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for_o they_o eten_v in_o time_n and_o hour_n and_o take_v in_o gree_n and_o at_o worth_n that_o which_o they_o have_v curtoyslye_o cleanly_a and_o gladlye_a they_o that_o live_v after_o that_o their_o sin_n require_v keep_v such_o measure_n as_o be_v charge_v to_o they_o in_o penance_n they_z that_o live_v after_o the_o spyrite_n ben_fw-mi they_o that_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n rule_n &_o govern_v they_o self_n like_o as_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n enseygn_v and_o tech_v they_o to_o hold_v &_o keep_v measure_n reason_n &_o order_fw-fr they_o have_v the_o lordship_n &_o seygnorye_n over_o their_o body_n which_o be_v so_o dysciplyne_v &_o endoctryne_v by_o penance_n and_o so_o well_o chastyse_v that_o he_o demand_v none_o oultrage_n &_o do_v that_o which_o the_o spyrite_n command_v &_o wythoute_n contradyction_n now_o may_v thou_o see_v by_o that_o which_o we_o have_v here_o say_v that_o the_o devyl_n have_v many_o engyne_n for_o to_o take_v the_o peple_n by_o their_o throat_n &_o by_o their_o glotonye_n for_o first_o he_o show_v to_o they_o the_o wine_n &_o the_o mete_n which_o be_v fair_a &_o delycyouse_n like_o as_o he_o do_v to_o eve_o the_o apple·_a &_o if_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a he_o say_v to_o he_o eat_v &_o drink_v like_o as_o do_v such_o one_o thou_o must_v needs_o hold_v company_n will_v thou_o that_o man_n mock_v &_o scorn_v the_o and_o wylte_n thou_o be_v hold_v a_o popelard_n or_o he_o say_v to_o the._n thou_o must_v nedy_n keep_v the_o helthe_n of_o thy_o body_n who_o have_v not_o his_o health_n have_v no_o thing_n be_v not_o a_o homycyde_n of_o thyself_o thou_o owe_v to_o thy_o body_n his_o sustenance_n or_o he_o say_v to_o he_o otherwise_o behold_v and_o consydere_fw-la the_o good_a that_o thou_o do_v &_o what_o thou_o may_v do_v thou_o ete_v not_o for_o the_o delight_n of_o thy_o body_n but_o for_o to_o serve_v god_n thou_o ought_v to_o keep_v thy_o strengthe_n to_o god_n like_o as_o davyd_v the_o prophet_n say_v of_o these_o reason_n abovesayd_a 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