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love_n here_o in_o this_o life_n most_o plese_v god_n and_o most_o clear_a sight_n shall_v have_v of_o he_o and_o moo_v full_o love_v he_o in_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n for_z he_o have_v the_o most_o yeft_v of_o love_n here_o in_o earth_n this_o love_n may_v not_o be_v have_v by_o a_o man_n own_o traveyle_n as_o some_o ween_z it_z be_v free_o have_v of_o the_o gracious_a yefte_n of_o ihesu_n after_o moche_n bodily_a and_o ghostly_a traveyle_n go_v before_o for_o there_o be_v some_o lover_n of_o god_n y_fw-fr t_o maken_v himself_o to_o love_v god_n as_o it_o be_v by_o she_o own_o may_v for_z they_o streyne_v hemself_n through_o great_a violence_n and_o panten_a so_o strong_o that_o they_o brace_v in_o to_o bodily_a fervour_n as_o they_o will_v draw_v down_o god_n from_o heaven_n to_o hem_v and_o they_o sayen_v in_o her_o herte_n and_o with_o her_o mouth_n a_o lord_n i_o love_v the_o and_o i_o will_v love_v the_o i_o will_v for_o thy_o love_n suffer_v death_n and_o in_o this_o 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the_o meed_n of_o his_o own_o love_n as_o if_o he_o have_v wrought_v he_o all_o full_o by_o himself_o and_o so_o thyse_n manly_a affeccyon_n so_o turn_v may_v be_v call_v affeccyon_n of_o ghoste_o love_v thoroughe_o purchase_n not_o thoroughe_o kindly_a bryng_a fourthe_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o say_v not_o that_o a_o soul_n may_v worche_n such_o manly_a affeccyon_n oon_o of_o itself_o without_o grace_n for_z i_o wot_v well_o that_o saint_n paul_fw-mi say_v that_o we_o may_v right_a noughte_v do_v think_v that_o good_a be_v of_o ourself_o without_o grace_n non_fw-fr eniqd_v sumê°_n sufficientes_fw-la cogitare_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la qua_fw-la si_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la 3_z sed_fw-la sufficiencia_fw-la nâ—a_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v â–ª_o we_o y_fw-fr e_o love_n god_n ween_v not_o y_o it_o we_o suffyse_v for_o to_o love_v or_o for_o to_o think_v good_a of_o ourself_o oon_o but_z our_o suffyse_v be_v of_o god_n for_o god_n worch_v in_o all_o 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heart_n if_o thou_o may_v for_o it_o be_v sooth_n &_o no_o lees_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v desire_v night_n &_o day_n after_o thy_o may_v for_o too_o come_v as_o never_o as_o thou_o may_v to_o y_o e_o state_n which_o thou_o haste_v take_v trow_a steadfast_o that_o it_o be_v best_o to_o the_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o to_o traveyle_v in_o and_o though_o it_o be_v so_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o come_v to_o the_o fulhede_v of_o it_o here_o in_o this_o life_n y_z t_z thou_o may_v be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o &_o trust_v sickerly_a for_o to_o have_v the_o fulhede_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n for_o soth_o that_o be_v my_o lyf_v i_o feel_v i_o so_o wretched_a &_o so_o frail_a &_o flessh_o &_o so_o far_o fro_o true_a feel_n from_o that_o y_o u._fw-mi i_o speak_v that_o i_o can_v elly_n but_o cry_n mercy_n &_o desire_v after_o as_o i_o may_v with_o a_o hope_n y_fw-fr t_o our_o lord_n will_v bring_v i_o thereto_o in_o the_o bliss_n of_o 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