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to_o shryve_v he_o and_o to_o do_v penance_n and_o never_o more_o to_o do_v sin_n and_o this_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o say_v saint_n bernarde_n it_o shall_v be_v hevye_a and_o grevous_a and_o full_a sharp_a and_o poynaunt_a in_o herte_n ¶_o first_o for_o a_o man_n have_v agylt_v his_o lord_n and_o his_o creatoure_n and_o more_o sharp_a and_o poynaunt_a for_o he_o have_v agylt_v his_o father_n celestial_a and_o yet_o more_o sharp_a and_o poynaunt_a for_o he_o have_v wrathe_v &_o agylt_v he_o that_o buy_v he_o that_o with_o his_o preciouse_a blood_n have_v delyver_v we_o from_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n and_o fro_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o dyvell_n and_o fro_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n the_o cause_n that_o ought_v move_v a_o man_n to_o contrition_n be_v syxe_n first_o a_o man_n shall_v remember_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n but_o look_v that_o that_o remembrance_n ne_o be_v to_o he_o no_o delyte_n by_o no_o way_n but_o great_a shame_n &_o sorrow_n for_o his_o sin_n for_o 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