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the_o bed_n of_o man_n soul_n /_o for_z they_o be_v so_o contrary_a that_o what_o so_o ever_o the_o one_o byddyth_n /_o that_o the_o other_o forbid_v christ_n sekyth_o salvation_n /_o the_o fiend_n dampnacyon_n /_o christe_o love_v virtue_n /_o the_o fiend_n love_v sin_n /_o christ_n gatheryth_v to_o geder_o /_o and_o the_o fiend_n scateryth_v abroad_o and_o paul_n say_v two_o corinth_n what_o pertycypation_n be_v there_o of_o right_a wysnes_n with_o wickedness_n what_o felowshyp_n be_v there_o of_o light_n with_o darkness_n what_o communyon_n be_v there_o of_o christ_n with_o bely_v all_o or_o what_o
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open_a face_n /_o but_z with_o gyle_v for_o he_o use_v again_o we_o our_o own_o will_v /_o he_z takyth_o he_o strenghte_n of_o our_o own_o consent_n /_o &_o wery_v we_o with_o our_o own_o sword_n /_o he_o may_v never_o overcome_v we_o /_o but_z through_o our_o own_o will_v /_o therefore_o for_o the_o desperacyon_n /_o remedy_n again_o this_o devyl_n be_v study_v in_o holy_a wryt_n and_o to_o this_o intent_n spekyth_v the_o wyseman_n proverb_n vi_o commandment_n be_v a_o lantern_n /_o and_o the_o law_n be_v light_v /_o and_o the_o way_n of_o life_n /_o &_o a_o monycyon_n of_o learn_v /_o that_o it_o may_v keep_v the_o from_o a_o yvell_n woman_n /_o and_z from_o the_o smooth_a tongue_n of_o a_o stranger_n look_v thy_o herte_n conyte_v not_o the_o fairness_n of_o she_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o hide_v fire_n in_o his_o shirt_n and_o not_o brenne_n his_o clothes_n or_o elles_fw-fr walk_n in_o the_o brenning_a cool_v /_o and_o not_o brenne_fw-fr the_o soole_n of_o his_o foot_n so_o he_o that_o have_v enter_v in_o to_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n /_o shall_v not_o be_v clean_o when_o he_o have_v lecherous_o touch_v she_o for_o he_o that_o be_v a_o advoulterer_n by_o the_o foul_a gredye_n desire_v of_o his_o herte_n /_o shall_v less_o his_o soul_n /_o for_z he_o gatheryth_v to_o he_o unclennes_n and_o shame_n /_o and_z his_o slander_v shall_v not_o be_v do_v away_o /_o for_o the_o zele_n and_o wodenesse_n of_o the_o man_n shall_v not_o spare_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n nor_o he_o shall_v not_o spare_v for_o prayour_n of_o any_o man_n /_o nor_o he_o shall_v take_v no_o gift_n for_o his_o redempcyon_n for_o sayncte_n jerome_n say_v a_o gloton_fw-mi have_v his_o herte_n on_o his_o womb_n /_o a_z wanton_a man_n on_o his_o lechery_n /_o a_z covetous_a man_n on_o his_o wynning_a /_o any_o garde_fw-fr on_o his_o hold_n and_o therefore_o say_v solomon_n proverb_n four_o with_o all_o diligence_n keep_v thy_o herte_fw-la /_o for_o life_n passyth_v from_o it_o and_o saint_n show_n say_v in_o all_o creature_n that_o be_v occupy_v under_o heaven_n in_o man_n vanytee_n /_o there_o be_v nothing_o high_a than_o man_n herte_n /_o there_o be_v nothing_o find_v lyker_n to_o god_n /_o wherefore_o god_n sekyth_v nothing_o of_o the_o but_o thy_o herte_n against_o this_o commandment_n the_o fiend_n with_o his_o cautylle_n move_v dyscorde_n in_o the_o hertes_o of_o they_o that_o be_v wed_a /_o till_o the_o desire_n have_v departyd_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o than_o the_o man_n feign_v a_o cause_n to_o go_v from_o the_o woman_n /_o and_z in_o this_o they_o be_v accurse_v /_o as_o the_o wyseman_n say_v proverb_n xviij_o he_o sekyth_v occasyon_n that_o wool_fw-mi go_v away_o from_o his_o friend_n /_o at_o all_o time_n he_o shall_v be_v acurse_v and_o worthy_a rebuke_n nevertheless_o a_o foal_n will_v not_o receyve_v the_o word_n of_o teching_n /_o but_o if_o thou_o say_v to_o he_o such_o thing_n as_o his_o heart_n desire_v /_o and_o therefore_o he_o rennythe_v forth_o in_o wodnes_n of_o his_o herte_n for_o to_o procure_v a_o divorce_n between_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n /_o he_o comyth_n anon_o to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v clepe_v lawless_a /_o not_o for_o the_o church_n but_o for_o the_o offycer_n /_o for_z they_o be_v lawless_a anon_o he_o chusythe_v he_o a_o notarye_o /_o and_o pay_v he_o his_o wage_n to_o make_v he_o a_o instrument_n of_o his_o forge_a lesynge_n /_o than_o goyth_fw-mi he_o to_z the_o master_n that_o sytten_v on_o their_o seat_n with_o fur_a hood_n /_o and_z fond_a head_n /_o and_o gyvethe_v they_o money_n great_a plenty_n /_o and_o pray_v they_o to_o be_v his_o advocate_n that_o this_o dyvorce_n be_v make_v /_o for_z he_o wylbe_n ready_a at_o the_o lawless_a day_n to_o bring_v forth_o his_o twelve_o hand_n afore_o the_o iuge_a /_o sir_n symont_n and_o make_v good_a with_o all_o the_o court_n that_o he_o have_v no_o right_a to_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o wed_v for_o dede_n do_v afore_o /_o than_o sir_n simont_n geve_v doom_n /_o to_o dyssolue_v true_a wedlock_n /_o and_o authoryse_v lechery_n to_o these_o both_o party_n for_o to_o live_v in_o horedome_n from_o that_o day_n forthwarde_o and_o sendythe_v they_o forth_o at_o the_o door_n depart_v each_o from_o other_o but_o lo_o what_o chryst_n say_v mat_n nineteeen_o marc._n x._o luc._n xuj_o for_o matrimony_n a_o man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n /_o and_z he_o shall_v hold_v he_o to_o his_o wife_n /_o and_z they_o shall_v be_v twain_o in_o one_o flesh_n that_o be_v for_o their_o dwelling_n shall_v be_v to_o geder_o also_o they_o be_v not_o then_o twain_o /_o but_o one_o flesh_n that_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrament_n /_o wherefore_o that_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v join_v /_o man_n may_v not_o depart_v i_o say_v forsooth_o to_o you_o that_o who_o so_o ever_o have_v leave_v his_o wife_n except_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornycacyon_n /_o and_o if_o he_o wed_v another_o he_o be_v a_o lecherour_n /_o and_o who_o that_o weddyth_v this_o woman_n that_o this_o man_n have_v leave_v /_o he_z ledyth_o his_o life_n in_o lechery_n /_o as_z long_a time_n as_o he_o hold_v she_o /_o sythen_a that_o god_n join_v never_o but_o in_o lawful_a manner_n how_o dare_v you_o pursue_v this_o dyvorce_n in_o a_o lawless_a church_n saint_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o romayn_v in_o the_o second_o chapytre_fw-la whosoever_o syn_v without_o law_n shall_v perish_v without_o the_o law_n for_o &_o they_o weren_a blind_a and_o know_v not_o the_o law_n /_o they_o may_v happy_o the_o easely_o be_v excusyd_v but_o now_o they_o sayen_v they_o know_v the_o law_n /_o and_o do_v full_a hardly_o against_o the_o law_n /_o they_o have_v not_o excusacyon_n and_o therefore_o the_o wiseman_n say_v a_o wholesome_a remedy_n against_o this_o sin_n of_o the_o herte_n eccli_n xviii_o be_v thou_o turn_v from_o thy_o own_o will_n and_o obey_v thou_o to_o god_n will_v /_o and_o than_o say_v bernarde_n thou_o shall_v never_o come_v in_o hell_n /_o 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this_o be_v a_o special_a remedy_n to_o with_o hold_v wicked_a thought_n /_o desire_v /_o and_o wylles_n that_o they_o flow_v not_o to_o deep_o withinforth_o /_o neither_o that_o they_o flee_v to_o fer_fw-fr without_o forth_o /_o and_z such_o traveyle_n thryven_v though_o that_o god_n have_v choose_v for_o they_o will_v not_o in_o any_o disease_n be_v overcome_v neither_o consent_n to_o these_o cautyle_n of_o the_o devyl_n /_o by_o which_o he_o enpryson_v god_n servant_n for_o they_o kepen_v these_o ten_o foresay_a commandment_n /_o but_o saint_n hyllary_n say_v this_o propartye_n have_v christ_n church_n /_o when_o that_o it_o be_v pursue_v