thing_n which_o they_o demand_v of_o he_o as_o say_v saint_n austyn_a also_o in_o the_o time_n the_o woman_n lie_v in_o gesyne_fw-gr or_o nigh_o the_o time_n of_o chyld_v a_o man_n ouzt_v to_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o werke_n of_o marriage_n for_o shame_n and_o also_o for_o the_o perylle_n that_o may_v come_v thereof_o it_o be_v find_fw-mi in_o the_o book_n that_o speak_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o beesty_n that_o the_o olyfaunt_n shall_v never_o abide_v with_o the_o female_a as_o long_o as_o she_o be_v conceyve_v and_o ber_v and_o a_o man_n by_o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v better_o attemper_v than_o a_o be_v and_o therefore_o ought_v a_o man_n in_o such_o time_n withdraw_v he_o but_o nevertheless_o i_o say_v not_o that_o be_v sin_n to_o do_v the_o werke_n of_o marriage_n in_o such_o time_n for_o good_a cause_n &_o true_a entencyon_n whereof_o god_n be_v juge_a the_o thyrd_o caa_n be_v that_o in_o which_o one_o may_v moo_v grevous_o sin_n in_o his_o marriage_n that_o be_v in_o holy_a 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and_o purpose_n to_o keep_v alle_fw-mi their_n lyf_v their_o body_n hool_n without_o corrupcyon_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n this_o estate_n be_v moche_n to_o be_v praise_v for_o his_o dygnyte_n for_z his_o beaute_n and_o for_o his_o bounte_n for_o this_o estate_n have_v he_o that_o keep_v he_o semblable_a to_o aungelly_n of_o heaven_n as_o sayen_v the_o saint_n but_o moche_n more_o have_v the_o vyrgyn_n of_o glory_n and_o of_o meryte_n than_o the_o aungelly_n for_o the_o aungelly_n lyven_v wythoute_n flesh_n but_o the_o vyrgyne_n have_v vyctorye_n over_o their_o flesh_n that_o be_v their_o proper_a body_n and_o that_o be_v a_o great_a meruaylle_v that_o they_o keep_v so_o feeble_a a_o castle_n as_o be_v the_o body_n against_o so_o strong_a a_o adversarye_n as_o be_v the_o devyl_n that_o sech_v alle_fw-mi thengyne_n that_o he_o may_v to_o take_v the_o castle_n for_o to_o rob_v the_o tresour_n of_o vyrgynyte_n this_o be_v the_o tresour_n of_o which_o our_o lord_n speak_v in_o the_o 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