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hauâ—_n the_o more_o devocyon_n when_o he_o have_v be_v lettyd_v by_o outward_a 〈◊〉_d ca._n ix_o ¶_o what_o be_v desire_v to_o god_n for_o himself_o ca._n x._o ¶_o that_o in_o clennes_n of_o conscyence_n be_v the_o very_a comfort_n &_o swetnes_n ca._n xi_o ¶_o how_o thou_o shall_v dyspose_v 〈◊〉_d to_o devocyon_n ca._n twelve_o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v myâ—â—â—â—n_v cryste_n manh_v &_o of_o his_o passion_n ca._n xiii_o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v think_v on_o 〈◊〉_d &_o on_o seynty_n ca._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o our_o lady_n and_o of_o our_o laâ—â—â—_n ihesu_n howe_n a_o man_n shall_v behold_v their_o holiness_n ca._n xv_o ¶_o of_o behold_n of_o the_o may_v the_o wysdome_n the_o goodness_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o his_o creature_n ca._n xuj_o ¶_o how_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o wretchydnes_n &_o of_o perylly_n of_o this_o world_n makyth_v a_o soul_n to_o desire_v hevyn_v ca._n xvii_o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v do_v when_o he_o felyth_v no_o savoure_n ne_o comfort_n in_o his_o medytacyon_n ca._n xviii_o ¶_o wherefore_o a_o man_n nedyth_v to_o beware_v in_o meditation_n ca._n nineteeen_o ¶_o thus_o endyth_v a_o devoute_a boâ—e_n compylyd_v by_o master_n water_n hylton_n empryntyd_v at_o london_n in_o fleet_n street_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o george_n by_o rycharde_n pynson_n prynter_n unto_o the_o king_n noble_a grace_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n a_o m._n ccccc_n &_o vi_o &_o endyd_v in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o february_n