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they_o that_o be_v dampen_v be_v nothing_o in_o order_n ne_o hold_v none_o order_n for_o the_o earth_n ne_fw-la shall_v bear_v they_o no_o fruit_n for_o as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v god_n shall_v destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o for_o hem_o ne_o water_n ne_o shall_v yeve_v they_o no_o moisture_n ne_o the_o air_n no_o refresh_n ne_o fire_n no_o light_n for_o as_o say_v saint_n basilie_o *_o the_o bren_a of_o yâ—_z fire_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v god_n yeve_v in_o hell_n to_o hem_v that_o be_v damn_a but_o the_o light_n and_o the_o clearness_n shall_v he_o yeve_v in_o heaven_n to_o his_o child_n right_o as_o good_a man_n yeve_v flesh_n to_o her_o child_n and_o
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consent_v for_o certes_o there_o be_v no_o deadly_a sin_n but_o that_o it_o be_v first_o in_o man_n thought_n and_o after_o that_o in_o his_o delight_n and_o so_o forth_o into_o consent_v and_o into_o deed_n wherefore_o i_o say_v that_o many_o man_n ne_o repent_v they_o never_o of_o such_o thought_n and_o delices_fw-la ne_o never_o shrive_v they_o of_o it_o but_o only_o of_o the_o deed_n of_o great_a sin_n outward_a wherefore_o i_o say_v that_o soche_n wicked_a delight_n be_v subtle_a begiler_n of_o hem_n that_o shall_v be_v damn_a moreover_o man_n ought_v to_o sorrow_n for_o his_o wicked_a word_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o wicked_a deed_n for_o certes_o the_o repentance_n of_o a_o singular_a sin_n and_o not_o repentant_a of_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n or_o else_o repent_v he_o of_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n and_o not_o of_o a_o singular_a sin_n may_v not_o avail_v *_o for_o certes_o god_n almighty_a be_v all_o good_a and_o therefore_o either_o he_o foryeve_v all_o or_o else_o right_a nought_o and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n augustin_n i_o wot_v certain_o that_o god_n be_v enemy_n to_o every_o sinner_n and_o how_o then_o he_o that_o observe_v one_o sin_n shall_v he_o have_v foryevenesse_n of_o those_o other_o sin_n nay_o and_o moreover_o contrition_n shall_v be_v wonder_n sorrowful_a and_o anguishous_a and_o therefore_o yeve_v he_o god_n plain_o his_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o when_o my_o soul_n be_v anguish_v and_o sorrowful_a within_o i_o than_o have_v i_o remembrance_n of_o god_n that_o my_o prayer_n may_v come_v to_o he_o ferthermore_o contrition_n must_v be_v continual_a and_o that_o man_n have_v steadfast_a purpose_n to_o shrive_v he_o and_o to_o amend_v he_o of_o his_o life_n for_o soth_o while_o contrition_n last_v man_n may_v ever_o hope_v to_o have_v foryevenes_n and_o of_o this_o come_v hate_n of_o sin_n that_o destroy_v both_o sin_n in_o himself_o and_o also_o in_o other_o folk_n at_o his_o power_n for_o which_o say_v david_n *_o they_o that_o 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love_v no_o business_n at_o all_o now_o certes_o this_o foul_a sin_n accidie_n be_v also_o a_o full_a great_a enemy_n to_o the_o livelode_n of_o the_o body_n *_o for_o it_o ne_o have_v no_o purueiaunce_n against_o temporel_n necessity_n for_o it_o forslow_v forsloge_v and_o spy_v all_o good_n temporel_n by_o retchlesnesse_n the_o four_o thing_n be_v that_o accidie_n be_v like_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n because_o of_o her_o sloth_n and_o heaviness_n for_o they_o that_o be_v damn_v be_v so_o bind_v that_o they_o may_v neither_o well_o do_v ne_o think_v of_o accidie_n come_v first_o that_o a_o man_n be_v annoy_v and_o encumber_v to_o do_v any_o goodness_n and_o make_v that_o god_n have_v abomination_n of_o such_o accidie_n as_o say_v saint_n john_n now_o come_v sloth_n that_o will_v not_o suffer_v no_o hardness_n ne_o penance_n for_o sooth_o sâ—oth_o be_v so_o tender_a and_o so_o delicate_a as_o say_v solomon_n that_o he_o will_v suffer_v no_o hardness_n ne_o 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vultus_fw-la flammis_fw-la stella_fw-la permentibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o phoebus_n the_o sun_n begin_v to_o spread_v his_o clearness_n with_o rosen_n chariot_n than_o the_o star_n dim_v pale_v her_o white_a chere_n by_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o over_o come_v the_o star_n light_n that_o be_v to_o sayne_v when_o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v the_o day-sterre_n wax_v pale_a and_o lese_v her_o light_n for_o the_o great_a lightness_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o the_o wood_n wax_v rodie_n of_o rosin_n flour_n in_o the_o first_o summer_n season_n through_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o wind_n zephyrus_n that_o wax_v warm_a if_o the_o cloudy_a wind_n auster_n blow_v fall_fw-mi liche_fw-it then_o go_v away_o fairness_n of_o thorn_n oft_o the_o see_v be_v clear_a and_o caulme_n with_o move_a flood_n and_o oft_o the_o horrible_a wind_n aquilon_n move_v boil_a tempest_n and_o over_o whelu_v the_o sea_n if_o the_o form_n of_o this_o world_n be_v so_o seld_o stable_a and_o if_o it_o turn_v by_o 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