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soon_o with_o repentance_n be_v return_v to_o his_o fa●er_n can_v they_o not_o remember_v eke_o as_o say_v saint_n luke_o twenty-three_o ●_o how_o that_o the_o thief_n that_o be_v honge_v beside_o ih●su_n say_v lord_n remember_v on_o i_o when_o thou_o come_v to_o thy_o regne_fw-la forsooth_o say_a crist_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o parady_n certes_o the●_n be_v none_o so_o horrible_a sin_n of_o man_n that_o it_o ne_fw-mi may_v in_o his_o l●f_n be_v destroy_v by_o penitence_n thurgh_n virtue_n of_o þ_n e_o passion_n of_o crist_n alas_o what_o need_v man_n th●nne_n to_o be_v dispey_a red_a sithen_a his_o mercy_n be_v so_o ready_a ask_v &_o have_v thenne_fw-fr come_v sompnolence_n that_o be_v sluggy_a slumber_v which_o makith_v a_o man_n to_o be_v hevy_a and_o dull_a in_o body_n and_o in_o soul_n and_o this_o sin_n comyth_n of_o slouthe_n and_o certes_o the_o time_n as_o by_o weigh_v of_o reason_n man_n shall_v not_o sleep_v that_o be_v by_o the_o morrow_n but_o if_o it_o be_v cause_n reasonable_a for_o sothe_o in_o the_o morrow_n be_v most_o covenable_a a_o man_n to_o say_v his_o prayer_n and_o for_o to_o think_v on_o god_n and_o to_o honour_n god_n and_o to_o yeve_v alm_n to_o the_o pour_v that_o first_o come_fw-mi in_o the_o name_n of_o crist_n lo_n what_o solomon_n say_v who_o so_o will_v by_o the_o morrow_n a_o wake_n to_o seek_v i_o he_o shall_v find_v i_o thenne_fw-fr come_v negligence_n or_o rechelesnes_n that_o re●kith_v of_o no_o thing_n and_o how_o that_o ignorance_n be_v mother_n of_o alle_fw-mi harm_n certes_o negligence_n be_v the_o norice_n negligence_n do_v no_o forswhan_n he_o shall_v do_v a_o thing_n whether_o he_o do_v it_o well_o or_o bad_o of_o the_o remedy_n of_o thyse_n two_o synny_n as_o say_v the_o wiseman_n that_o he_o that_o drede_v god_n sparith_v not_o to_o do_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_z he_o that_o lovyth_v god_n will_v do_v diligence_n to_o please_v god_n by_o his_o werkis_n and_o habounden_a himself_o with_o all_o his_o may_v well_o for_o to_o do_v thenne_fw-fr comyth_n idleness_n that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o yate_fw-mi of_o alle_fw-mi harmy_n a_o idle_a man_n be_v like_a to_o a_o place_n that_o have_v no_o wallis_fw-la the_o devyl_n may_v entre_fw-fr on_o every_o side_n this_o idleness_n be_v the_o thurrok_n of_o all_o vilayn_n and_o wickid_a thought_n and_o of_o alle_fw-mi janglis_n tryflis_fw-la &_o all_o ordure_n certes_o heaven_n be_v yeven_v to_o they_o that_o will_v labour_n and_o not_o to_o idle_a man_n eke_o david_n say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n ne_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v whip_v with_o man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o purgatorye_n certes_o thenne_n semyth_n it_o they_o shall_v be_v to●mentid_v with_o the_o devyl_n in_o hell_n but_o if_o they_o do_v penytence_n thenne_fw-fr comyth_n the_o sin_n that_o man_n clepe_v tarditas_fw-la as_o when_o a_o man_n it_o so_o lettyd_v and_o so_o tarry_v or_o he_o will_v turn_v to_o god_n and_o certes_o that_o be_v a_o great_a folye_n he_o be_v like_o he_o that_o fallith_a in_o the_o diche_a and_o will_v not_o arise_v and_o this_o vice_n comyth_n of_o false_a hope_n that_o he_o thynk_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v long_o but_o that_o hope_n fayll_v full_a oft_o thenne_fw-fr comyth_n lach_v that_o be_v he_o that_o when_o he_o begyn_v any_o good_a werk_n anon_o he_o will_v forlete_n hit_v and_o stint_v as_o do_v they_o that_o have_v any_o wight_n to_o govern_v and_o take_v of_o he_o no_o keep_v anon_o as_o they_o find_v any_o contrary_a or_o any_o annoy_v thyse_n ben_fw-mi the_o new_a shepherdess_n that_o leten_v her_o sheep_n wytyng_o go_v run_v to_o the_o wolf_n that_o be_v in_o the_o breris_fw-la and_o do_v no_o force_n of_o she_o owen_n governance_n of_o this_o comyth_n poverte_a and_o destruction_n both_o of_o spirytuel_a and_o temporel_n thingis_fw-la thenne_n come_v a_o manner_n of_o coldness_n that_o fresith_v all_o the_o herte_n of_o man_n thenne_fw-fr comyth_n undevotion_n thurgh_n 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be_v in_o herte_n by_o steadfast_a feyth_n and_o in_o mouth_n and_o in_o bere_a in_o cheer_n and_o in_o deed_n eke_o there_o be_v mo_z special_a thingis_fw-la and_o remedy_n against_o accidye_n in_o diverse_a werkis_n &_o in_o consideration_n of_o the_o peyne_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o t●ust_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a goost_n that_o will_v yeve_v he_o might_n to_o ꝑfourme_v his_o intent_n sequitur_fw-la de_fw-la auaricia_fw-la after_o accidye_n now_o will_v i_o speak_v of_o avaryce_n and_o of_o covetyse_n of_o which_o sin_n say_v seynt_a poule_n the_n rote_n of_o alle_fw-mi sin_n be_v covetyse_v for_o soth_o when_o the_o herte_n of_o a_o man_n be_v confound_v in_o hit_v self_n and_o troblid_a and_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v lose_v the_o comfort_n of_o god_n thenne_n seek_v ●e_v a_o