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by_o word_n outward_a to_o remeve_v harmful_a thâ—ngis_fw-la and_o to_o have_v thingis_fw-la spirytuel_n and_o durable_a and_o sometime_o temporel_n thingis_fw-la of_o which_o orison_n in_o the_o orison_n of_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la have_v ihesu_n crist_n enclosid_v most_o thingis_fw-la cerâ—â—â—_n it_o iâ—_n pryvylegid_a of_o three_o thingis_fw-la in_o his_o dignyte_n for_o which_o it_o be_v more_o digne_fw-fr then_o any_o other_o prayer_n for_o that_o ihesu_n crist_n himself_o make_v it_o and_z it_o be_v short_a for_z it_o shall_v be_v coude_fw-fr the_o more_o light_o and_o forto_fw-it withhold_v more_o esely_a in_o herte_n and_o help_v himself_o the_o â—fter_a with_o thorison_n and_z for_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o less_o weary_a to_o say_v it_o and_z for_o a_o man_n may_v not_o excuse_v he_o to_o learn_v it_o hit_z be_v so_o short_a and_o so_o esy_n and_z for_o it_o comprehendith_v in_o himself_o alle_fw-mi good_a prayer_n thexposicyon_n of_o of_o this_o holy_a prayer_n that_o be_v so_o excellent_a and_o so_o digne_fw-fr i_o betake_v to_o the_o master_n of_o theolegye_n save_o thus_o much_o will_n i_o say_v that_o when_o thou_o pray_v that_o god_n shall_v foryeve_v thâ—_n thy_o giâ—tys_n as_o thou_o forgâ—â—yst_v hem_v that_o have_v agiltyd_v the_o be_v well_o ware_a that_o thou_o be_v not_o out_o of_o charyte_n this_o holy_a â—â—ison_n amenusâ—th_v eke_o venyal_n sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o appear_v â—â—ynâ—th_o special_o to_o penitence_n this_o prayer_n must_v be_v treu_o say_v in_o very_a faith_n and_o that_o man_n pray_v to_o gâ—d_v ordinat_o disâ—retly_o and_o devout_o alleway_n a_o man_n shall_v put_v his_o will_n â—o_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n this_o oryson_n must_v eke_o be_v say_v with_o great_a humbleness_n and_o full_a pure_a and_o honest_o and_o not_o to_o the_o anoysaunce_n of_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n hit_z must_v eke_o be_v continue_v with_o werkis_n of_o charite_n hit_v avayl_v eke_o against_o the_o vicis_fw-la of_o the_o 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with_o yerdis_fw-la in_o knel_v in_o tribulation_n in_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d wrongis_n that_o be_v do_v to_o he_o and_o eke_o in_o patient_a suffer_n of_o malady_n or_o lâ—synges_n of_z worldly_a catel_n 〈◊〉_d wyf_v or_o child_n or_o other_o frendis_fw-la thâ—nne_fw-fr shall_v thou_o understande_v which_o thing_n distourblen_a penance_n and_o this_o be_v in_o three_o manner_n that_o be_v drede_v shame_n and_z wanhope_o that_o be_v desperation_n and_o for_o to_o speak_v of_o drede_n for_o which_o he_o wen_v he_o may_v suffer_v no_o penance_n there_z against_o be_v remedy_n for_o to_o think_v that_o bodily_a penance_n be_v but_o short_a atte_a regard_n of_o hell_n that_o be_v cruel_a and_o so_o long_o that_o it_o lastyth_v without_o end_n now_o against_o shame_n that_o a_o man_n have_v to_o shryve_v he_o shall_v a_o man_n think_v by_o way_n of_o reason_n that_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o shame_v to_o do_v foul_a thing_n certis_fw-la he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a to_o do_v feir_n 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