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A13670 A full deuoute and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull Sauyour cryste compyled in Laten by the right worshypful Doctor Mayster Iohn Gerson: and translate into Englisshe the yere of owre lorde M.d.ii. by maister william Atkynson Doctor of diuinite: at ye speciall request [and] co[m]maundeme[n]t of the full excellent Pryncesse Margarete moder to our souerayne lorde Kynge Henry the. vii. and Countesse of Rychemount and Derby.; Imitatio Christi. English. Atkinson, William, d. 1509.; Gersen, Giovanni, Abbot of Vercelli, 14th cent., attributed name.; Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name. 1517 (1517) STC 23957; ESTC S107339 132,115 238

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learn_v to_o brake_n thin_a own_o will_n &_o to_o apply_v to_o other_o man_n will_n rise_v ageynste_n thyself_o &_o suffer_v not_o pride_n to_o rain_v in_o the_o but_z she_o we_o the_o so_o meek_a that_o all_o man_n may_v walk_v upon_o the_o and_o trede_n upon_o the_o as_o upon_o clay_n in_o the_o way_n what_o haste_v thou_o vain_a man_n &_o vile_a sinner_n to_o complain_v or_o to_o gain_v say_v they_o that_o myssayethe_v the_o or_o vex_v the_o which_o haste_n so_o oft_o offend_v thy_o lord_n god_n and_o have_v so_o oft_o deserve_v hell_n by_o thy_o sinful_a lyve_a but_o my_o merciful_a iye_o &_o sight_n have_v spare_v the_o for_o love_n that_o i_o have_v to_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o well_o i_o love_v the_o &_o that_o thou_o shall_v ist_fw-mi be_fw-mi kind_n &_o gyve_v the_o to_o true_a humylyte_n &_o subjection_n for_o my_o sake_n pacienty_n suffer_v thy_o proper_a contempt_n &_o despyte_n ¶_o the_o xu_o chaptre_n of_o the_o hide_v iugemente_n of_o god_n to_o be_v consider_v for_o thou_o repressyon_n of_o vain_a glory_n and_o magnyfi_v of_o man_n in_o grace_n receyve_v thou_o good_a lord_n say_v the_o devout_a soul_n castiste_v terryble_o thy_o iugementis_fw-la upon_o i_o so_o that_o with_o great_a fere_n thou_o altere_v all_o my_o body_n &_o bonis_fw-la to_o guider_n &_o my_o soul_n be_v trouble_v with_o great_a fere_n &_o dread_n i_o stand_v astonish_v &_o rsider_v that_o hevyne_n be_v not_o clean_a in_o thy_o sight_n if_z thou_o find_v thy_o angel_n defectyve_a &_o impure_a and_o therefore_o thou_o do_v not_o spare_v they_o what_o shall_v fall_v upon_o i_o that_o be_o dust_n &_o ash_n y●_z angel_n fall_v from_o heaven_n what_o then_o may_v i_o presume_v such_o people_n as_o in_o seem_v have_v work_n of_o commendation_n have_v fall_v full_o low_a &_o such_o as_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o meet_a of_o angel_n i_o have_v see_v be_v glad_a of_o swine_n meet_a there_o be_v therefore_o no_o holiness_n in_o man_n if_o thou_o lord_n withdraw_v 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lord_n shall_v
may_v short_o in_o all_o such_o offer_n myself_o to_o thy_o pleasure_n soon_o say_v god_n man_n often_o prosecute_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o desire_v &_o when_o he_o come_v thereto_o he_o begyn_v otherwise_o to_o feel_v therein_o for_o mamny_n affeccyon_n &_o desire_n about_o one_o thing_n be_v not_o durable_a &_o abide_a but_o now_o upon_o this_o thing_n set_v and_o now_o upon_o that_o the_z very_a ꝓfite_n of_o man_n be_v to_o forsake_v himself_o &_o to_o commyt_n he_o holy_a to_o god_n for_o such_o a_o man_n be_v very_o free_a and_o syke_a but_o our_o enemy_n &_o contrary_a to_o all_o goodness_n cess_v not_o of_o his_o temptacyon_n but_o day_n &_o night_n he_o make_v grevous_a saute_n to_o we_o to_o catch_v we_o at_o unwares_o by_o his_o deceytfull_a snare_n wake_v therefore_o &_o pray_v dylygent_o that_o thou_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n ¶_o the_o xlu_o chap_a man_n have_v no_o goodness_n of_o himself_o ne_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o may_v have_v any_o glory_n or_o pride_n 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goodness_n for_o such_o needs_o as_o fall_v to_o i_o that_o i_o be_o compellyd_v by_o to_o seek_v the_o for_z no_o man_n may_v help_v or_o comfort_v i_o as_o thou_o may_v than_z i_o may_v well_o trust_v to_o thy_o grace_n &_o to_o joy_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o thy_o new_a consolacyon_n i_o thank_v y●_z good_a lord_n the_o author_n and_o ground_n of_o all_o goodness_n as_o oft_o as_o any_o good_a chance_n hap_v toward_o i_o i_o be_o but_o vanyte_a and_o nothing_o in_o thy_o sight_n a_o unstable_a man_n &_o seek_v whereof_o may_v i_o than_o be_v proud_a or_o shall_v repute_v i_o any_o thing_n ꝓfytable_a whede_a nat_n of_o nought_o the_o which_o be_v moo_v vanyte_n true_o vain_a glory_n be_v a_o ifectyve_a pestylens_n and_o moo_v vanyte_n for_o it_o draw_v a_o man_n fro_o very_a glory_n &_o remeve_v grace_n spyrytall_a while_o a_o man_n have_v a_o complacens_fw-la in_o himself_o he_o dysplease_v god_n and_o when_o he_o desire_v mamny_n laud_v &_o vain_a praise_v he_o forgoth_v very_a 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hyght_n &_o ꝓmocyon_n comparyd_v to_o thy_o eternal_a glory_n good_a lord_n be_v but_o vanyte_n &_o folly_n o_o thou_o blessyd_v trynyte_o my_o god_n my_o mercy_n and_o very_a truth_n to_o the_o alone_o be_v laud_fw-la virtue_n honour_n &_o glory_n for_o ever_o amen_n ¶_o the_o xlvi_o chapter_n how_o all_o temporal_a honour_n be_v to_o be_v dyspyse_v sun_n say_v our_o lord_n to_o his_o lover_n be_v thou_o not_o confound_v ne_o hevy_a when_o thou_o see_v other_o honour_a and_o avaunce_v and_o thyself_o despyse_v and_o humyle_v raise_v up_o thy_o herte_n to_o i_o in_o to_o heaven_n &_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v hevy_a though_o thou_o be_v despyse_v of_o man_n here_o in_o earth_n lord_n say_v the_o dyscyple_a we_o be_v here_o in_o dark_a blyndenes_n lack_v the_o very_a light_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v soon_o deceyve_v by_o vanyte_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v understande_v i_o never_o yet_o suffer_v any_o injury_n of_o any_o creature_n wherefore_o i_o can_v not_o rightwyse_o complain_v 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friend_n go_v away_o or_o decess_v fro_o the_o shall_v not_o make_v the_o inordynat_o hevy_a thou_o ought_v to_o love_v all_o thy_o friend_n in_o i_o and_z for_o i_o to_o love_v every_o ꝑsone_n that_o thou_o accompty_v with_o good_a &_o dear_a to_o the_o in_o this_o life_n for_z i_o be_o the_o begynner_n &_o the_o end_n of_o all_o goodness_n &_o without_o i_o all_o frenshyp_n be_v not_o valent_fw-la or_o durable_a nor_o no_o worldly_a frendshyppe_n may_v endure_v where_o i_o joy_v not_o thou_o ought_v to_o be_v mortyfy_v to_o such_o carnal_a affeccyon_n of_o thy_o lover_n that_o as_o moche_v as_o thou_o may_v thou_o shall_v desire_v to_o be_v without_o all_o man_n company_n for_z the_o more_o a_o man_n wtdraweth_v he_o from_o all_o worldly_a solace_n the_o more_o he_o draw_v never_o to_o god_n almyghty_a &_o the_o more_o high_a that_o he_o ascend_v in_o love_n &_o spunall_n ꝯtemplation_n the_o more_o ꝓfound_o &_o iward_o he_o descend_v in_o humble_a ꝯsyderation_n of_o himself_o &_o vyly_a pend_n himself_o he_o that_o ascrybe_v or_o gyve_v any_o goodness_n to_o himself_o he_o gaynstand_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n &_o let_v it_o to_o enter_v into_o he_o for_o the_o grace_v of_o god_n alwey_n require_v a_o humble_a herte_fw-fr if_o thou_o man_n say_v our_o lord_n will_v ꝑfytelye_o dysprase_v thyself_o &_o will_v empte_v clean_o thy_o heart_n from_o all_o erthe_o love_n than_o will_v i_o say_v he_o dystyll_o &_o entre_fw-fr into_o the_o with_o abundant_a grace_n but_o the_o more_o attendance_n &_o affeccyon_n thou_o have_v to_o my_o creature_n the_o more_o be_v
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