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flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o you_o take_v of_o i_o your_o humble_a creature_n and_o handmayden_n ¶_o the_o three_o consyderacyon_n another_o be_v this_o i_o and_o every_o your_o other_o creature_n before_o your_o party_n bow_v to_o sue_v mean_n to_o honour_n to_o worshyppe_n to_o gloryfye_v you_o in_o that_o we_o can_v or_o may_v /_o but_z so_o it_o be_v that_o in_o justyfyenge_a of_o this_o sinner_n great_a honour_n and_o glory_n shall_v be_v to_o you_o and_o to_o your_o saint_n for_o your_o scrypture_n say_v gaudium_fw-la est_fw-la angelis_fw-la dei_fw-la super_fw-la uno_fw-la peccatore_fw-la penitentiam_fw-la agenti_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v joy_n and_o gladness_n be_v to_o your_o angel_n the_o conversyon_n of_o one_o sinner_n contryte_n and_o penytent_n and_o in_o another_o place_n your_o scrypture_n say_v magis_fw-la gaudium_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la peccatore_fw-la penitentiam_fw-la agenti_fw-la quam_fw-la super_fw-la nonaginta_fw-la noven_fw-la iustis_fw-la ¶_o that_o be_v to_o say_v and_o to_o sygnyfye_v that_o more_o joy_n and_o honour_n be_v to_o god_n in_o reconsyl_v a_o sinner_n that_o be_v in_o full_a and_o assure_a purpose_n to_o persevere_v in_o grace_n than_o in_o great_a multytude_n of_o other_o ryghtwy_n that_o never_o offend_v ¶_o wherefore_o my_o lord_n as_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o honour_n and_o glorify_v you_o so_o be_o i_o bind_v in_o manner_n to_o make_v instance_n for_o reconsyl_v of_o this_o your_o creature_n in_o the_o which_o thing_n you_o shall_v be_v grete_o honour_v and_o gloryfy_v and_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o move_v i_o to_o instance_n and_o solycyte_v his_o cause_n and_o to_o submyt_v i_o for_o he_o ¶_o the_o four_o consyderacyon_n forthermore_o i_o see_v in_o he_o great_a abylyte_n and_o lykelyhode_n to_o see_v that_o creature_n that_o may_v serve_v you_o honour_n and_o gloryfye_v you_o for_o he_o entyerly_a dysplease_v with_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v so_o grevous_o sin_v and_o offend_v your_o grace_n and_o he_o 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that_o behalf_n he_o put_v himself_o holy_a in_o your_o grace_n and_o remyt_v he_o to_o your_o great_a mercy_n and_o to_o the_o meryte_n of_o your_o passion_n which_o counteruayl_v and_o prevayl_v all_o the_o penance_n and_o satysfaccyon_n that_o may_v be_v possible_a for_o to_o be_v do_v by_o all_o the_o world_n from_o adam_n till_o to_o the_o last_o creature_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v ¶_o and_o he_o piteous_o cry_v to_o i_o and_o besech_v i_o to_o interpose_v my_o meryte_n between_o your_o jugement_n and_o high_a and_o to_o offer_v in_o sacryfyce_n for_o he_o the_o sob_a and_o syghynge_n the_o sorrowful_a and_o lamentable_a tery_n that_o i_o weep_v for_o you_o in_o your_o tender_a age_n and_o chyldhode_n when_o symeon_n prophesy_v to_o i_o your_o passion_n /_o and_o when_o i_o have_v lose_v you_o in_o iherusalem_n and_o the_o sorrow_n that_o i_o suffer_v for_o you_o in_o time_n of_o your_o painful_a and_o grevous_a passion_n when_o the_o sword_n of_o sorrow_n peryssh_v my_o herte_n and_o certes_o i_o be_o right_a well_o content_a and_o glad_a so_o to_o do_v and_o i_o beseech_v you_o so_o to_o accept_v my_o meryte_n for_o his_o /_o as_z he_o goodly_a desire_v and_o to_o set_v my_o sorrow_n and_o teres_fw-la of_o pyte_n in_o place_n of_o his_o penance_n and_o contrycyon_n ¶_o forther_n more_o it_o may_v like_o you_o to_o consider_v the_o great_a labour_n and_o besyne_n of_o faith_n hope_v and_o charyte_n and_o namely_o for_o charyte_v which_o sue_v for_o he_o contynual_o and_o never_o be_v idle_a but_o besy_n to_o labour_v for_o he_o /_o and_z she_o cleve_v and_o call_v for_o i_o for_o he_o incessaunt_o to_o see_v the_o expeccyon_n of_o his_o cause_n /_o and_z she_o undertake_v for_o his_o aberinge_v and_o well_o you_o wot_v that_o her_o desire_n &_o prayer_n may_v not_o be_v void_a ne_o frustrate_a but_o she_o must_v be_v gracyous_o hear_v in_o all_o her_o goodly_a request_n and_o desire_n she_o have_v also_o receyve_v faith_n and_o hope_n on_o her_o party_n for_o this_o seek_v creature_n and_o have_v profess_v to_o keep_v your_o faith_n invyolable_o and_o hope_n have_v put_v he_o in_o full_a assurance_n of_o your_o mercy_n /_o for_o though_o it_o so_o be_v that_o he_o see_v not_o in_o himself_o whereof_o he_o may_v trust_v to_o rejoice_v your_o pardon_n /_o yet_o she_o show_v he_o that_o in_o you_o be_v so_o great_a promptue_n of_o mercy_n and_o contynuall_a custom_n that_o you_o be_v wont_a and_o use_v always_o to_o forgyve_v and_o have_v of_o natural_a proprete_n for_o to_o be_v mercy_n able_a to_o all_o sinner_n that_o it_o make_v he_o bold_a to_o fasten_v the_o anchor_n of_o his_o hope_n in_o you_o and_o trust_v final_o to_o make_v a_o voyage_n in_o the_o port_n of_o your_o mercy_n ¶_o the_o conclusion_n of_o our_o lady_n supplycacyon_n now_o my_o lord_n since_o all_o the_o good_a abylyte_n and_o dysposiconn_n unto_o grace_n be_v in_o this_o creature_n by_o your_o suffraunce_n /_o there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o shoot_v you_o let_v descend_v your_o grace_n to_o the_o vessel_n so_o dyspose_v and_o that_o you_o vouchesaufe_fw-fr to_o suffer_v he_o rejoice_v your_o pardon_n and_o reconsyle_n he_o to_o your_o chyrche_n and_o make_v he_o a_o member_n thereof_o the_o soon_o and_o spedly_o for_o this_o my_o prayer_n and_o request_n i_o you_o beseech_v my_o moost_n dear_a lord_n and_o soon_o who_o i_n it_o have_v like_v you_o all_o way_n to_o here_o gracyous_o and_o never_o suffer_v to_o depart_v boteles_a of_o petycyon_n for_o which_o be_v to_o you_o and_o to_o your_o moost_n honourable_a and_o dread_a father_n with_o the_o holy_a goo_v your_o equal_a peer_n everlasle_v joyi_n honour_n and_o glory_n amen_o ¶_o her_n end_v a_o lytell_a treatyse_n of_o the_o dyenge_a creature_n enprynt_v at_o london_n in_o fleetstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o soon_o by_o wynkyn_n de_fw-fr worde_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n ccccc.xiiii_n ¶_o melius_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la bonum_fw-la quam_fw-la divitie_n multe_fw-la prou._n xxii_o 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