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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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do_v in_o profess_v of_o long_o tyme._n sudden_o he_o be_v ravyssh_v with_o dethe_v &_o unware_a without_o provisyon_n he_o be_v take_v fro_o the_o body_n ¶_o how_o a_o sinful_a soul_n be_v vex_v and_o trowble_v after_o she_o depart_v fro_o the_o body_n cao._n .iijo._o when_o the_o soul_n with_o great_a fere_n &_o moche_n sorrow_n be_v depart_v from_o the_o body_n angel_n come_v to_o take_v she_o &_o to_o present_v she_o tofore_o the_o ferdfull_a juge_n and_o thene_n she_o remember_v she_o evyll_n &_o wicked_a werke_n the_o which_o she_o die_v by_o night_n or_o day_n tremble_v quake_v &_o look_v how_o she_o may_v escape_v or_o flee_v &_o desire_v truesse_v sayenge_a o_o yeve_v i_o space_n though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o hour_n thenne_fw-fr shall_v the_o werke_n as_o in_o manner_n of_o speak_v say_v thou_o have_v wrought_v us._n we_o be_v thy_o werkis_n we_o shall_v not_o less_o the._n but_o abide_v still_o with_o the_o &_o go_v with_o the_o to_o the_o jugement_n and_o they_o shall_v accuse_v she_o of_o many_o sin_n &_o trespace_n and_o sholl_a find_v many_o false_a wytnesse_n ayenste_n her_o all_o though_o true_a wytnes_n be_v suffycyent_a to_o her_o damnation_n the_o evyll_n fende_v with_o ferdfull_a look_n and_o terryble_a countenance_n shalle_o fear_n she_o and_o purswe_v she_o with_o great_a cruelty_n and_o woodness_n and_o shall_v catch_v she_o with_o great_a drede_n and_o fear_n and_o hold_v she_o still_o if_o she_o be_v not_o delyver_v from_o theym_n by_o the_o help_n &_o socoure_v of_o our_o lord_n thene_n the_o soul_n behold_v the_o eye_n the_o mouth_n &_o other_o bodily_a wytte_n close_v and_o spere_v by_o who_o she_o be_v wont_a to_o pass_v forth_o to_o take_v her_o sport_n &_o playsyre_v in_o worldly_a thing_n shall_v return_v to_o herself_o and_o when_o she_o see_v herself_o alone_o leave_v naked_a without_o body_n smytten_v with_o great_a fere_n and_o drede_n she_o shall_v fail_v in_o herself_o by_o dyspeyre_n and_o by_o cause_n she_o folyssh_o leave_v the_o love_n of_o god_n for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n and_o flessh_o plesyre_v she_o shall_v be_v forsake_v of_o our_o lord_n like_o a_o wretch_n in_o that_o time_n of_o so_o great_a need_n of_o help_n and_o shall_v be_v delyver_v to_o the_o devylles_n to_o be_v punyssh_v and_o torment_v cruel_o for_o her_o mysdede_n ¶_o on_o this_o wise_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n not_o know_v the_o day_n ne_fw-fr the_o hour_n of_o his_o pass_v ravysshed_a w_n e_o death_n &_o spare_v &_o depart_v fro_o the_o body_n &_o tremble_a &_o quake_v she_o pass_v of_o her_o journeye_n full_a of_o sorrow_n &_o wretchydnesse_n and_o have_v none_o excuse_v to_o allege_v and_o show_v for_o her_o sin_n she_o tremble_v for_o drede_v to_o appear_v before_o almyghty_a god_n she_o be_v smyten_v with_o great_a and_o wonderful_a fere_n &_o vex_a with_o many_o troublous_a thought_n when_o at_o she_o depart_v fro_o the_o body_n all_o other_o thing_n set_v a_o side_n she_o consyder_v only_o herself_o &_o he_o to_o who_o the_o time_n draw_v nyghe_a that_o she_o must_v gyve_v account_n &_o reken_v and_o know_v that_o he_o may_v never_o be_v decline_v ne_o change_v from_o ryghtwysnes_n she_o consyder_v well_o how_o straight_o a_o juge_n shall_v sytte_n on_o she_o &_o what_o reason_n she_o shall_v allege_v and_o put_v for_o she_o dyscharge_v in_o count_v of_o she_o lyf_v at_o so_o streyghte_a a_o jugement_n &_o of_o so_o precyouse_a justyce_n and_o though_o it_o be_v so_o that_o she_o remember_v no_o thing_n ne_o find_v in_o herself_o any_o offence_n whereof_o she_o shall_v be_v ferde_v &_o dreadful_a yet_o when_o she_o shall_v come_v before_o that_o streyghte_a juge_n she_o fer_v there_o be_v somewhat_o that_o be_v not_o in_o her_o remembrance_n her_o fere_n &_o drede_n increase_v &_o wax_v the_o more_fw-it when_o she_o thynk_v that_o she_o coude_fw-fr not_o escape_v that_o time_n of_o this_o life_n without_o sin_n and_o also_o such_o werkis_n as_o she_o thynk_v be_v good_a &_o commendable_a that_o she_o have_v do_v in_o her_o life_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o all_o fawtles_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v streyght_o jugyd_v pyte_n &_o mercy_n set_v a_o side_n who_o can_v consydre_v &_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o many_o evyll_n werky_v we_o do_v by_o process_n of_o lytyll_o tyme._n and_o what_o good_a thing_n we_o by_o our_o neclygence_n leave_v undo_v sothe_o like_a as_o iâ—_n be_v sin_n &_o trespaa_v to_o do_v evyll_n so_o it_o be_v a_o miss_v &_o defawte_a to_o leave_v good_a thing_n undo_v and_o so_o it_o be_v great_a hurt_n &_o peryll_n to_o we_o when_o we_o neither_o do_v well_o ne_o think_v well_o but_o suffer_v our_o mind_n to_o be_v occupy_v abowte_n trifle_n &_o thing_n that_o ben_fw-mi varyaunt_a &_o unprouffytable_a soth_o be_v be_v full_a hard_a to_o keep_v our_o mind_n surly_a from_o evyll_n thought_n it_o be_v also_o very_o hard_a to_o be_v moche_o occupy_v in_o worldly_a thing_n without_o sin_n and_o therefore_o there_o can_v no_o man_n juge_a &_o rebuke_v himself_o perfytly·_a for_o he_o be_v so_o moche_v occupy_v &_o trouble_o with_o so_o many_o thought_n that_o he_o in_o manner_n know_v not_o himself_o so_o that_o he_o know_v not_o well_o what_o he_o do_v or_o suffer_v wherefore_o he_o be_v smite_v with_o sudden_a fere_n &_o drede_v in_o his_o conscyence_n at_o his_o passage_n out_o of_o this_o world_n for_o though_o he_o find_v no_o thing_n to_o his_o knowelege_v that_o greve_v his_o conscyence_n yet_o he_o dredyth_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o know_v not_o ne_o have_v in_o his_o remembrance_n ¶_o of_o the_o dygnyte_n &_o noblesse_n of_o manny_n soul_n of_o the_o wretchydnesse_n of_o the_o body_n and_o how_o wretchyd_a the_o soul_n be_v make_v by_o the_o body_n cao._n .iiijo._o o_o thou_o soul_n of_o man_n aourn_v with_o thymage_n of_o god_n made_z fair_a &_o bewtevous_a with_o his_o symylytude_n spouse_a and_o wed_v to_o he_o by_o faith_n endoured_a with_o his_o holy_a spirit_n redeemed_z with_o his_o precyous_a blood_n depute_a and_o put_v to_o be_v keep_v with_o his_o blessyd_v angelly_n pertener_n of_o his_o joy_n &_o bliss_n the_o inherytoure_n of_o his_o goodness_n induyd_v with_o reason_n &_o understond_n what_o plesyre_n have_v thou_o to_o be_v so_o conversaunte_a with_o the_o vile_a body_n whereby_o thou_o suffer_v so_o moche_v grevaunce_n tribulation_n &_o pain_n by_o the_o body_n thou_o be_v punyssh_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o &_o thou_o be_v bring_v to_o nought_o &_o repute_v a_o thing_n in_o vain_a &_o of_o lytyll_a valour_n that_o carcase_n that_o thou_o love_v &_o cheryseste_fw-fr so_o moche_n &_o with_o who_o thou_o be_v so_o conversaunt_a be_v foul_a &_o loathsome_a matere_n torn_v in_o to_o flesh_n cover_v with_o freyll_n &_o unsure_a bewte_fw-mi and_o hasty_o shall_v be_v stynk_v &_o rot_a caryon_n and_o meet_v to_o worm_n for_o though_o man_n exalte_n and_o magnefye_v himself_o never_o so_o moche_v yet_o he_o abide_v still_o a_o foul_a &_o unclean_a carcase_n certain_o if_o thou_o consider_v well_o what_o filth_n avoyd_v by_o thy_o mouth_n thy_o nose_n &_o other_o part_n of_o thy_o body_n thou_o see_v never_o a_o foul_a dounghyll_n if_o thou_o will_v nombre_fw-fr &_o count_v all_o his_o wretchydnes_n how_o grevous_a it_o be_v oppressyd_v with_o the_o hevy_a burden_n of_o sin_n bind_v &_o fretyd_v with_o vice_n move_v &_o style_v with_o concupiscence_n travayl_v and_o trouble_v with_o dyvers_a passion_n &_o affection_n defowled_a with_o illusion_n ever_o pâ—â—oe_v &_o ready_a to_o evil_n &_o hasty_a to_o every_o vice_n thou_o shall_v find_v it_o full_a of_o shame_n &_o confusyon_n thorugh_n the_o flesh_n man_n be_v make_v like_o unto_o vanyte_n for_o thorugh_v it_o he_o be_v enfecte_a with_o the_o vice_n of_o concupycsence_n &_o unleful_a desire_n whereby_o he_o be_v keep_v as_o thrall_n in_o bondage_n and_o make_v so_o crockyd_v that_o he_o love_v vanyte_v and_o werk_v wyckydnesse_n ¶_o of_o the_o misery_n and_o wretchydnes_n of_o man_n in_o his_o conceyve_a his_o birth_n his_o life_n and_o his_o death_n of_o the_o noblesse_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o sudden_a myschyef_n of_o wicked_a man_n cao._n .vo._o man_n takehede_v what_o thou_o be_v before_o thy_o natyvyte_n what_o thou_o be_v fro_o the_o beginning_n unto_o thy_o end_n and_o what_o thou_o thalte_v be_v after_o this_o lyf_v o_o man_n first_o filth_n &_o loathsome_a matere_fw-la afterward_o a_o stynk_n sackful_n of_o dounge_a and_o at_z the_o last_o meet_v to_o worm_n to_o gnaw_v on_o in_o the_o ground_n how_o shall_v thou_o be_v proud_a sothly_o thou_o be_v first_o as_o nought_o thene_n thou_o make_v &_o bring_v forth_o of_o vyse_n and_o filthy_a matere_fw-mi wrapped_z in_o unclean_a clothing_n &_o garment_n in_o thy_o moders_n
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 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