noble_a nor_o of_o so_o ryall_n nor_o gentyll_a lygnage_n as_o be_v the_o sweet_a ihesu_n cry_v for_o he_o be_v and_o his_o the_o soon_o of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o of_o hell_n and_o of_o all_o theym_a that_o ben_fw-mi therein_o and_o by_o his_o mother_n be_v he_o come_fw-mi of_o the_o lineage_n of_o the_o rich_a king_n davyd_v and_o of_o the_o wise_a king_n solomon_n a_z good_a lord_n mercy_n for_o he_o be_v lityll_o accustom_v to_o lede_n such_o life_n full_a strange_a be_v it_o to_o he_o to_o suffer_v such_o pain_n as_o ysaye_v say_v ¶_o alienum_fw-la opus_fw-la eius_fw-la ut_fw-la operetur_fw-la opus_fw-la suum_fw-la peregrinum_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la moche_n change_a be_v his_o werke_n that_o he_o do_v this_o vile_a craft_n it_o be_v full_a strange_a to_o he_o and_o this_o show_v saint_n bernard_v more_o open_o ¶_o illud_fw-la capud_fw-la angelicis_fw-la spiritibus_fw-la adorandum_fw-la &_o tremendunâ—_n spinis_fw-la et_fw-la tribulis_fw-la 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gentyll_a nor_o so_o curtey_n and_o yet_o be_v never_o none_n so_o sorrowful_o entreat_v ¶_o the_o five_o reason_n that_o be_v in_o 〈…〉_o his_o benignyte_n and_o his_o 〈◊〉_d whereof_o saint_n paul_n say_v ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ¶_o apparuit_fw-la benignitas_fw-la &_o humâ—nitas_fw-la saluatoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la cord_n dei_fw-la the_z benignyte_a &_o the_o humanyte_n of_o god_n our_o savyour_fw-mi aper_v and_o ihesu_fw-la himself_z say_v ¶_o discite_fw-la a_o i_o quia_fw-la mitis_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o humilis_fw-la cord_n learn_v this_o of_o i_o fair_a love_n for_z i_o be_o humble_a of_o herte_n o_o saint_n marry_o mercy_n when_o he_o be_v so_o benygne_v a_o man_n &_o so_o debonayr_a what_o need_n be_v it_o to_o bete_v he_o so_o felonous_o what_o need_n be_v it_o so_o cruel_o with_o a_o sharp_a spear_n to_o pierce_v his_o sweet_a herte_n so_o mortal_o what_o need_n be_v it_o thus_o to_o torment_fw-mi he_o and_o so_o shameful_o to_o draw_v so_o blessid_v a_o child_n so_o fair_a a_o soon_o &_o 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de_fw-fr blasphemia_fw-la et_fw-la nunc_fw-la scimus_fw-la quia_fw-la demonium_fw-la habes_fw-la they_o answerede_fw-la for_o thy_o good_a werky_n we_o will_v not_o sle_v the_o but_o for_o thy_o blaspheminge_v &_o that_o we_o know_v full_a well_o thou_o haste_v a_o devil_n wythine_v they_o body_n ¶_o et_fw-la jesus_n abscondit_fw-la se_fw-la et_fw-la exivitde_fw-mi templo_fw-la and_o ihn_n hide_v he_o &_o go_v out_o of_o y_z e_z temple_n when_o he_o see_v you_o to_o they_o will_v have_v put_v he_o to_o this_o shameful_a death_n he_o make_v a_o soroufull_a compleinte_v by_o y_z e_z ê“phete_n david_n ¶_o ego_fw-la sum_fw-la vermis_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la homo_fw-la obê“brium_fw-la hoimm_n &_o abieccio_n plebis_fw-la right_n sweet_a fader_fw-mi mercy_n wat_fw-mi shall_v i_o do_v i_o be_o hold_v so_o vile_a in_o earth_n for_o sinner_n that_o these_o folkis_n take_v i_o not_o as_o a_o man_n but_o as_o i_o be_v a_o worm_n i_o be_o in_o reproach_n of_o man_n &_o of_o all_o caytyffy_v i_o be_o in_o abyeccyon_n a_o what_o marvel_n be_v this_o if_o he_o make_v such_o compleynte_n to_o his_o fader_fw-mi y_fw-mi it_o send_v he_o hedyr_n where_o alwey_a he_o recevide_v evyll_n for_o his_o good_a dedis_fw-la and_o harm_n &_o hate_v for_o his_o sweet_a love_n &_o great_a shame_n for_o his_o honour_n as_o himself_o seyde·_a ¶_o retribuebant_fw-la michi_fw-la mala_fw-la pro_fw-la bonis_fw-la et_fw-la odium_fw-la prodilecione_fw-la i_o a_o they_z yield_v i_o evyle_v for_o well_o &_o hate_v for_o love_v alas_o what_o vylete_a be_v this_o that_o ihesâ—_n cry_v suffer_v among_o this_o malicious_a folky_v that_o alwey_a in_o he_o blessid_v word_n be_v cruel_a &_o again_o seyer_n and_o in_o his_o holi_fw-la dedy_n they_o be_v prevy_a aspyer_n and_o in_o his_o anguyshous_a peyne_n they_o be_v sorufull_a &_o in_o his_o preyr_n he_o have_v poor_a conforter_n &_o in_o his_o gracious_a dedys_n full_a few_o thanker_n wherefore_o he_o pleyn_v he_o in_o osee_v the_o proohete_n ¶_o consolacio_fw-la abscondita_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la oculis_fw-la meis_fw-la every_o conforte_n in_o this_o world_n be_v hide_v before_o my_o sorrowful_a eien_fw-fr as_o y_fw-fr e_o ê“phete_n davyd_v seyth_n ¶_o heu_fw-la michi_fw-la quia_fw-la incolatê°_n meê°_n ê“longatê°_n en_fw-fr and_n in_o y_z e_z gospel_n of_o mark_n ogeneracon_n incredula_fw-la quam_fw-la diu_fw-la apud_fw-la vosero_fw-la quam_fw-la diu_fw-la vos_fw-la paciar_fw-la alas_o i_o sorrowful_a for_o this_o y_z t_z i_o be_o so_o moche_n ê“longe_v here_o with_o these_o myscreaunt_n folk_n where_o i_o have_v so_o long_o abyden_v in_o pledge_n and_o of_o this_o spekyth_n saint_n austyn_a to_o proud_a folk_n ¶_o ecce_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la exemplum_fw-la superbis_fw-la superbie_fw-mi medicamentum_fw-la quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la intime_fw-la sis_fw-la homo_fw-la o_o pellis_fw-la morticina_fw-la quo_fw-la tendis_fw-la insany_n fedida_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o flaris_fw-la princeps_fw-la tuê°_n humilis_fw-la en_fw-fr &_o tu_fw-la superbus_fw-la capud_fw-la tuum_fw-la humile_fw-la et_fw-la tu_fw-la membrum_fw-la superbi_fw-la diaboli_fw-la et_fw-la comes_fw-la membrorum_fw-la svorum_fw-la ¶_o we_o have_v ensample_n of_o mekenes_n medecyn_n against_o pride_n wherefore_o wretched_a man_n dyscharge_v you_o thereof_o o_o you_o mortal_a careyne_n wherefore_o go_v you_o in_o such_o height_n o_o you_o stynk_n fylthe_n wherefore_o be_v you_o swell_v with_o rotyn_a pride_n be_v not_o your_o prince_n &_o heed_n humble_a &_o you_o that_o be_v his_o subiectê_n &_o membryr_n be_v pride_n make_v you_o felawe_n to_o the_o fiend_n and_o his_o membry_n ¶_o item_n erubesce_fw-la homo_fw-la esse_fw-la suberbus_fw-la qr_fw-la quia_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la humilis_fw-la ¶_o have_v shame_n wretchyd_a man_n to_o be_v proud_a yn_fw-mi asmoche_n as_o god_n y_o it_o make_v you_o be_v humble_a ¶_o discite_fw-la a_o i_o qr_fw-la quia_fw-la mitis_fw-la sum_fw-la et_fw-la humilis_fw-la cord_n ¶_o learn_v you_o of_o i_o y_fw-fr t_o be_o debonair_a &_o humble_a of_o herte_n say_v our_o lord_n ihun_fw-ge cryste_n yn_v the_o great_a pain_n that_o he_o suffyrd_v yn_v this_o place_n of_o owr_a mortalyte_n this_o be_v the_o thyrd_o part_n of_o usurye_n y_o it_o run_v upon_o this_o pledge_n be_v the_o sweet_a body_n of_o our_o lord_n ihu_n cry_v whereof_o himself_o say_v he_o jerom_n the_o ê“phete_n ¶_o o_o vos_fw-la omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la transitis_fw-la per_fw-la viam_fw-la attendite_fw-la &_o videte_fw-la si_fw-la est_fw-la dolour_n sicut_fw-la dolour_n meus_fw-la ¶_o o_o you_o alle_fw-mi folky_n that_o pass_v be_v the_o way_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n behold_v &_o see_v if_o any_o sorrow_n or_o peyne_n be_v so_o great_a or_o like_a unto_o my_o true_o nevyr_n man_n bear_v of_o mother_n lead_v so_o sorowfulk_n lyf_v nor_o y_o e_o suffyrd_v so_o peynfull_a death_n as_o the_z sweet_a ihu_n cryste_n there_o as_o he_o lie_v yn_v pledge_n for_o his_o love_n for_o tendyr_o weep_a kam_n he_o yn_v to_o this_o world_n whereof_o he_o plen_v he_o be_v y_o e_o ê“phete_n ¶_o caligaverunt_fw-la oculi_fw-la meet_v a_o fleâ—_n tu_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o alibi_fw-la languerunt_fw-la occuli_fw-la mei_fw-la pre_fw-la inopia_fw-la ¶_o my_o fair_a eye_n be_v come_v all_o derke_n so_o moche_n weep_v i_o for_o my_o love_n that_o will_v not_o love_v i_o &_o all_o the_o clernesse_n of_o my_o eye_n be_v anysshe_v for_o peyne_n &_o dyssese_v and_o what_o merueyle_v for_o he_o go_v poor_o &_o petous_o yn_v earth_n all_o barfote_n yn_fw-mi cold_a yn_fw-mi hete_n in_o hard_a yn_n souse_v from_o town_n to_o town_n from_o country_n to_o country_n which_o be_v full_a of_o frost_n and_o snow_n aâ—_n seyth_v seynte_v barnard·_v ¶_o exivit_fw-la a_fw-fr patre_fw-la deposito_fw-la diademate_n aspersit_fw-la caput_fw-la cinere_fw-la nudo_fw-la pede_fw-la eiulans_fw-la et_fw-la flens_fw-la venit_fw-la querens_fw-la illum_fw-la qui_fw-la perierat_fw-la ¶_o he_o come_v from_o his_o fader_fw-mi &_o put_v of_o his_o crown_n of_o the_o reyngne_n celesâ—tyall_a &_o strewid_v his_o head_n with_o ashy_n all_o barfote_n sigh_v &_o weep_v &_o full_a petous_o lament_v kam_n hede_a to_o seek_v his_o love_n that_o same_o poor_a caytyf_v y_o it_o be_v perysht_a a_z god_a mercy_n how_o he_o be_v in_o great_a hevynesse_n &_o many_o syghtê_n and_o desyry_n to_o his_o joy_n fro_o whence_o he_o come_v true_o he_o be_v not_o to_o â—lame_v for_o he_o come_v from_o his_o great_a honour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v whamne_v he_o be_v with_o his_o angel_n &_o archangel_n which_o be_v ready_a for_o to_o serve_v he_o to_o his_o pleasur_n &_o now_o be_v the_o sweet_a ihun_v in_o preson_z in_o this_o valley_n of_o misery_n where_o so_o many_o unhappy_a pepyll_n be_v to_o shame_v he_o &_o mokke_v he_o to_o say_v &_o do_v evylle_n unto_o he_o wythoute_n pyte_n as_o himself_o seyth_n ¶_o multiplicati_fw-la sunt_fw-la suê‘_n capillos_fw-la capitis_fw-la mei_fw-la qui_fw-la oderunt_fw-la i_o gratis_o may_v enemy_n be_v multyply_v more_o thanne_v the_o hery_n of_o my_o head_n y_o it_o hate_v i_o dedeli_fw-la behold_v now_o he_o y_fw-mi it_o be_v in_o so_o great_a joy_n &_o ese_n he_o y_o it_o be_v king_n of_o hevene_n y_o it_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o y_o it_o be_v in_o earth_n deyn_v to_o come_v in_o so_o great_a defawte_a as_o for_o to_o suffyr_n so_o sorrowful_a peyny_n and_o so_o great_a labour_n as_o to_o be_v in_o cold_a in_o hungyr_n in_o thurste_v &_o in_o hardness_n &_o werynesse_n yn_v hevynesse_n &_o short_o to_o say_v alle_fw-mi y_z e_z evely_n &_o peyny_n y_o it_o we_o have_v deserve_v fill_n upon_o his_o glorious_a head_n whereof_o say_v ysaye_v ¶_o vere_n langore_v nostros_fw-la ipse_fw-la tu_fw-la lit_fw-fr &_o dolores_fw-la nostros_fw-la ipse_fw-la portavit_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la putavimê°_n eum_fw-la quasi_fw-la leprosum_fw-la percussum_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la &_o humiliatum_fw-la true_o ihun_v the_o sweet_a king_n of_o hevene_n suffyrd_a langour_n &_o bear_v the_o sorowy_n &_o peyny_n of_o our_o desert_n upon_o himself_o &_o for_o the_o great_a anguisshis_n &_o shamis_n that_o he_o suffird_v
folk_n wend_v that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o mesell_n a_o god_n how_o humble_a ware_n you_o to_o suffyr_v they_o so_o cruel_o &_o vengable_o to_o strike_v you_o &_o for_o such_o anguysh_a he_o pleyn_v he_o to_o his_o father_n in_o y_z e_z gospel_n ¶_o nunc_fw-la aina_fw-la mea_fw-la turbata_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la quid_fw-la dicam_fw-la pater_fw-la saluifica_fw-la i_o ex_fw-la hac_fw-la hora_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la veni_fw-la in_o horam_fw-la hanc_fw-la ¶_o now_o be_v my_o soul_n great_o troblede_n a_o what_o may_v i_o say_v fair_a there_o fader_fw-mi save_v i_o nethelesse_o her_o fore_n i_o come_v in_o earth_n to_o suffyr_n so_o hard_a peynis_n to_o aquyte_v my_o friend_n &_o of_o all_o this_o make_v he_o no_o force_n if_o he_o may_v have_v win_v the_o love_n our_o soul_n for_o the_o which_o he_o suffyrd_v so_o great_a sorowy_n &_o grevous_a peyne_n yn_fw-mi y_fw-es e_fw-es place_v where_o he_o be_v put_v for_o our_o love_v wherefore_o you_o may_v well_o think_v for_o truth_n that_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o suffyr_v some_o penamnce_n for_o he_o &_o for_o our_o savacon_fw-mi how_o beyt_v he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o we_o of_o our_o good_a dedy_n whereof_o david_n say_v ¶_o bonorun_v meorum_fw-la non_fw-la indiges_fw-la dne_fw-mi ¶_o fair_a lord_n seyth_v he_o you_o have_v no_o no_n need_v of_o my_o good_a dedy_n but_z for_o all_o that_o good_a will_v not_o save_v a_o man_n if_o he_o help_v not_o thereto_o himself_o as_o seynte_v austyn_n seyth_v ¶_o qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la iustificabit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la that_o same_o that_o make_v you_o wythoute_n your_o help_n he_o will_v not_o save_v you_o wythoute_n your_o help_v and_o the_o gloze_n upon_o seynt_a poll_n ¶_o deus_fw-la pro_fw-la omimbus_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la suum_fw-la fudit_fw-la illis_fw-la solis_fw-la prodest_fw-la sanguis_fw-la xpi_fw-la qui_fw-la voluptales_fw-la deseruunt_fw-la &_o se_fw-la ipos_fw-la affligunt_fw-la god_n shed_v his_o blood_n for_o alle_fw-mi but_o to_o they_o only_o shall_v his_o blood_n profit_n in_o redempcon_n y_fw-es t_o leave_v the_o delyte_n of_o their_o flesh_n &_o chastyse_n their_o body_n in_o penance_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o reason_n that_o he_o shall_v suffyr_v all_o the_o peyne_n &_o we_o shall_v have_v all_o y_o e_o joy_n here_o &_o el_fw-es lie_v where_o for_o true_o if_o we_o suffir_n not_o some_o penance_n the_o father_n will_v no_o more_o spare_v we_o his_o ill_n chyldyrn_n thamne_v he_o do_v the_o sweet_a ihun_n cry_v his_o good_a child_n whereof_o seynt_a bernard_n say_v ¶_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la pepercit_fw-la filio_fw-la svo_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fimento_fw-la nunquam_fw-la parcet_fw-la seruo_fw-la nequâ—m_fw-la how_o shall_v he_o spare_v we_o vile_a stynk_v fylthy_n y_fw-fr t_o spare_v not_o his_o sweet_a soon_o ihun_v cryst_n how_o shall_v he_o thamne_v spare_v his_o fowl_n and_o evele_v felon_n now_o i_o pray_v you_o sith_o your_o soul_n be_v the_o love_n of_o ihun_n 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considera_fw-la filium_fw-la virgin_n
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bind_v he_o in_o such_o wise_n y_o it_o he_o reach_v not_o of_o all_o the_o dysesy_v he_o have_v for_o the_o foruent_a love_n he_o have_v to_o manny_n soul_n now_o see_v here_o the_o three_o defawte_a that_o be_v clothing_n to_o his_o fair_a body_n as_o he_o seyth_v by_o job_n ¶_o nudê°_n egressê°_n sum_fw-la de_fw-la utero_fw-la matris_fw-la i_o &_o nudus_fw-la revertar_fw-la illuc·_fw-la ¶_o all_o nakyd_n i_o be_o come_v fro_o my_o moders_n womb_n and_o all_o nakyd_v i_o shall_v return_v out_o of_o this_o world_n for_o the_o fellow_n jews_n have_v rob_v he_o of_o his_o clothes_n &_o depart_v they_o among_o they_o as_z he_o pleyn_v he_o by_o david_n the_o prophet_n ¶_o consideraverunt_fw-la et_fw-la inspexerunt_fw-la i_o deviserunt_fw-la vestimenta_fw-la mea_fw-la et_fw-la super_fw-la vestem_fw-la meam_fw-la miserunt_fw-la sorten_v ¶_o these_o jew_n have_v consider_v &_o behold_v i_o and_z have_v divide_v my_o clothing_n to_o theym_n &_o cast_a lot_n thereon_o which_o of_o they_o it_o 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come_v of_o the_o dysese_v of_o the_o sweet_a ihu_n cry_v how_o may_v we_o gloryfye_v we_o of_o our_o riches_n that_o come_v of_o the_o poverte_a of_o ihesu_n crist_n ¶_o what_o delyte_n may_v we_o have_v of_o our_o freedom_n that_o be_v all_o come_fw-mi of_o the_o bond_n &_o emprysonement_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_fw-la cryst_n it_o never_o pleyse_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v &_o bear_v on_o his_o body_n all_o the_o harm_n &_o pain_n that_o we_o have_v so_o moche_v deserve_v without_o we_o be_v partner_n with_o he_o in_o some_o manner_n of_o penance_n &_o sorrow_n for_o troth_n so_o shall_v we_o do_v if_o we_o wylle_v be_v partner_n of_o his_o joy_n for_o he_o be_v not_o wortâ—â—_n to_o be_v partner_n to_o the_o wynning_a that_o will_v not_o be_v partner_n to_o the_o loss_n whereof_o saint_n bernard_v say_v ¶_o videntes_fw-la angustias_fw-la dni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ihu_n cristi_fw-la leviter_fw-la portavimê°_n nras_fw-la ¶_o if_o we_o see_v thanguyssh_n that_o our_o lord_n 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