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it_o in_o four_o manner_n and_o as_o to_o the_o first_o he_o say_v thus_o the_o rote_n of_o confession_n be_v faith_n of_o the_o herte_n and_o as_o long_o as_o the_o rote_n be_v a_o live_v &_o quick_o in_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o she_o bring_v forth_o bow_n and_o leevy_v and_o if_o if_o it_o bring_v none_o forth_o it_o be_v to_o understonde_v that_o it_o be_v dry_v in_o therthe_n and_o all_o in_o like_a wise_n when_o the_o rote_n of_o faith_n be_v hole_n in_o the_o herte_fw-la she_o bring_v forth_o alwey_a confession_n in_o the_o mouth_n and_o if_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o herte_n appier_v not_o in_o the_o mouth_n understonde_v without_o doubt_n that_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o herte_n be_v dry_v up_o as_z to_o the_o second_o he_o say_v if_o it_o suffyse_v to_o byleve_v in_o the_o herte_fw-la and_o not_o to_o confess_v it_o to_o fore_a man_n thenne_v thou_o be_v untrewe_v and_o a_o ypocryte_n for_o how_o be_v hit_v that_o he_o byleve_v not_o at_o the_o herte_a yet_o hit_v prouffit_v he_o to_o confess_v with_o his_o mouth_n and_o if_o it_o prouffyte_v not_o to_o he_o that_o confessyth_v without_o byleve_v it_o prouffit_v not_o to_o he_o that_o byleve_v without_o confession_n and_o as_o to_o the_o thyrdde_a he_o say_v if_o it_o suffyse_v to_o ihesu_n cry_v that_o thou_o know_v he_o how_o be_v hit_v that_o thou_o confess_v he_o not_o to_o before_o man_n thenne_fw-fr hit_v suffyse_v to_o the_o also_o that_o thou_o know_v he_o and_o if_o thou_o confess_v ihesu_n crist_n to_o fore_a god_n and_o if_o his_o cognoyssaunce_n suffyse_v not_o to_o the_o nomore_o suffyse_v to_o the_o thy_o faith_n ¶_o as_o to_o the_o fourthe_n he_o say_v if_o only_o the_o faith_n of_o thy_o herte_n shall_v suffyse_v to_o the_o god_n will_v thenne_n have_v create_v to_o the_o but_o only_o the_o herte_n but_o god_n have_v create_v both_o the_o herte_n and_o the_o mouth_n for_o to_o byleve_v with_o thy_o herte_fw-fr and_o to_o confess_v it_o with_o thy_o mouth_n thyrd_o they_o confessid_v god_n by_o werke_n and_o saint_n iheromme_n show_v how_o god_n be_v confessid_v by_o werke_n or_o reny_v and_o say_v ihesu_n cryst_n be_v sapyence_n rightwysnes_n truth_n holiness_n and_o strengthe_n sapyence_n be_v deny_v by_o folye_a ryghtwysnes_n by_o inyquyte_v truth_n by_o lesynge_n holiness_n by_o fylthe_n and_o strengthe_n by_o feeble_a courage_n and_o as_o oft_o as_o we_o ben_fw-mi overcomen_fw-mi by_o vice_n and_o by_o sin_n we_o renye_v god_n also_o in_o the_o contrary_a as_o oft_o as_o we_o do_v any_o good_a we_o confess_v god_n the_n four_o difference_n be_v of_o the_o vyrgyn_n of_o who_o the_o excellence_n and_o dignyte_n be_v show_v and_o manife_v first_z in_o that_o they_o ben_fw-mi the_o spouse_n of_o the_o eternal_a king_n and_o hereof_o say_v saint_n ambrose_n who_o may_v eastern_a more_o gretter_n beaulte_n than_o the_o beaute_n of_o she_o that_o be_v love_v of_o the_o king_n approw_v of_o the_o juge_a dedycate_a of_o god_n alwey_a a_o espouse_v 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