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to_o us._n ¶_o the_o uj_o petition_n &_o request_n of_o the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la capo._n lxxxiiij_o et_fw-la ne_fw-la nos_fw-la inducas_fw-la in_o temptacionem_fw-la brent_n child_n fire_n drede_v &_o he_o that_o sometime_o be_v fall_v in_o to_o sin_n when_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v he_o he_o be_v more_o doubtous_a and_o more_o afeard_a and_o have_v more_o drede_n of_o the_o temptacyon_n of_o sin_n than_o he_o have_v tofore_o &_o therefore_o he_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o who_o he_o have_v so_o moche_v trespaced_a and_o also_o that_o have_v forgyven_v and_o pardon_v he_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v he_o fro_o fall_a in_o to_o hit_v ageyn_fw-mi &_o say_v thus_o et_fw-la ne_fw-fr
through_o like_o a_o mynystrel_n which_o abide_v not_o glad_o in_o his_o house_n for_o he_o have_v no_o werse_n home_o than_o his_o own_o but_o in_o his_o own_o heart_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o dwell_v and_o consider_v all_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o deffaulte_n whereof_o he_o ought_v to_o yield_v acompt_n and_o reason_n true_o to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o confessor_n and_o aught_o to_o remember_v to_o ordain_v well_o his_o acompte_n like_o as_o he_o that_o be_v adiourn_v tofore_o his_o lord_n for_o to_o rendre_fw-fr acompte_n of_o all_o his_o receytes_n and_n payemente_n and_o also_o well_o to_o take_v heed_n tofore_o the_o write_n of_o his_o conscyence_n that_o he_o faylle_n not_o to_o account_v alle_fw-mi his_o lyf_v for_o if_o he_o faylle_v of_o his_o acompte_n god_n shall_v not_o faylle_v of_o he_o when_o a_o man_n have_v dylygent_o remember_v his_o sin_n and_o beholden_a how_o and_o in_o how_o many_o manner_n he_o have_v dysplese_v god_n and_o how_o oftimes_o and_o how_o gretelye_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o how_o long_o he_o have_v abyden_n in_o sin_n thenne_fw-fr he_o ought_v to_o confess_v he_o anon_o and_o hastelye_o ¶_o and_o this_o be_v the_o second_o condycyon_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o confessyon_n the_o king_n davyd_v rose_n at_o mydnyght_n for_o to_o confess_v he_o like_o as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o psaulter_n and_o abide_v never_o unto_o a_o month_n ne_o to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o year_n and_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v thus_o in_o another_o place_n ne_o tarry_v thou_o not_o to_o converte_v to_o god_n ne_o withdraw_v the_o not_o ne_o seek_v no_o delay_n from_o day_n to_o ady_n for_o in_o taryeng_v be_v moche_n peryl_n for_o many_o reason_n first_o for_o the_o condycyon_n of_o sin_n for_o sin_n be_v a_o fire_n brenning_a which_o may_v not_o be_v quench_v but_o by_o lacrymable_a confessyon_n and_o moche_n be_v he_o a_o fool_n that_o see_v he_o how_o be_v brenne_n and_o will_v not_o hasty_o run_v to_o fetch_v water_n for_o to_o quench_v the_o fire_n ¶_o also_o it_o be_v a_o great_a maladye_o &_o sekenesse_n to_o dwell_v in_o sin_n and_o the_o veray_fw-fr medecyne_n be_v confessyon_n and_o certeyn_a lytel_n praise_v he_o his_o helthe_n that_o see_v himself_o seek_v to_o the_o death_n and_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v guaryssh_v and_o helyd_v ¶_o also_o the_o death_n which_o be_v nyghe_a and_o alle_fw-mi about_o to_o espy_v the_o synnar·_n ought_v to_o moeve_v and_o excyte_v he_o hastelye_o to_o confess_v he_o for_o he_o know_v not_o the_o day_n the_o hour_n ne_o the_o point_n or_o minute_n when_o the_o dethe_v shall_v come_v which_o surpryse_v oft_o the_o synnar_a there_o where_o he_o take_v none_o heed_n and_o certeynlye_o who_o that_o know_v what_o day_n he_o shall_v dye_n he_o shall_v make_v he_o ready_a in_o the_o best_a and_o hasty_a wise_n that_o he_o may_v ¶_o also_o if_o a_o synnar_n see_v well_o the_o perylle_n wherein_o he_o be_v for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o hold_n and_o prison_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o lion_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o the_o dragon_n that_o will_v devour_v he_o he_o shall_v hasty_o go_v to_o confessyon_n &_o that_o assoon_o as_o he_o may_v ¶_o also_o a_o synnar_a aught_o to_o see_v what_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o sin_n the_o good_n perdurable_a and_o the_o good_n spyrytuel_a his_o time_n and_o himself_o which_o he_o may_v all_o recoure_v by_o devoute_a confessyon_n moche_n thenne_n be_v he_o a_o fool_n if_o he_o haste_v not_o to_o recowre_fw-fr that_o which_o he_o have_v lose_v ¶_o also_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o abide_v for_o the_o synnar_fw-mi &_o knock_v at_o his_o door_n as_o say_v the_o apocalypse_n for_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o haste_v he_o to_o be_v confessyd_v for_o of_o as_o moche_v as_o god_n abide_v so_o long_o the_o synnar_a of_o so_o moche_n be_v his_o justyce_n more_o hard_a and_o more_o cruel_a when_o he_o see_v he_o slow_a and_o neclygente_a for_o like_a as_o the_o archy_a gyve_v to_o his_o bow_n more_o bend_v and_o tharbalester_fw-mi to_o the_o cross_a bow_n so_o moche_n more_o smit_v it_o the_o hard_a and_o strong_a and_o certeynlye_a god_n have_v his_o bow_n bend_v and_o ready_a to_o loze_v as_o say_v the_o psaulter_n for_o to_o slay_v the_o synnar_n if_o they_o will_v not_o converte_v they_o and_o if_o they_o take_v not_o good_a heed_n ¶_o also_o the_o synnar_a that_o overlonge_n tarry_v to_o confess_v he_o forgete_v oft_o his_o sin_n so_o that_o it_o hap_v that_o unnethe_v that_o he_o be_v well_o and_o true_o confessyd_v for_o he_o forgete_v many_o sin_n which_o he_o shall_v never_o remember_v and_o so_o of_o they_o shall_v he_o never_o repent_v ne_o never_o be_v confess_v of_o which_o it_o be_v to_o he_o great_a perylle_n ¶_o also_o when_o a_o synnar_a be_v tofore_o his_o confessor_n he_o ought_v to_o express_v and_o say_v his_o sin_n clere_o so_o that_o his_o confessor_n see_v evydent_o his_o herte_n and_o all_o thentencyon_n of_o he_o that_o confess_v he_o for_o the_o seek_v man_n ought_v to_o dyscoure_v his_o maladye_o unto_o the_o physycyen_fw-mi elly_n the_o physycyen_n may_v not_o werke_v ne_o the_o surgyen_n ne_o may_v not_o heel_n the_o sore_a but_o if_o he_o see_v the_o wound_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n if_o thou_o will_v that_o the_o surgyan_a heel_n the._n thou_o must_v dyscovere_v to_o he_o thy_o wound_n or_o sore_n ¶_o thenne_v the_o truaunte_n and_o the_o lame_a kechen_a the_o to_o confess_v the_o which_o show_v their_o malady_n and_o lie_v forth_o the_o foul_a tofore_o for_o to_o have_v alms_n thus_o thenne_n ought_v the_o synnar_a to_o dyscover_v his_o sin_n to_o his_o confessor_n for_o to_o have_v mercy·_v and_o this_o be_v the_o thyrd_o condycyon_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o confessyon_n ¶_o also_o the_o synnar_a aught_o to_o confess_v he_o entyerly_a and_o hooly_a this_o be_v the_o four_o condycyon_n for_o he_o ought_v to_o say_v alle_fw-mi his_o sin_n great_a and_o lytel_a and_o alle_fw-mi the_o cyrcumstaunce_n of_o the_o synnes·_n thenne_n he_o ought_v first_o to_o byholde_v the_o dede_o synnes·_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v tofore_o and_o to_o confess_v he_o hoo_o of_o everyche_n of_o they_o after_z that_o he_o fele_v he_o culpable_a wythoute_n to_o hide_v any_o thing_n and_o wythoute_n say_v more_o and_z wythoute_n excuse_v hym·_v and_o wythoute_n to_o accuse_v any_o other_o ¶_o right_a so_o confessyd_v he_o davyd_v that_o say_v in_o the_o psaulter_n i_o shalle_o confess_v i_o and_o shall_v say_v all_o my_o sin_n against_o i_o and_o not_o against_o other_o like_o as_o ypocryte_n which_o put_v always_o the_o fair_a outward_a and_o telle_fw-fr their_o good_a dede_n and_o hide_v their_o evil_a dede_n and_o accusen_v other_o of_o that_o which_o they_o them self_o be_v more_o culpable_a of_o for_o they_o see_v well_o a_o lytel_n festue_n or_o a_o lytel_n mote_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o and_o behold_v not_o a_o great_a beme_fw-mi or_o block_n which_o be_v in_o their_o owen_n eye_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o great_a sin_n that_o be_v in_o they_o such_o be_v the_o pharyse_n of_o who_o the_o gospel_n say_v that_o he_o remember_v his_o good_a dede_n and_o despyse_v the_o publycan_n that_o humble_o smite_v his_o breast_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o cry_v god_n mercy_n and_o say_v lord_n god_n have_v pyte_n and_o mercy_n on_o i_o pour_v synnar_fw-mi thus_o ought_v the_o synnar_a juge_n himself_o tofore_o god_n &_o not_o allege_v his_o sin_n but_o to_o agryeve_v poyse·_a and_o recount_v clere_o wythoute_n lie_a ¶_o also_o confessyon_n ought_v to_o be_v hole_n and_o not_o depart_v to_o dyvers_a confessours·_n for_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v say_v alle_fw-mi to_o one_o confessor_n and_o not_o one_o part_n to_o one_o and_z another_o part_n to_o another_o god_n love_v not_o such_o depart_n ¶_o also_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o say_v only_o the_o sin_n but_o alle_fw-mi the_o cyrcumstaunce_n which_o agreven_a moche_n the_o sin_n for_o the_o sin_n ben_fw-mi peraventure_fw-fr more_fw-mi great_a in_o one_o person_n than_o in_o another_o as_o in_o a_o relygyous_a man_n more_o than_o in_o a_o secular_a in_o a_o prelate_n than_o in_o a_o simple_a man_n ¶_o also_o this_o be_v more_o great_a sin_n in_o one_o place_n than_o in_o another_o as_z in_o a_o monasterye·_n or_o in_o any_o other_o holy_a place·_n more_o than_o in_o a_o unhalowed_a place_n also_o in_o one_o time_n more_o than_o in_o another_o as_o in_o lent_fw-la or_o on_o festeful_a day_n ¶_o also_o when_o one_o syn_v wytyng_o and_o in_o earnest_a he_o syn_v more_o than_o when_o one_o syn_v ygnorantlye_o ¶_o also_o one_o ought_v for_o to_o say_v the_o condycyon_n of_o the_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v gretter_n sin_n with_o a_o wed_a woman_n
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amend_v the_o four_o sin_n ageyn_v the_o holy_a ghoost_n be_v despite_n of_o penance_n that_o be_v when_o a_o man_n purpose_v in_o his_o herte_n that_o he_o shalle_fw-mi never_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n the_o fyfthe_n be_v to_o war_n against_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n in_o another_o the_o uj_o be_v to_o war_n against_o truth_n in_o earnest_a wetyng_o and_o in_o especial_a the_o truth_n of_o the_o crysten_v faith_n all_o these_o sin_n be_v ageyn_v the_o bounte_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o holy_a ghoo_v and_z they_o be_v so_o great_a that_o unnethe_v they_o come_v to_o veray_v repentance_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o unnethe_v forgyven_v and_o pardon_v ¶_o the_o iij_o heed_n of_o the_o be_v of_o hell_n be_v ire_n or_o wrath_n capo._n twenty-five_o the_o thyrd_o heed_n of_o the_o be_v be_v ire_n but_o thou_o owe_v to_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o ire_n which_o be_v virtuous_a that_o the_o good_a man_n have_v ayenste_n this_o sin_n which_o geten_v the_o virtue_n against_o the_o vice_n there_o be_v another_o ire_n which_o be_v a_o moche_n great_a vice_n that_o be_v felonnye_n of_o herte_n out_o of_o who_o yssuen_o many_o branch_n and_o in_o especial_a four_o war_n that_o the_o felon_n have_v ¶_o of_o the_o first_o war_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o ire_n which_o be_v such_o xxuj_o the_o first_o war_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o ire_n is_z to_o himself_o for_o when_o ire_n surmount_v the_o man_n she_z torment_v the_o soul_n &_o the_o body_n so_o moche_v that_o the_o man_n may_v not_o sleep_v ne_o rest_n sometime_o ire_n take_v away_o the_o et_a &_o drynk_n and_o make_v one_o to_o fall_v in_o a_o fever_n or_o in_o so_o great_a hevynesse_n or_o malancolye_n or_o despair_v that_o he_o take_v the_o death_n this_o be_v a_o fire_n that_o waste_v alle_fw-mi the_o good_n of_o the_o how_o be_v ¶_o the_o second_o war_n that_o the_o fellow_n have_v that_o be_v to_o god_n for_o ire_n and_o felonnye_n surmount_v and_o fire_n sometime_o alle_fw-mi the_o people_n by_o 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