dremer_n and_o prohete_n shall_v be_v slay_v &_o though_o he_o go_v thy_o own_o brother_n by_o fader_fw-mi &_o by_o mother_n thou_o shall_v not_o spare_v he_o in_o the_o caa_v and_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v that_o dremy_n have_v bring_v moche_n folk_n in_o erroure_n and_o in_o folly_n and_o they_o that_o trust_v therein_o fall_v to_o nought_o ecclesi_n xxxiiii_o c_o for_o alle_fw-mi if_o dremy_n come_v oft_o time_n by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n as_o i_o say_v yet_o it_o be_v full_a hard_a to_o know_v when_o it_o come_v by_z weigh_v of_o kind_n or_o by_o illusion_n of_o the_o feed_n and_o though_o they_o come_v by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n and_o though_o a_o man_n know_v the_o cause_n in_o kind_n of_o dremes_n yet_o it_o full_a hard_a to_o tell_v soth_o what_o shall_v fall_v thereof_o for_o only_o god_n knowythe_v for_o certain_a thing_n 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good_a cristen_v man_n ne_o woman_n owith_v to_o here_o thou_o taky_v god_n name_n in_o vein_n by_o herring_n for_o if_o thou_o love_v well_o thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v natt_v here_o patient_o any_o speech_n that_o swoon_v dishonour_n to_o his_o holy_a name_n for_o if_o thou_o lovedy_v well_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n thou_o will_v hear_v no_o speech_n swoon_v against_o their_o name_n and_o worship_n ne_o that_o may_v be_v cause_n of_o their_o offence_n or_o velonye_n the_o xx_o chaptre_n also_o god_n name_n be_v take_v in_o vein_n by_o break_v of_o covenaunte_n make_v in_o god_n name_n and_o confermyd_fw-la by_o swear_v in_o god_n name_n as_o when_o pease_n and_o covenaunt_n be_v make_v bitwene_n king_n and_o realm_n bytwene_v comynties_n and_z bitwene_a person_n and_z bitwene_a comynte_n &_o ê‘sone_fw-mi &_o be_v confermyd_fw-la by_o swear_v than_o every_o man_n &_o woman_n that_o knowith_v it_o shall_v flee_v to_o forfete_v in_o word_n or_o deed_n against_o the_o covenaunte_n &_o 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