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heaven_n &_o in_o earth_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o dyfference_n of_o werke_n do_v in_o sin_n or_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n after_o true_a confessyon_n the_o good_a werke_n the_o iiii_o caplm_n iiii_o which_o before_o be_v deed_n and_z without_o meryte_n been_v lyvely_a &_o merytoryous_a they_o the_o which_o ben_z do_v in_o the_o estate_n of_o grace_n ben_z say_v to_o be_v lovely_a for_o as_o moche_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v reward_v eternal_o if_o the_o person_n be_v fynable_o save_v &_o if_o after_o such_o good_a werke_n he_o fall_v in_o to_o dede_o sin_n for_o yâ—_z which_o afterward_o he_o do_v true_a penance_n the_o meryte_n of_o those_o good_a werke_n the_o which_o weren_a mortyfyed_a and_o efface_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o say_a sin_n unto_o he_o be_v yield_v and_o restore_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o true_a penance_n but_o so_o be_v it_o not_o of_o good_a werke_n do_v in_o dede_o fynne_v as_o shall_v be_v fastynge_n almesdedys_n prayer_n or_o other_o goodness_n for_o 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&_o for_o the_o resurreccyon_n for_o there_o be_v none_o other_o lord_n that_o may_v yield_v unto_o the_o body_n soul_n &_o lyf_v when_o one_o have_v lose_v it_o in_o his_o seruyce_n except_o jhesu_n cryst_n lord_n of_o all_o lord_n king_n of_o all_o king_n the_o werke_n of_o this_o present_a artycle_n after_o the_o moralyte_n be_v obedience_n in_o keep_a the_o commaundementê_n of_o jhesu_n cryst_n after_o his_o intencyon_n &_o the_o troth_n that_o he_o have_v declare_v in_o the_o gospel_n not_o all_o only_a the_o intent_n lyterall_a &_o carnal_a of_o yâ—_z scrybe_n &_o pharysee_n for_o for_o no_o thing_n &_o without_o cause_n call_v he_o he_o his_o lord_n of_o who_o he_o will_v not_o his_o commandment_n also_o it_o be_v he_o to_o humble_a &_o to_o love_v holy_a poverte_a for_o who_o so_o ever_o byleve_v that_o jhesu_n cryst_n be_v very_a god_n &_o full_a of_o wysedom_n infynyte_v he_o bâ—leved_v that_o in_o our_o humanyte_n &_o in_o this_o present_a lyf_v he_o we_o have_v give_v example_n of_o all_o perfeccyon_n choose_v the_o lyf_v &_o estate_n the_o which_o be_v moo_v worth_a now_o take_v he_o humanyte_v obedience_n penance_n &_o ii_o humiliavit_fw-la seâ—â—et_v ipmm_n factê°_n obediens_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la mortem_fw-la auten_o cruciâ—â—d_v fillip_v ii_o poverte_a in_o show_v we_o to_o follow_v he_o by_o the_o which_o the_o good_a crysten_v man_n &_o catholyke_v he_o aught_o to_o meek_a &_o all_o avaryce_n usury_n ravayne_o &_o symonye_n to_o forsake_v &_o his_o proper_a sensualyte_n restrain_v &_o reprove_v or_o else_o the_o faith_n of_o this_o artycle_n be_v deed_n yâ—_z which_o this_o werke_n ber_v not_o here_o ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o three_o artycle_n that_o be_v such_o qvi_fw-la conceptê°_n est_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la natus_fw-la exmaria_fw-la virgine_fw-la and_o be_v as_o moche_v to_o say_v i_o byleve_v that_o the_o virgyn_v marry_o conceyve_v the_o soon_o of_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a goost_n &_o bare_a child_n her_z virgynyte_a abide_n always_o save_o symbolo_fw-la qui_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la hoy_n &_o ê“pâ—_n nranâ—â—_n salutem_fw-la descendit_fw-la de_fw-la celis_fw-la &_o â—â—carnatus_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr spâ—â—â—tâ—_n exmaria_fw-la â—giâ—e_fw-la â—_o hon_fw-mi factus_fw-la est_fw-la â—ec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d symbolo_fw-la hole_n &_o entyere_a and_o this_o artycle_n be_v declare_v more_o open_o in_o the_o credo_fw-la the_o which_o a_o man_n singe_v when_o he_o say_v the_o mass_n where_o he_o say_v that_o for_o the_o love_n &_o for_o the_o saluacyon_n of_o human_a nature_n the_o soon_o of_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi descend_v from_o the_o heaven_n &_o take_v our_o humanyte_n in_o the_o blessyd_v glorious_a &_o sacred_a virgyn_v marie_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o blessyd_v holy_a goost_n in_o make_v he_o very_a man_n he_z be_v come_fw-mi down_o by_o humylyte_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o many_o &_o almoo_v all_o the_o world_n but_o that_o he_o 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to_o profit_n in_o grace_n in_o vives_fw-la in_o clym_v from_o steyre_n to_o steyre_n without_o ever_o he_o to_o contempt_n till_o unto_o that_o that_o she_o may_v come_v unto_o the_o vysyon_n of_o god_n in_o the_o royalme_n of_o paradyse_n the_o which_o by_o his_o blessyd_v grace_n unto_o we_o will_v gyve_v the_o fader_fw-mi and_o the_o soon_o and_o the_o holy_a goo_v one_o god_n in_o trynyte_n of_o person_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o three_o party_n of_o this_o book_n in_o the_o which_o be_v make_v mencyon_n of_o the_o seven_o werke_n of_o mercy_n and_o it_o contain_v fyve_o chapytre_n ¶_o the_o prologue_n after_o the_o treatyse_n of_o haptem_fw-la of_o the_o artycle_n of_o the_o faith_n &_o of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n with_o the_o seven_o deed_o sin_n here_o follow_v the_o vij_o werke_n of_o mercy_n &_o such_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o order_fw-fr for_o after_o saint_n gregory_n as_o moche_v as_o gre_fw-mi quamtum_fw-la credis_fw-la tm_fw-la sê‘as_fw-la quamtum_fw-la credis_fw-la &_o spastm_fw-la diligisquamtâ—_n credis_fw-la sê‘astm_fw-la diligistm_fw-la oparis_fw-la gre_fw-mi the_o person_n have_v of_o faith_n &_o of_o hope_n as_o moche_n and_o no_o more_o have_v of_o charyte_n and_z as_o moche_n as_o he_o have_v of_o charyte_n he_o have_v of_o the_o werke_n of_o mercy_n that_o be_v to_o know_v if_o he_o have_v lytell_a of_o charyte_n he_o have_v lytell_a of_o good_a werke_n by_o the_o werke_n than_o shall_v be_v know_v the_o faith_n the_o hope_v and_o the_o charyte_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o the_o faith_n be_v deed_n the_o which_o ber_v not_o the_o werke_n of_o mercy_n by_o the_o which_o it_o be_v for_o to_o know_v that_o mercy_n be_v a_o noble_a virtue_n by_o the_o which_o a_o man_n have_v compassyon_n and_o pyte_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o of_o his_o misery_n and_o necessyte_n for_o when_o it_o be_v so_o that_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n every_o creature_n ought_v for_o to_o love_v his_o neighbour_n as_o 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