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Here begynneth the orcharde of Syon in the whiche is conteyned the reuelacyons of seynt [sic] Katheryne of Sene, with ghostly fruytes [and] precyous plantes for the helthe of mannes soule.; Vita di S. Catarina da Siena. English
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Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399.; James, Dane.
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STC 4815; ESTC S109114
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such_o wretched_a minister_n /_o for_z they_o shall_v receyve_v cruel_a peyne_n ¶_o know_v thou_o not_o my_o dear_a daughter_n with_o sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o herte_n where_o they_o have_v set_v their_o beginning_n &_o ground_n ¶_o certain_a they_o have_v set_v their_o beginning_n and_o ground_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o own_o proper_a love_n /_o by_o the_o which_o proper_a love_n /_o the_o tree_n of_o pride_n be_v sprunge_v in_o they_o with_o leve_n of_o undyscrecyon_n /_o for_o as_o undyscrete_a folk_n they_o take_v upon_o they_o and_o arecte_v to_o themselves_o great_a glory_n of_o the_o world_n /_o and_z they_o serche_n for_o high_a place_n with_o araymente_n and_o delyce_n of_o their_o body_n ¶_o to_o i_o they_o do_v yield_v reprefe_n and_o blame_v /_o so_o they_o yield_v to_o themselves_o that_o be_v not_o they_o /_o and_z to_o i_o that_o be_v not_o my_o /_o for_z to_o i_o shall_v be_v yield_v glory_n and_o praise_v /_o &_o to_o they_o shall_v be_v yield_v hate_n of_o 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/_o i_o ordain_v you_o as_o angel_n in_o earth_n /_o &_o you_o have_v comform_v &_o make_v youreselfe_n devylles_n /_o for_o you_o do_v the_o seruyce_n of_o devylles_n /_o such_o derkenes_n as_o they_o have_v /_o they_o give_v forth_o &_o they_o mynystre_n also_o cruel_a tourmentry_n ¶_o they_o withdraw_v soul_n from_o grace_n with_o many_o dyvers_a temptacyon_n /_o so_o for_o to_o bring_v they_o in_o to_o deed_o sin_v that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o do_v what_o they_o may_v for_o to_o bring_v a_o soul_n to_o deed_o sin_n /_o though_o it_o so_o be_v that_o no_o soul_n may_v fall_v in_o to_o deed_o sin_n /_o but_o if_o it_o consent_v thereto_o ¶_o right_a so_o do_v all_o such_o wretched_a mynyster_n which_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v my_o mynyster_n /_o for_z they_o be_v devylles_n incarnate_a /_o in_o asmoche_n as_o they_o be_v conform_v in_o will_n to_o the_o condycyon_n of_o devylles_n /_o and_o therefore_o they_o do_v and_o fulfil_v their_o office_n /_o mynystr_a i_o that_o 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