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miracle_n without_o her_o wit_a in_o that_o that_z he_o fill_v the_o vessel_n of_o wine_n by_o the_o secounde_n he_o give_v her_o matter_n to_o follow_v he_o in_o mekenes_n in_o put_v away_o of_o vain_a glory_n the_o which_o be_v put_v upon_o she_o by_o the_o first_o our_o lord_n show_v what_o virtue_n of_o miracle_n she_o be_v endow_v with_o by_o the_o secounde_n he_o show_v what_o wysdome_n she_o be_v fulfyl_v with_o for_o there_o that_o mekenes_n be_v there_z be_v wysdom_n nevertheless_o yet_o the_o secounde_n miracle_n in_o empt_v of_o the_o vessel_n be_v gretter_n thenne_v the_o first_o in_o fylling_a of_o the_o vessel_n &_o that_o seem_v well_o by_o a_o simylytude_n that_o saint_n gregory_n makyth_v in_o his_o dyaloge_n betwyne_v the_o virtue_n of_o pacyence_n &_o show_v of_o miracle_n whether_o he_o seyth_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o pacyence_n pass_v show_v of_o myraclee_n why_o thenne_n may_v not_o the_o virtue_n of_o true_a mekenes_n the_o which_o be_v never_o without_o 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she_o live_v in_o earth_n what_o excellent_a love_n she_o have_v in_o reverence_n and_o devocyon_n about_o the_o worshipful_a sacrament_n of_o the_o aultre_n our_o lord_n his_o flesh_n and_o his_o blood_n so_o that_o for_o the_o often_o receyve_n thereof_o hit_v be_v a_o comyn_v seyeng_v among_o the_o people_n that_o katherine_n the_o holy_a maid_n be_v houselyd_v every_o day_n and_o live_v there_o by_o allone_n without_o any_o bodily_a mete_v and_o all_o be_v it_o that_o they_o say_v not_o always_o truth_n yet_o i_o suppose_v they_o tell_v it_o meke_o gyve_v honour_n to_o god_n that_o ever_o apperyth_v marvellous_a to_o his_o choose_a nevertheless_o be_v cause_n she_o receyve_v it_o so_o oft_o all_o be_v it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o every_o day_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o that_o grutched_a with_o all_o ageyn_v who_o may_v be_v bring_v wytnes_n enough_o of_o holy_a fader_n that_o they_o do_v the_o same_o but_o first_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o what_o the_o use_n be_v of_o holy_a chyrche_n in_o old_a tyme._n saint_n denys_n seyth_v in_o a_o book_n that_o he_o make_v de_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la jerarchia_fw-la that_o in_o the_o beginning_a of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr the_o feruoure_v of_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n be_v so_o haboundaunt_a in_o the_o herte_n of_o feythfull_a creature_n both_o man_n and_o wommen_fw-mi that_o they_o receyve_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n every_o day_n furthermore_o the_o doctrine_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n tech_v this_o that_z every_o feythfull_a man_n be_v bind_v in_o no_o dede_o sin_n if_o he_o have_v actuell_a devocyon_n it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a for_o he_o but_o also_o merytorye_n for_o to_o receyve_v that_o excellent_a worshipful_a sacrament_n who_o thenne_n dare_v forbede_v such_o a_o feythfull_a person_n and_o such_o a_o holy_a lyver_n in_o any_o manner_n wise_a for_o to_o win_v so_o oft_o great_a meed_n in_o receyvynâ—…_n of_o that_o worshipful_a sacrament_n trewe_o i_o doubt_n not_o thereof_o but_o that_o such_o a_o creature_n have_v great_a wrong_n if_o it_o be_v deny_v when_o it_o be_v meke_o ux_v but_o if_o they_o will_v say_v utter_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o no_o creature_n be_v he_o never_o so_o feythfull_a ne_o never_o so_o perfyte_n ne_o devote_v for_o to_o receyve_v that_o blyss_v sacrament_n oft_o to_o this_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o what_o answer_v this_o holy_a maid_n give_v to_o a_o bysshop_n in_o presence_n of_o master_n reymond_n that_o say_v these_o word_n aforesaid_a to_o she_o allege_v for_o he_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n austyn_n where_o he_o seyth_v thus_o every_o day_n for_o to_o receyve_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n neither_o i_o praise_v ne_fw-fr blame_v it_o â–ª_o to_o this_o obyeccyon_n answerde_n this_o holy_a maid_n in_o this_o wise_n to_o the_o bysshoppe_n fader_n if_o saint_n austyn_n blame_v it_o not_o you_o all_v ge_fw-mi that_o holy_a doctor_n ageyn_v yourself_o overmore_o now_o shall_v i_o tell_v you_o what_o saint_n thomas_n aâ—uyne_a seyth_n 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