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&_o sight_n live_v in_o great_a abundance_n because_o he_o will_v not_o abstain_v in_o this_o world_n from_o immoderate_a meat_n and_o drink_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n &_o desire_v but_o one_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o refresh_v &_o coal_n his_o tunge_v withal_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o have_v it_o xuj_o nor_o never_o shall_v and_o as_o be_v abstinence_n all_o virtue_n be_v rote_v and_o edyfy_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n so_o be_v the_o abundance_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_v vice_n be_v norysh_v in_o man_n body_n nor_o man_n shall_v never_o obtain_v the_o perfytenes_n of_o virtue_n if_o he_o do_v not_o first_o tame_v and_o refrain_v the_o glotony_n of_o the_o belie_v the_o three_o child_n be_v not_o burn_v nor_o consume_v because_o they_o be_v abstinent_a and_o sober_a and_o danyell_n iii._n be_v delyver_v from_o the_o lion_n because_o he_o be_v abstinent_a no_o man_n of_o himself_o can_v repel_v temptacyon_n if_o he_o refrain_v not_o xiiii_o from_o immoderate_a eat_n 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&_o do_v y_fw-fr â—_o evyll_n the_o which_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v do_v he_o that_o bemourn_v &_o bewail_v his_o sin_n take_v good_a heed_n he_o faule_fw-mi to_o no_o moo_o do_v cond_v and_o very_o good_a penance_n but_o he_o y_fw-mi â—_o lament_v his_o misdeed_n &_o begyn_v to_o fall_v to_o they_o again_o be_v liken_v to_o he_o that_o wessh_v a_o raw_a bryke_n y_fw-es â—_o be_v he_o labour_v in_o vain_a for_o y_fw-fr e_fw-es more_fw-it he_o wessh_v y_z e_z more_o fylthynes_n come_v thereof_o but_o he_o y_fw-mi â—_o do_v penance_n when_o he_o may_v sin_v &_o in_o time_n of_o his_o life_n correct_v his_o live_n which_o tdraw_v himself_o from_o sin_v shall_v have_v everlasting_a rest_n but_o he_o y_fw-fr â—_o leve_v evil_n &_o begyn_v to_o do_v penance_n when_o death_n call_v he_o them_z as_z it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o he_o be_v damn_v so_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o he_o y_fw-mi â—_o will_v be_v sure_a at_o his_o last_o end_n to_o 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and_o false_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n will_v to_o god_n the_o son_n have_v not_o shine_v nor_o rise_v upon_o i_o o_o wretched_a day_n o_o ab_fw-la hominable_a day_n o_o a_o day_n unworthy_a to_o be_v name_v that_o first_o bring_v i_o into_o this_o world_n that_o open_v my_o mother_n wome_a for_o i_o to_o come_v out_o at_o it_o have_v be_v better_a i_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v they_o to_o be_v ê‘petual_o dampen_v it_o have_v be_v better_a i_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v they_o to_o be_v bear_v to_o suffer_v the_o eternal_a pain_n of_o hell_n it_o have_v be_v better_a i_o have_v never_o be_v they_o to_o suffer_v ê‘petual_a torment_n &_o pain_n o_o heaven_n &_o earth_n lament_v i_o o_o all_o you_o creature_n of_o god_n lament_v i_o o_o all_o you_o creature_n that_o have_v any_o feel_n of_o life_n bewail_v i_o &_o shede_v your_o tear_n upon_o i_o for_o i_o have_v sin_v grevous_o unhappe_o miserable_o my_o sin_n be_v innumerable_a i_o have_v oftentimes_o promise_v to_o 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â—_o be_v the_o angel_n &_o man_n to_o be_v of_o one_o accord_n the_o concord_n of_o evyll_n man_n be_v y_o â—_o contrariete_a of_o good_a man_n and_o as_o we_o shall_v desire_v y_fw-fr e_o good_a man_n may_v be_v in_o peace_n so_o we_o shall_v desire_v that_o the_o peace_n concord_n and_o unite_v of_o evil_a man_n may_v be_v break_v for_o concord_n and_o unyte_n to_o do_v evyll_n be_v not_o laudable_a but_o concord_n to_o do_v well_o to_o serve_v god_n to_o follow_v justice_n be_v laudable_a and_o the_o congregacyon_n and_o come_n together_o of_o chrysten_v people_n into_o the_o church_n be_v to_o serve_v god_n in_o one_o spiryte_n &_o in_o one_o will_n for_o so_o shall_v they_o do_v that_o inhabit_v god_n house_n for_o it_o prevayl_v not_o to_o be_v together_o if_o our_o wylle_n be_v not_o all_o one_o for_o god_n love_v moche_o better_a the_o humilyte_n of_o the_o will_n than_o the_o humilite_n of_o the_o place_n we_o be_v many_o together_o in_o one_o house_n of_o dyvers_a manner_n 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this_o i_o tell_v you_o good_a sister_n because_o you_o shall_v not_o for_o get_v the_o order_fw-fr of_o your_o estate_n and_o condycyon_n remember_v you_o be_v but_o ash_n iii._n and_o that_o you_o shall_v return_v to_o ash_n &_o that_o you_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o shall_v return_v thereto_o again_o and_o so_o say_v the_o lord_n unto_o adam_n remember_v also_o what_o job_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v unto_o himself_o iii._n i_o be_v consume_v as_o dust_n and_o like_v unto_o the_o vesture_n that_o be_v eat_v xiii_o with_o moth_n call_v to_o remembrance_n that_o you_o shall_v dye_v and_o remember_v it_o contynual_o that_o through_o the_o remembrance_n there_o of_o you_o may_v eschew_v and_o avoid_v all_o vicious_a lyve_a ¶_o of_o death_n the_o lviij_o i_o whorshypfull_a sister_n i_o pray_v you_o to_o harken_v unto_o the_o sainge_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o wise_a man_n o_o death_n xli_o how_o bitter_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o for_o he_o that_o be_v in_o quiet_a &_o restfulnesse_n of_o his_o substance_n to_o remember_v the_o and_o again_o o_o death_n thy_o judgement_n be_v good_a to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o wretchedness_n &_o poverte_a unto_o this_o agree_v s._n i_o sodore_v sa_v o_o death_n how_o sweet_a be_v thou_o to_o wretch_n and_o to_o those_o that_o live_v in_o bitterfulnes_n how_o pleasant_a unto_o those_o that_o be_v in_o hevyne_n and_o lamentation_n death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o worldly_a mysere_fw-la of_o all_o wretchedness_n and_o of_o all_o calamite_n death_n bring_v a_o man_n to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o worldly_a tribulation_n but_o alas_o death_n come_v very_o late_a &_o slow_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o tribulation_n wherefore_o good_a sister_n it_o be_v better_a to_o dye_v well_o then_o to_o live_v wretchedlye_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v they_o to_o dye_v unhappe_o and_o miserable_o ¶_o the_o sister_n demand_v dear_a brother_n i_o pray_v you_o telme_v whether_o we_o shall_v bewail_v those_o that_o eat_v dead_a and_o weep_v for_o our_o 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