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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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shortness_n of_o life_n the_o lvii_o chapter_n dear_a sister_n harken_v unto_o salomon_n word_n aâ—_n that_o you_o cando_fw-la ix_o do_v it_o out_o of_o hand_n for_o neither_o work_n nor_o reason_n nor_o scyence_n nor_o yet_o wysdome_n be_v in_o the_o inferior_a ê‘tê_n to_o y_fw-es â—_o which_o you_o be_v go_v amanalonly_a may_v do_v good_a in_o this_o world_n for_o in_o another_o world_n good_a work_n be_v not_o look_v for_o but_o the_o reward_n of_o good_a work_n this_o life_n be_v very_a caduke_n &_o short_a where_o of_o we_o isodore_n say_v y_fw-fr â—_o his_o thought_n be_v good_a and_o profitable_a y_o it_o consyder_v by_o the_o space_n &_o end_n of_o this_o life_n how_o long_o &_o how_o short_a &_o likewise_o how_o miserable_a it_o be_v therefore_o my_o good_a sister_n in_o chryste_n if_o you_o seek_v for_o the_o true_a way_n go_v toward_o chry_v &_o seek_v for_o eternal_a life_n for_o that_o be_v everlasting_a and_o this_o but_o mortal_a and_o therefore_o in_o body_n you_o 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