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incline_v and_o ready_a to_o weep_v as_o you_o be_v to_o do_v ill_a and_o as_o ready_a to_o do_v penance_n as_o you_o be_v to_o faule_fw-mi a_o man_n i_o dicyne_n must_v be_v minystre_v unto_o he_o after_o as_o his_o infirmite_n be_v great_a sin_n require_v moche_o wail_a &_o great_a repentance_n good_a sister_n i_o pray_v he_o to_o comfort_v you_o and_o help_v you_o in_o this_o world_n the_o which_o the_o angel_n do_v worship_n in_o heaven_n of_o communyon_n that_o be_v of_o the_o receyve_n of_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o xxviii_o chapter_n who_o soever_o shall_v eat_v the_o bread_n
virgyn_v can_v not_o work_v after_o his_o justice_n a_o virgyn_v that_o shall_v be_v you_o â—_o temple_n of_o almyghtye_a god_n shall_v in_o no_o manner_n of_o wise_n be_v angry_a it_o be_v against_o all_o good_a honest_a that_o the_o spouse_n of_o god_n shall_v frete_z &_o be_v angry_a a_o virgyn_v y_fw-es â—_o which_o prepare_v in_o her_o heart_n a_o dwelling_n place_n for_o god_n shall_v enforce_v herself_o to_o expel_v &_o eiecte_v all_o anger_n from_o her_o heart_n &_o mind_n a_o virgyn_v y_fw-es â—_o desire_v to_o come_v to_o god_n &_o to_o his_o celestial_a chambre_n shall_v avoid_v from_o her_o heart_n all_o anger_n good_a sister_n if_o anger_n prevent_v you_o refrain_v it_o if_o it_o take_v you_o sudden_o mitigate_v and_o appayse_v it_o cowl_n your_o furiousness_n &_o your_o ind_a nation_n bridle_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o mocyon_n of_o anger_n if_o you_o can_v not_o avoid_v anger_n or_o assuage_v it_o yet_o let_v it_o not_o cast_v you_o in_o to_o a_o fury_n or_o in_o to_o 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shortness_n of_o life_n the_o lvii_o chapter_n dear_a sister_n harken_v unto_o salomon_n word_n aâ—_n that_o you_o cando_fw-la ix_o do_v it_o out_o of_o hand_n for_o neither_o work_n nor_o reason_n nor_o scyence_n nor_o yet_o wysdome_n be_v in_o the_o inferior_a ê‘tê_n to_o y_fw-es â—_o which_o you_o be_v go_v amanalonly_a may_v do_v good_a in_o this_o world_n for_o in_o another_o world_n good_a work_n be_v not_o look_v for_o but_o the_o reward_n of_o good_a work_n this_o life_n be_v very_a caduke_n &_o short_a where_o of_o we_o isodore_n say_v y_fw-fr â—_o his_o thought_n be_v good_a and_o profitable_a y_o it_o consyder_v by_o the_o space_n &_o end_n of_o this_o life_n how_o long_o &_o how_o short_a &_o likewise_o how_o miserable_a it_o be_v therefore_o my_o good_a sister_n in_o chryste_n if_o you_o seek_v for_o the_o true_a way_n go_v toward_o chry_v &_o seek_v for_o eternal_a life_n for_o that_o be_v everlasting_a and_o this_o but_o mortal_a and_o therefore_o in_o body_n you_o 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