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man_n say_v this_o holy_a doctor_n do_v iuge_a his_o own_o more_o streygt_o than_z he_o do_v that_o which_o parteynyth_v to_o a_o neither_o wherefore_o all_o such_o may_v have_v great_a comfort_n in_o our_o lord_n strong_o for_o his_o love_n to_o wythstond_v temptation_n and_o i_o will_v exhort_v every_o relygiouse_a parson_n to_o the_o same_o by_o a_o example_n that_o i_o rede_v of_o a_o holy_a father_n that_o overcome_v the_o enemy_n and_o utter_o in_o manner_n confoundyd_v he_o by_o grace_n and_o good_a wysdom_n for_o when_o the_o enemy_n will_v tempt_v he_o to_o pride_n he_o will_v with_o all_o his_o may_v enforse_n he_o to_o mekenes_n when_o he_o movyd_v he_o to_o ire_n or_o wroth_a then_z he_o apply_v himself_o strong_o to_o patience_n and_o so_o likewise_o from_o glotony_n he_o will_v decline_v to_o abstinence_n and_o when_o he_o temptyd_v he_o to_o desperation_n he_o will_v commyt_n himself_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o apply_v himself_o to_o hope_n and_o likewise_o 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orderyd_v the_o forth_o chapitre_fw-fr folio_n iiii_o ¶_o how_o of_o seruyle_n fear_n conyth_v scrupulosyte_n that_o moche_n trobelyth_v the_o relygiouse_a ê‘son_n the_o u_o cha._n folio_n iiii_o ¶_o what_o be_v scrupulosyte_n the_o vi_o chap._n folio_n vi_o whereof_o scrupulosyte_n rysyth_v or_o bredyth_n the_o seven_o chapytre_n folio_n seven_o ¶_o how_o scrupulosite_a be_v noryssh_v the_o viii_o cha._n ¶_o whereof_o scrupulosyte_n be_v maynteynyd_v the_o ix_o chapitre_fw-fr folio_fw-la viij_o ¶_o of_o the_o yvel_n that_o scrupulosyte_n bryngyth_v to_o the_o ten_o chapitre_fw-fr folio_fw-la x._o ¶_o of_o remedye_n ageyn_v scrupulosyte_n the_o xi_o chapitre_fw-fr folio_fw-la twelve_o ¶_o of_o remedye_n for_o temptation_n come_v of_o scrupulosyte_n the_o xii_o chapitre_fw-fr folio_fw-la xv_o ¶_o of_o spiritual_a temptation_n and_o how_o they_o may_v come_v to_o us._n the_o xiii_o chapitre_fw-fr folio_fw-la xuj_o ¶_o a_o lamentable_a complain_v of_o the_o dullâ—_n soul_n the_o xiiii_o 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