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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 wortââ_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 ihesu_n 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see_v you_o come_v toward_o he_o to_o cry_v he_o mercy_n it_o be_v wreten_v in_o the_o gospel_n ¶_o occurrens_fw-la prodigo_fw-la cecidit_fw-la suê_n collum_fw-la eius_fw-la osculatusque_fw-la est_fw-la eum_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o he_o see_v the_o soul_n come_n towards_o he_o he_o spredith_v his_o arm_n to_o clip_v she_o &_o kyssyth_v she_o and_o makith_o gretter_n joy_n of_o she_o than_o of_o many_o other_o that_o be_v with_o he_o always_o as_o himself_o say_v ¶_o dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la gaudium_fw-la est_fw-la in_o celo_fw-la super_fw-la uno_fw-la pcconre_fw-la penitenciam_fw-la agente_fw-it quam_fw-la super_fw-la nonaginta_fw-la novem_fw-la iustis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la indigent_a penitencia_fw-la i_o say_v you_o sure_o that_o gretter_n joy_n be_v there_o in_o heaven_n of_o one_o oon_o synnar_a do_v his_o penance_n than_z of_o nynty_a &_o nine_o rightful_a that_o never_o have_v need_n to_o do_v penance_n and_o yet_o here_o a_o gretter_n merueyle_v of_o 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