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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 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of_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o the_o wylle_n of_o god_n he_o sech_v not_o in_o this_o world_n no_o delight_n ne_o rychesses_n ne_o honour_v but_o put_v it_o all_o in_o forget_a in_o such_o wise_a aught_o to_o do_v good_a relygyouse_a people_n that_o will_v mount_n up_o in_o to_o the_o montaygne_n of_o perfectyon_n whereof_o the_o aungelly_n say_v to_o loth_n when_o he_o be_v goon_o out_o of_o the_o cyte_n of_o sodome·_a rest_n ne_o tarry_v thou_o not_o nyghe_a the_o place_n that_o thou_o have_v leave_v but_o save_v thyself_o in_o the_o montaygne_n for_o he_o that_o be_v goon_o out_o of_o the_o conversacyon_n of_o the_o world_n ought_v not_o to_o hold_v he_o nyghe_o the_o world_n by_o his_o wylle_n ne_o by_o his_o desire_n but_o aught_o to_o withdraw_v he_o as_o moche_v as_o he_o may_v and_o to_o intend_v to_o his_o helthe_n wythoute_n look_v bacward_a or_o behind_o hym·_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v that_o he_o set_v not_o ageyn_a his_o heart_n to_o the_o world_n ¶_o the_o wyf_v of_o loth_n ageyn_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o aungel_n behold_v the_o cyte_n fro_o whence_o she_o come_v out_o which_o brenned_a &_o therefore_o she_o be_v tâ—rned_v in_o to_o a_o image_n of_o salt_n the_o wyf_v of_o loth_n sygnefy_v them·_v that_o after_o they_o have_v leave_v the_o world·_v and_o be_v enter_v in_o to_o relygyon_n return_v ageyn_fw-mi bacward_n by_o wylle_n and_o by_o desire_v which_o have_v their_o body_n in_o the_o cloystre_n but_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v like_o thymage_n of_o salt_n which_o have_v but_o the_o likeness_n or_o semblance_n of_o a_o man·_n and_o be_v as_o hard_a &_o cold_a as_o a_o stone_n right_o so_o be_v such_o peple_n cold_a of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n &_o hard_a with_o out_o humour_n of_o pyte_n and_o of_o devocyon_n and_o they_o retche_v nothing_o but_o of_o the_o habyte_v of_o their_o relygyon_fw-mi &_o no_o thing_n of_o the_o obseruaunce_n and_o werke_n thymage_n that_o be_v of_o salt_n sygnefy_v in_o scrypture_n wit_n 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