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and_o dyscrescyon_n for_o like_a as_o salt_n gyve_v savour_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d right_o so_o ought_v every_o relygyouse_a person_n to_o have_v wit_n &_o dyscrestion_n in_o his_o dede_n &_o in_o his_o word_n this_o image_n thenne_n of_o salt_n ought_v to_o gyve_v wit_n and_o understond_v and_o example_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o religyon_n and_o after_o return_v to_o that_o which_o they_o have_v leave_v and_o therefore_o say_v our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n to_o his_o dyscyple_n remember_v you_o of_o the_o wyf_v of_o loath_a that_o be_v to_o say_v behold_v you_o not_o that_o which_o you_o have_v leave_v for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o lest_o you_o less_o the_o lyf_v of_o grace_n like_o as_o the_o wyf_v of_o loath_a lose_v the_o lyf_v of_o the_o body_n by_o cause_n she_o look_v to_o the_o place_n which_o she_o have_v leave_v wherefore_o our_o lord_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n who_o that_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o ploughe_n and_o look_v behind_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o the_o 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be_v conceyve_v of_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n &_o bear_v of_o marye_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v conceyve_v in_o the_o vyrgyn_v marry_o and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n and_o no_o thing_n of_o man_n &_o that_o the_o vyrgyn_v marye_n abode_n always_o virgyn_v &_o tofore_o and_o after_o this_o artycle_n set_v in_o saint_n james_n the_o more_o say_v qui_o conceptê°_n est_fw-fr de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la natus_fw-la ex_fw-la maria_fw-la virgine_fw-la ¶_o the_o four_o artycle_n appertain_v to_o the_o passion_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o suffer_v under_o pilot_n his_o passion_n the_o which_o pilot_n be_v prevoste_v &_o juge_a for_o the_o time_n in_o iherusalem_n for_o the_o romayn_v and_o of_o he_o be_v jesus_n cryst_n judge_v wrongful_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o right_a fellow_n jew_n and_o crucyfy_v and_o deed_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o descend_v in_o to_o hell_n this_o artycle_n maad_v saint_n johan_n thevangely_v say_v passê°_n sub_fw-la poncio_n pilato_fw-la crucifixus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la &_o sepultus_fw-la descendit_fw-la ad_fw-la inferna_fw-la ¶_o the_o fyfthe_a artycle_n be_v of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o thyrd_o day_n he_o aroo_v from_o death_n this_o artycle_n maad_v saint_n thomas_n say_v tercia_fw-la die_fw-la resurrexit_fw-la a_o mortuis_fw-la ¶_o the_o syxthe_a artycle_n be_v of_o thascencyon_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n and_o syt_v upon_o the_o right_a side_n of_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi almyghty_a this_o artycle_n maad_v saint_n james_n the_o lass_n say_v ascendit_fw-la ad_fw-la celo_n sedet_fw-la ad_fw-la dexteram_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la ¶_o the_o seven_o artycle_n be_v of_o the_o come_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n to_o the_o doom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o thens_n he_o be_v to_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o lyve_n and_o the_o dead_a this_o artycle_n 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phylosophre_n this_o be_v the_o virtue_n that_o make_v that_o a_o man_n do_v unto_o every_o man_n that_o which_o he_o owe_v to_o do_v for_o he_o render_v reverence_n &_o honour_n to_o they_o that_o be_v above_o he_o friendship_n pee_z &_o concord_n to_o they_o that_o be_v like_o to_o he_o grace_n &_o pyte_v to_o they_o that_o be_v under_o he_o by_o these_o iiij_o virtue_n say_v the_o say_a phylosophre_n that_o a_o man_n be_v thenne_n worthy_a that_o he_o be_v governor_n of_o himself_o and_o after_o of_o other_o in_o these_o iiij_o virtue_n study_v the_o auncyen_v phylosophre_n which_o despyseden_fw-mi all_o the_o world_n for_o tacquyre_v &_o to_o gete_v virtue_n &_o wysedom_n &_o therefore_o be_v they_o callyd_v phylosophres·_n which_o be_v as_o moche_v to_o say_v as_o love_v of_o sapyence_n ¶_o o_o good_a god_n how_o shall_v this_o confound_v we_o &_o make_v we_o afeard_a that_o they_o that_o be_v paynym_n &_o without_o law_n wryton_a &_o nothing_o know_v of_o the_o very_a grace_n 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glad_o they_o here_o or_o herkene_n foul_a word_n that_o may_v moeve_v they_o to_o sin_n for_o thus_o as_o say_v saint_n poul·_n &_o also_o other_o time_n we_o have_v say_v it_o tofore_o the_o evil_a word_n corrupten_n the_o good_a manner_n and_o therefore_o say_v seneke_n keep_v the_o fro_o evil_a word_n &_o dyshoneste_a for_o who_o that_o be_v so_o acustomed_a he_o drede_v no_o shame_n &_o fall_v the_o more_o lyght_o in_o to_o sin_n &_o therefore_o who_o that_o will_n cleanly_a keep_v the_o white_a robe_n of_o vyrgynyte_n he_o byhove_v to_o keep_v he_o well_o fro_o say_v &_o hear_v such_o word_n as_o thereby_o he_o may_v brenne_n the_o cat_n bren_v oft_o her_o skin_n &_o so_o do_v not_o the_o wild_a cat_n virgynytâ—_n emonge_v all_o other_o virtue_n be_v compare_v &_o lykenyd_v to_o the_o flour_n de_fw-fr lys_n which_o be_v a_o moche_n fair_a flour_n &_o moche_o white_a whereof_o our_o lord_n say_v in_o scrypture_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o solomon_n my_o friend_n that_o be_v the_o holy_a soul_n of_o a_o vyrgyn_v is_z as_o the_o lylye_o among_o the_o thorn_n thespecial_a friend_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o keep_v virgynyte_n of_o heart_n &_o of_o body_n for_o that_o be_v a_o virtue_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n gete_v most_o specyal_o the_o love_n &_o the_o famyliarite_n of_o our_o lord_n whereof_o saint_n johan_n thevangelist_n be_v a_o clean_o virgyn_v &_o be_v emonge_o all_o thapostle_n moo_v famyly_o with_o our_o lord_n &_o moo_v pryve_v as_o it_o appyer_v in_o the_o gospel_n nevertheless_o he_o love_v well_o other_o but_z he_o love_v saint_n johan_n moost_n for_o his_o vyrgynyte_n this_o flour_n de_fw-fr lys_n or_o lylye_o that_o keep_v his_o beaute_n among_o the_o thorn_n of_o temptation_n of_o the_o flesshe·_a for_o the_o flessh_n that_o be_v our_o body_n humayn_v be_v but_o as_o a_o smoke·_n that_o have_v no_o charge_n as_o of_o himself_o but_o as_o thorn_n &_o nettle_n that_o be_v the_o evil_a menynge_n which_o oft_o pricken_v 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of_o the_o body·_n that_o have_v wylle_v for_o to_o marye_n he_o or_o she_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o that_o have_v avow_a chastyte_n for_o who_o that_o have_v avow_a to_o keep_v vyrgynyte_n or_o chastyte_v he_o ought_v to_o keep_v his_o heart_n clean_a and_o chaste_a the_o thyrd_o leef_n of_o vyrgynyte·_a be_v humylyte_n for_o vyrgynyte_v with_o pride_n please_v not_o god_n and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n bernard_n that_o it_o be_v a_o moche_n fair_a thing_n of_o humylyte_n with_o vyrgynyte_n and_o that_o soul_n moche_n please_v to_o god_n that_o in_o humylyte_n gyve_v preyse_v of_o vyrgynyte_n &_o vyrgynyte_n embelyssh_v humylyte_n i_o dare_v well_o say_v say_v he_o that_o wythoute_n humylyte_n the_o
he_o yield_v he_o vaynquyssh_v to_o he_o he_o yield_v he_o overcomen_v of_o the_o devyl_n that_o consent_v to_o evil_a desire_n and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n petre_n thappostle_n i_o conjure_v you_o as_o estraunger_n and_o pylgrym_n that_o you_o make_v abstynence_n of_o flesshly_a desire_n anh_o keep_v you_o well_o for_o they_o make_v their_o bataylle_n and_o war_n against_o the_o soul_n he_o that_o be_v a_o pylgrym_a and_o a_o stranger_n be_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o contre_fw-fr and_o be_v in_o the_o contre_fw-fr where_fw-mi as_o there_o be_v many_o thevy_v &_o robbeur_n that_o espyen_v the_o pylgrym_n and_o lie_v in_o a_o wait_n in_o the_o way_n wherefore_o he_o ought_v to_o keep_v he_o well_o that_o he_o fall_v not_o in_o their_o hondes·_n and_o think_v how_o he_o may_v go_v sure_o all_o the_o good_a man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v stranger_n and_o pylgrym_n they_o be_v stranger_n for_o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o contreye_a that_o be_v heven·_v which_o be_v the_o 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and_o of_o attemperaunce_n thou_o must_v put_v fro_o the_o and_o take_v away_o thy_o desire_n and_o set_v a_o bridle_n against_o thy_o covetyse_n for_o like_a as_o a_o man_n hold_v a_o horse_n by_o the_o bridle_n that_o he_o go_fw-mi not_o at_o his_o wylle_n right_o so_o ought_v one_o to_o retain_v his_o heart_n his_o desire_n &_o his_o wylle_n by_o the_o bridle_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o attemperaunce·_n that_o he_o abandonne_fw-fr he_o not_o ne_o gyve_v himself_o alle_fw-mi over_o to_o the_o vanyte_n and_o to_o the_o covetyse_n of_o the_o world_n ¶_o the_o thyrd_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o attemperaunce_n capitulo_fw-la clvij_o the_o thyrd_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o attemperaunce_n be_v to_o set_v and_o keep_v measure_n in_o word_n whereof_o solomon_n say_v that_o the_o wile_n and_o well_o attempryd_v mesure_v his_o word_n and_o saint_n iherome_n say_v that_o by_o the_o point_n of_o word_n be_v the_o lyf_v prevyd_v that_o 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