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A08889
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The meditat[i]ons of saint Bernard; Tractatus de interiori domo. English
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Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.
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STC 1917; ESTC S108390
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womb_n where_o thou_o be_v feed_v &_o nuorysshed_a with_o a_o foul_a loathsome_a matere_n and_o thy_o cote_n be_v not_o very_o honest_a ne_o pleasant_a thus_o clothe_v &_o nouryssh_v come_v thou_o to_o we_o and_o yet_o thou_o haste_v not_o in_o mind_n how_o vile_a and_o wretched_a thy_o beginning_n be_v for_o beauty_n favour_n of_o people_n youth_n &_o riches_n make_v the_o that_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o man_n be_v the_o which_o be_v not_o else_o but_o foul_a and_o stynk_v matere_a a_o sack_n of_o dounge_n &_o final_o worm_n meet_v whereof_o thenne_n be_v man_n proud_a that_o be_v conceyve_v in_o sin_n &_o bring_v forth_o with_o pain_n lyve_v in_o moche_n labour_n &_o vexation_n &_o finable_o must_v needs_o dye_n thus_o be_v man_n torn_v in_o to_o vermyn_v stench_n &_o abomination_n and_o every_o man_n be_v torn_v in_o to_o no_o man_n wherefore_o thenne_n be_v thou_o proud_a man_n consyder_v that_o thou_o be_v sometime_o vile_a &_o foul_a seed_n &_o blood_n coagulate_v in_o thy_o moders_n womb_n afterward_o bring_v forth_o jeopard_v &_o put_v to_o wretchydnesse_n of_o this_o life_n &_o to_o sin_n and_o final_o shall_v become_v worm_n and_o meet_a to_o worm_n in_o thy_o grave_n o_o thou_o dust_n &_o powdre_n wherefore_o be_v thou_o proud_a that_o be_v conceyve_v in_o sin_n bring_v forth_o with_o wretchydnes_n lyve_a in_o pain_n &_o tribulation_n &_o shall_v dye_n with_o angwysshe_n &_o vexacyon_n whereto_o fedeste_fw-fr that_o thy_o carcase_n so_o delycyous_o with_o precyous_a meetes·_n &_o adurne_v it_o with_o so_o gay_a &_o precyous_a garment_n that_o which_o within_o few_o day_n shall_v feed_v worm_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o leve_v thy_o soul_n naked_a &_o bare_a of_o virtue_n &_o good_a werke_n that_o be_v to_o be_v present_v tofore_o almyghty_a god_n &_o his_o blessyd_v angelly_n in_o heaven_n o_o why_o set_v thou_o so_o lytyll_a price_n by_o thy_o soul_n &_o cheryssheste_n more_o thy_o body_n than_o it_o soth_o it_o be_v great_a abusion_n that_o mistress_n lady_n to_o serve_v &_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o subieccyon_n &_o the_o hondman_n to_o rule_v &_o have_v domynacyon_n for_o sothe_o all_o the_o world_n may_v not_o be_v esteem_v &_o repute_v ryghtful_o to_o the_o value_n &_o price_n of_o one_o soul_n for_o our_o lord_n will_v not_o gyve_v his_o life_n for_o all_o the_o world_n the_o which_o he_o give_v for_o mannis_fw-la soul_n therefore_o the_o price_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v great_a what_o commutacyon_n &_o change_n thenne_n shall_v thou_o gyve_v for_o thy_o soul_n that_o gyvest_n it_o for_o noughte_v die_v not_o the_o soon_o of_o god_n rest_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi descend_v from_o his_o regal_a sete_n to_o delyver_v she_o fro_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devyll_n the_o which_o when_o he_o see_v tey_v &_o fetter_v with_o snare_n of_o sin_n &_o in_o point_n to_o be_v lose_v &_o devour_v with_o fende_v and_o damn_a to_o perpetuell_a death_n he_o have_v petty_a on_o she_o &_o weep_v for_z her_o that_o coude_fw-fr not_o weep_v for_o herself_o and_o not_o oon_o weep_v but_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v slay_v to_o redeem_v she_o with_o the_o raunson_n of_o his_o precyous_a blood_n ¶_o o_o thou_o man_n mortal_a behold_v how_o precyouse_a a_o oblation_n be_v yeven_v for_o the._n take_v heed_n man_n &_o understonde_v how_o moche_n noble_a thy_o soul_n be_v and_o how_o grevous_a her_o wound_n be_v for_z who_o be_v health_n it_o behovyd_v cryste_n that_o be_v god_n &_o man_n to_o be_v so_o grevous_o wound_v if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v mortal_a wound_n &_o of_o dethe_v everlastyyge_a the_o soon_o of_o god_n shall_v never_o have_v suffer_v death_n to_o heel_n they_o beware_v therefore_o that_o thou_o vylupende_v not_o &_o set_v at_o lytyll_o the_o hurt_n &_o pain_n of_o thy_o soul_n of_o who_o thou_o see_v that_o high_a mageste_v of_o god_n have_v so_o great_a compassyon_n he_o mourn_v &_o weep_v for_o the._n weep_v thou_o &_o wasshe_v thy_o bed_n every_o night_n with_o compunction_n of_o herte_fw-la &_o plente_fw-la of_o teery_n he_o shed_v his_o precyous_a blood_n for_o the_o shed_v thou_o thy_o for_o he_o by_o daily_a punysshement_n of_o thy_o body_n which_o since_o thou_o may_v not_o spend_v at_o one_o by_o martyrdom_n or_o death_n for_o love_n of_o he_o at_o the_o least_fw-mi wise_n spend_v it_o by_o more_o ease_n but_o by_o more_o long_a mardyrdome_n take_v no_o heed_n ne_o regard_n to_o that_o unleefull_a concupyscence_n of_o thy_o flesh_n but_o by_o the_o goostly_a desire_n of_o thy_o soul_n o_o how_o gloryouse_a shall_v the_o soul_n be_v when_o it_o shall_v tear_v to_o his_o lord_n if_o it_o be_v not_o defoyled_a with_o the_o flesh_n but_o have_v wassh_v away_o all_o fylthe_n and_o be_v make_v pure_a and_o clean_a peraventure_fw-fr thau_fw-fr wylte_n say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n i_o can_v not_o despise_v the_o world_n &_o hate_v my_o own_o body_n i_o pray_v the_o tell_v i_o where_o be_v the_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n that_o sometime_o dwell_v among_o us._n of_o who_o there_o remain_v not_o but_o powdre_n &_o worm_n take_v good_a heed_n what_o they_o be_v now_o and_o what_o they_o be_v sometime_o they_o be_v man_n as_o thou_o be_v eat_v drink_v and_o make_v merry_a and_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o playsyre_n and_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o be_v descend_v to_o the_o pytte_n of_o helll_o and_n here_o their_o body_n be_v depute_v to_o worm_n and_z they_z soul_n to_o hot_a fire_n unto_o such_o time_n as_o they_o felsshyp_v and_o join_v togyder_o ayene_v in_o a_o unhappy_a company_n be_v put_v to_o everla_a fire_n the_o which_o be_v fellow_n in_o sin_n &_o wyckydnesse_n for_o like_a as_o they_o be_v knytte_a togyder_n in_o one_o will_n &_o playsyre_n in_o sin_n so_o shall_v they_o be_v punyssh_v with_o like_a pain_n ¶_o what_o have_v prouffyte_v theym_a vain_a glory_n short_a mirth_n worldly_a power_n or_o domynacyon_n flesshe_o pleasyre_n false_a &_o unsure_a rychesse_n great_a household_n &_o wicked_a concupysâ—â—nce_n where_o be_v their_o mirth_n where_o be_v their_o play_n and_o sport_n where_o be_v their_o boast_v where_o be_v their_o pride_n behold_v what_o sorrow_n &_o wretchydnesse_n come_v of_o so_o great_a mirth_n and_o gladness_n what_o pain_n follow_v â—o_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o ben_fw-mi fall_v from_o joy_n &_o mirth_n in_o to_o great_a myschyef_n and_o high_a tormentynge_n and_o like_v as_o it_o befall_v to_o theym_v so_o it_o may_v befall_v to_o the._n for_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n earth_n make_v of_o earth_n man_n come_v of_o earth_n of_o earth_n thou_o be_v of_o earth_n thou_o lyve_v and_o in_o to_o earth_n thou_o shall_v be_v torn_v when_o thy_o last_o day_n come_v the_o which_o shall_v come_v hasty_o and_o peraventure_fw-fr it_o shall_v come_v this_o day_n o_o since_o we_o be_v but_o filth_n and_o dung_n and_o earth_n the_o which_o shall_v â—orne_v to_o earth_n how_o or_o where_o of_o may_v we_o be_v proud_a ¶_o of_o the_o dethe_v and_o also_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o wicked_a man_n after_o death_n cao._n vio._o certain_a it_o be_v that_o thou_o shall_v dye_n but_o it_o be_v uncerten_a when_o how_o or_z where_o for_o death_n makyth_v he_o ready_a ayenste_n the_o in_o every_o place_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a thou_o wylte_n always_o make_v the_o ready_a against_o he_o whersoever_o thou_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n that_o ben_fw-mi uncerten_a there_o be_v no_o more_o uncerten_a than_o be_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o there_o be_v none_o thing_n more_o certain_a than_o dethe_v be_v for_o death_n be_v sure_a &_o undowt_v but_z the_o hour_n of_o dethe_v be_v prevy_a and_o unknowen_a if_o thou_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n thou_o shall_v be_v punyssh_v in_o the_o flesh_n if_o thou_o desire_v precyous_a clothing_n vermyn_v shall_v be_v strew_v under_o the_o for_o fresshnes_n of_o thy_o array_n &_o thy_o cover_a shall_v be_v worm_n he_z that_o love_v better_a worldly_a thing_n than_o god_n gloteny_v better_o than_o abstynence_n follow_v the_o devyll_n &_o shall_v go_v with_o he_o in_o to_o everla_a pain_n but_o if_o he_o amend_v what_o morning_n trow_v thou_o what_o sorrow_n &_o hevynesse_n shall_v be_v when_o wicked_a people_n shall_v be_v depart_v from_o the_o blessyd_v company_n of_o saint_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n &_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o to_o the_o ande_fw-mi of_o devylles_n &_o go_v with_o they_o in_o to_o everla_a fire_n where_o they_o shall_v abide_v ever_o â–ª_o without_o end_n in_o sorrow_n &_o wailing_n soth_o they_o banyssh_v &_o outlaw_v far_o from_o the_o blessyd_v country_n of_o paradyse_n shall_v be_v torment_v in_o perpetuell_a pain_n of_o hell_n they_o shall_v never_o see_v light_n never_o have_v socoure_v ne_o refressh_v but_o by_o thousand_o thousand_o year_n