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excellent_a he_o say_v to_o he_o si_fw-mi vis_fw-la perfectê°_n elle_fw-fr etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o will_v be_v parfyte_n go_v and_o sell_v alle_fw-mi that_o thou_o haste_v and_o yeve_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a folk_n and_o come_v follow_v i_o dives_fw-la â–ª_o the_o same_o tale_n tell_v i_o thy_o brother_n twenty_o year_n â—aste_n but_o we_o speak_v than_o most_o of_o the_o high_a parfection_n of_o excellency_n i_o pray_v the_o let_v we_o now_o speak_v a_o while_n of_o the_o less_o ê‘fection_n that_o be_v nedefulle_a to_o alle_fw-mi for_o sithen_v i_o may_v not_o atteyn_a to_o the_o more_o parfection_n i_o will_v as_o i_o must_v keep_v and_o hold_v well_o the_o less_o parfection_n pauper_fw-la do_v thanne_n as_o criste_n teach_v that_o young_a scotfree_a man_n serua_n mandata_fw-la keep_v well_o the_o commandment_n have_v one_o god_n in_o worship_n take_v not_o his_o name_n in_o ydelnes_n halowe_v thy_o holidaye_n father_n and_o mother_n worship_n and_o pay_v sle_n no_o man_n doo_n no_o folye_a by_o no_o woman_n look_v that_o thou_o not_o steel_n and_o no_o false_a wytnesse_n that_o thou_o bear_v coveyte_n thou_o not_o thy_o neighbour_n good_a with_o wrong_n house_n ne_o land_n desire_v not_o his_o wyf_v ne_fw-mi his_o child_n ne_z his_o servant_n ne_o his_o be_v ne_o any_o thing_n that_o to_o he_o longith_n ¶_o these_o ben_fw-mi the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o god_n write_v in_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n and_z take_v theym_a to_o moses_n for_z to_o teach_v theym_a to_o the_o people_n the_o three_o first_o precept_n be_v write_v by_o theym self_o in_o the_o first_o table_n for_o though_o principal_o teach_v we_o how_o we_o shall_v worship_v our_o god_n and_o love_v he_o above_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v clepyd_v the_o three_o precept_n of_o the_o first_o table_n the_o other_o seven_o be_v clepyd_v of_o the_o secounde_n table_n for_z they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o secound_a table_n and_o they_o teach_v we_o how_o we_o shall_v worshyppe_n and_o 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young_a folk_n be_v be_v not_o so_o moche_v incline_v to_o covetise_n as_o they_o be_v to_o other_o sin_n dives_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o for_o covetyse_n reign_v moost_n in_o old_a folk_n and_o so_o as_o man_n wax_v in_o age_n so_o encresith_o their_o covetise_n and_o when_o all_o other_o sin_n forsake_v man_n for_o eld_n and_o feebleness_n than_o covetyse_n be_v moo_v breme_a pride_n be_v first_o iâ—_n youth_n covetyse_v last_o in_o age_n say_n forth_o what_o thou_o will_v pauper_fw-la euirmore_n thou_o shall_v undrestonde_v that_o there_o be_v two_o manere_fw-la of_o lyve_n by_o the_o which_o man_n may_v be_v savyd_v the_o first_o be_v contemplatyf_v the_o secounde_o be_v actyf_v the_o first_o stondith_v principal_o in_o besinesse_n to_o know_v god_n and_o god_n law_n &_o to_o love_v he_o above_o alle_fw-mi thing_n the_o secounde_n stondith_v principaly_a in_o good_a dede_n &_o good_a reule_fw-fr and_o help_v of_o our_o evyn_n cristen_v the_o three_o first_o pcepte_n of_o the_o 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it_o folowethe_v that_o god_n punyssh_v hard_a ada_z for_o his_o sin_n than_o he_o die_v eve_o for_o her_o sin_n for_o why_o in_o punissh_v of_o eve_n god_n repreve_v she_o not_o so_o much_o as_o he_o do_v ada_z and_o he_o have_v thanne_v no_o curse_n ne_o peyn_n perpetuel_a safe_a subjection_n i_o shall_v say_v god_n multiply_v thy_o myscheve_n and_o thy_o conseyvyngys_n and_o in_o sorrow_n thou_o shall_v bear_v thy_o child_n &_o thou_o shall_v be_v under_o power_n of_o man_n hnd_v he_o shall_v be_v thy_o lord_n god_n say_v not_o to_o woman_n i_o shall_v multiply_v thy_o thy_o myscheve_n all_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n for_o she_o may_v keep_v her_o chaste_a if_o she_o will_v and_o flee_v mischief_n and_o peyne_n of_o child_n birth_n and_o that_o god_n make_v woman_n subget_v to_o man_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o eve_n be_v be_v no_o new_a thing_n to_o woman_n for_o as_o say_v saint_n austen_v suê‘_n gen_fw-la li_z o_o xio._n c_o o_o xiiii_o woman_n be_v subget_v to_o man_n bifore_fw-la 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ada_z as_o much_o in_o manner_n in_o that_o he_o make_v hin_a lord_n and_o governor_n of_o woman_n as_o he_o punyssh_v eve_o whamne_v he_o make_v she_o subget_v to_o ada_z for_o in_o the_o god_n bond_n man_n to_o have_v cure_n of_o wooman_n i_o her_o mischief_n to_o save_v she_o and_o to_o keep_v she_o that_o be_v by_o common_a so_o feynte_a so_o feeble_a and_o freel_v and_o so_o mischevous_a by_o cause_n of_o her_o sin_n the_o twenty-five_o chapter_n diues_fw-la yet_o clerky_v ergue_v ayens_fw-fr the_o and_o say_v that_o woman_n sin_v more_o grevous_o than_o ada_z for_o she_o put_v hirsilfe_n in_o sin_n and_o her_o husbond_n ada_z butte_n ada_z put_v only_o himsilfe_n in_o sin_n pauper_fw-la this_o skill_n be_v nought_o for_o as_o i_o say_v first_o adan_n be_v shend_v with_o prevy_a pride_n and_o wealth_n of_o himsilfe_n and_o felle_n into_o sin_n or_o eve_o proffer_v he_o the_o apple_n also_o say_v saint_n austen_n the_o cin_n din_n lo._n xiiii_o o_o co._n xio._n adam_n wyste_v well_o that_o it_o be_v a_o grevous_a sin_n but_o eve_o be_v so_o deseyve_v that_o she_o wend_v that_o it_o have_v be_v no_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o sin_n that_o she_o do_v by_o ignorance_n and_o deseyte_n of_o the_o fiend_n excuse_v not_o ne_o lessethe_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n that_o he_o do_v willing_n and_o wyttyng_o adam_n be_v her_o sovereign_a and_o shall_v have_v govern_v they_o both_o and_o not_o obey_v to_o you_o voice_n of_o his_o wife_n ayens_fw-fr the_o voice_n of_o god_n that_o forbid_v hin_a the_o three_fw-mi example_n if_o a_o simple_a man_n be_v unkunning_a and_o by_o deseyt_n of_o some_o shrew_n do_v a_o folly_n wen_v not_o to_o do_v amiss_o and_o he_o come_v to_o his_o prelate_n or_o his_o busshop_n and_o counseyle_n he_o to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o his_o prelate_n or_o his_o busshop_n do_v the_o same_o wit_v well_o that_o he_o do_v amiss_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o grevous_a sin_n every_o man_n will_v deem_v that_o you_o busshop_n and_o his_o prelate_n syn_v more_o grevous_o than_o the_o simple_a man_n that_o wend_v not_o to_o do_v amiss_o and_o thus_o nigh_o all_o circumstauncy_n that_o agreggen_fw-mi any_o sin_n agreg_v the_o sin_n of_o ada_z more_o than_o the_o sin_n of_o eve_n for_o he_o be_v sovereign_a and_o perfect_a more_o in_o kind_n wise_a and_o myghty_a too_o withstonde_v the_o fende_v fode_v and_o with_o less_o temptation_n fall_v in_o sin_n and_o brake_n god_n commandment_n wytyng_o but_o eve_o by_o deseyte_n of_o the_o adder_n sin_v by_o ignorance_n as_o say_v saint_n austen_v v._o suâ—_n ê“xino_fw-la &_o sidorê°_n the_o sum_n bono_fw-mi lio._n iio._n eve_n yield_v her_o coulpable_a ada_z do_v not_o so_o eve_n wend_v not_o have_v sin_v ada_z wetyng_o sin_v in_o hope_n of_o foryevenesse_n as_o say_v saint_n austen_v &_o the_o maysâ—_n of_o sentence_n lio._n iio._n d.xxii_o and_o so_o ada_z sin_v in_o hope_n and_o pnsumption_n ayens_fw-fr the_o holy_a gooste_n and_o this_o be_v a_o fulle_a grevous_a sin_n as_o crist_n show_v in_o you_o gospel_n mt._n twelve_o o_o quicunque_fw-la dixerit_fw-la verbum_fw-la contra_fw-la spiritum_fw-la scm_fw-la non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la ei_fw-la etc._n etc._n where_o the_o gloze_n say_v that_o they_o that_o sin_n by_o ignorance_n may_v light_o have_v foryevenesse_n but_o he_o that_o do_v it_o wetyngly_a ayen_n the_o majesty_n of_o god_n ayens_fw-fr his_o conscience_n he_o be_v worthy_a no_o foryevenesse_n also_o ada_z be_v more_o obstynat_a than_o eve_o be_v dives_fw-la show_v i_o that_o pauper_fw-la for_o god_n blame_v he_o first_o of_o all_o and_o declare_v to_o he_o his_o sin_n and_o god_n abode_n of_o punyssh_v till_o he_o have_v undernome_n eve_o and_o after_o eve_o you_o fiend_n in_o the_o adder_n and_o first_o he_o punissh_v you_o adder_n &_o than_o eve_o that_o adan_n shall_v have_v beware_v &_o axe_v mercy_n and_o so_o god_n blame_v he_o first_o and_o punissh_v he_o last_o so_o yeve_v hin_a respite_n of_o repentance_n but_o for_o all_o this_o ada_z repent_v 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and_o bow_v thy_o â—ere_z to_o the_o poor_a without_o hevynesse_n and_o yield_v thy_o debt_n and_o answer_v pesable_a thing_n and_o mekenesse_n not_o to_o arunt_fw-la they_o ne_fw-fr rebuke_v they_o ne_fw-fr chide_v theym_a but_o only_o thou_o have_v the_o more_o open_a cause_n eccle._n iiiio._n therefore_o saint_n poule_n say_v that_o god_n lovethe_v a_o glad_a yever_n dives_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o kind_n &_o by_o god_n law_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a and_o therefore_o say_v the_o law_n twelve_o cue_n i._o dilectissimis_fw-la right_a as_o the_o eyre_n ne_fw-fr the_o light_n of_o you_o son_n may_v not_o be_v depart_v by_o lordeshyppy_n ne_o aproprid_n more_o to_o one_o person_n than_o to_o another_o ne_o to_o one_o college_n more_o than_o to_o another_o no_o more_o shall_v other_o thing_n that_o be_v yoven_v common_o to_o help_v of_o mankind_n be_v depart_v by_o lordshippis_fw-la ne_fw-la apropr_v more_o to_o one_o than_o to_o another_o but_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v common_a and_o therefore_o we_o rede_v actuum_fw-la iiiio._n that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o holy_a church_n alle_fw-mi thing_n be_v common_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o cristen_v peple_n and_o ayens_fw-fr law_n of_o kind_n be_v no_o despensation_n destinc_fw-la xiii_o s._n io._n why_o bad_a god_n thamne_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o steel_n since_o all_o thing_n be_v come_fw-mi to_o good_a man_n pauper_fw-la by_o god_n law_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a to_o good_a man_n for_o as_o say_v saint_n austen_v omla_n sunt_fw-la iustorum_fw-la all_fw-es thing_n be_v the_o rightful_a mennys_n but_o as_o the_o law_n say_v twelve_o cue_n i_o dilectissimis_fw-la dyvision_n &_o ê“perte_n of_o lordship_n be_v make_v among_o man_n kind_n by_o wyckednesse_n of_o false_a covetyse_n both_o of_o scotfree_a and_o of_o poor_a for_o the_o rich_a draw_v to_o themsylfe_n that_o long_v to_o other_o for_o why_o all_o that_o the_o rich_a man_n have_v pass_v his_o oneste_a live_n after_o the_o degree_n of_o his_o 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approve_v not_o the_o yifte_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n ne_z takith_o heed_n to_o their_o offering_n eccle._n xxiiii_o and_o therefore_o solomon_n saithe_v honora_n deum_fw-la de_fw-la tua_fw-la substancia_fw-la worship_n thy_o lord_n god_n with_o thy_o own_o good_a not_o of_o other_o man_n good_a proverb_n iii._n and_o toby_n say_v exit_fw-la substancia_fw-la tua_fw-la fac_fw-la elemosinam_fw-la of_o thy_o own_o good_a do_v alms_n toby_n iiii_o c_o dives_fw-la contra._n god_n bid_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o man_n shall_v make_v they_o friend_n in_o the_o bliss_n of_o hevyne_a of_o richesses_n of_o wickedness_n facite_fw-la vobis_fw-la amicos_fw-la de_fw-la mammona_fw-la iniqtatis_fw-la therefore_o it_o semyth_n that_z it_o be_v leful_a to_o do_v alm_n of_o evil_a goten_a god_n pauper_fw-la in_o three_o manner_n a_o thing_n may_v be_v evil_a goten_a for_o suntyme_o it_o be_v so_o miss_v goten_a that_o it_o must_v be_v yolden_a again_o to_o he_o that_o owe_v it_o as_z in_o theft_n 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