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a_o great_a virtue_n &_o seldom_o see_v mekenes_n in_o worship_n also_o soon_o than_o as_o she_o yaf_v she_o answer_v god_n soon_o entrid_v in_o to_o her_o womb_n &_o thorugh_a worching_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v make_v man_n in_o very_a flesh_n &_o blood_n take_v of_o her_o body_n and_o not_o as_o other_o child_n conceyve_v &_o bear_v by_o kind_n be_v shape_a member_n after_o member_n and_o after_o the_o soul_n shed_v in_o to_o the_o body_n but_o anon_o at_o the_o first_o instance_n be_v full_o shape_v in_o all_o membre_n and_o all_o hole_n man_n in_o body_n and_o soul_n but_o nevertheless_o full_a lytyl_o in_o quantyte_n for_o after_o he_o weâ—ed_v more_o &_o more_o kind_o as_o other_o child_n do_v so_o that_o at_o the_o first_o he_o be_v full_a parfyghte_n god_n &_o man_n all_o be_v wise_a and_o as_o mighty_a as_o he_o be_v now_o and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v gabriel_n knel_v down_o with_o our_o lady_n and_z soon_o after_o with_o she_o rise_v up_o take_v curtoisli_fw-la his_o 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lady_n to_o syte_n on_o &_o a_o suppoylle_n to_o leene_fw-mi to_o and_z so_o that_o the_o lady_n of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o that_o simple_a array_n beside_o the_o cratche_n have_v her_o mild_a mode_n and_o her_o lovely_a eye_n with_o her_o inward_a affection_n upon_o her_o der_fw-mi worth_a sweet_a child_n but_o in_o this_o power_n &_o simple_a worldly_a array_n what_o ghostly_a rychesse_n and_o inward_a comfort_n &_o joy_n she_o have_v may_v no_o tongue_n telle_fw-fr wherefore_o if_o you_o wylle_v feel_v the_o true_a joy_n &_o comfort_n of_o jhesu_n we_o must_v with_o he_o and_o â–ª_o with_o his_o mother_n love_v poverte_a mekenes_n and_o bodily_a penance_n as_z he_o â—ate_z primum_fw-la de_fw-la pauper_fw-la â—ate_z gaf_v we_o ensample_n of_o all_o these_o here_o in_o this_o birth_n and_o first_o come_n in_o to_o this_o world_n for_o of_o the_o first_o that_o be_v poverte_a saint_n bernard_n in_o a_o sermon_n of_o the_o natyvite_n of_o our_o lord_n tell_v how_o she_o be_v bear_v to_o comfort_v of_o mankind_n seith_n in_o this_o manner_n god_n soon_o comfort_v his_o peple_n wolt_fw-ge thou_o know_v his_o people_n that_o be_v of_o who_o speak_v david_n in_o the_o sauter_n and_o seith_n lord_z to_o the_o be_v bilefte_v the_o power_n peple_n and_o he_o himself_o say_v in_o the_o gospel_n woo_v to_o you_o rich_a man_n that_o haven_n your_o comfort_n here_o how_o shall_v he_o comfort_v they_o that_o haven_n here_o bent_n nota_fw-la bent_n her_o own_o comfort_n wherefore_o cryste_n innocence_n &_o childhode_n comfort_v not_o jangler_n &_o great_a speker_n cryste_n weep_v &_o teres_fw-la comfort_v not_o dysolute_a laugher_n his_o simple_a clothing_n confort_v not_o hem_n that_o go_v in_o proud_a clothing_n &_o his_o trable_a &_o rack_n comfort_v not_o hem_n that_o loven_v first_o sete_n and_o worldly_a worshyppe_n and_o also_o the_o angel_n in_o cristes_n nativite_fw-la appier_v to_o the_o wake_v shepherd_n comforten_v none_o other_o but_z pour_v traveyller_n and_o 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which_o saint_n bernard_n say_v thus_o god_n soon_o 〈…〉_o t_o 〈…〉_o carpet_n lie_v 〈…〉_o bernard_n see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o when_o he_o will_v be_v bear_v that_o have_v in_o his_o own_o free_a will_n to_o cheese_n what_o time_n he_o will_v take_v thereto_o he_o cheese_n that_o time_n that_o be_v moo_v noious_a &_o hard_o as_o the_o cold_a winter_n namely_o to_o a_o young_a child_n &_o a_o pour_v woman_n soon_o yâ—_z scarsce_o have_v clothes_n to_o wrap_v he_o in_o &_o a_o rack_n as_o for_o a_o cradel_n to_o leye_n he_o in_o &_o yet_o though_o there_o be_v so_o mykel_n need_n i_o find_v no_o mind_n of_o furrys_n or_o pilch_v and_o sythen_a cryste_n that_o be_v no_o begyle_a chase_n that_o be_v most_o hard_a to_o flesh_n sothe_o that_o be_v best_a moost_n prouffytable_a &_o rather_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o who_o so_o tech_v or_o byd_v other_o he_o be_v as_o a_o fall_v deceyvour_n to_o be_v flee_v &_o forsake_v all_o this_o say_v saint_n â–ª_o bernard_n and_o thus_o moche_v of_o these_o 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