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se_fw-la existimat_fw-la aliquid_fw-la esse_fw-la cum_fw-la nichil_fw-la sit_fw-la â—_o ipse_fw-la se_fw-la seducit_fw-la who_o so_o wen_v himself_o to_o be_v ought_v when_o he_o be_v right_a nought_o he_o begyle_v himself_o ¶_o how_o stirynge_v of_o pride_n and_o vainglory_n in_o good_a man_n be_v but_o venial_a sin_n caplm_fw-ge lx_o nevertheless_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n which_o disposyth_v he_o to_o live_v contemplatyf_v if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o he_o forsake_v he_o self_n as_o in_o will_n and_o offer_v he_o holy_a to_o god_n with_o a_o full_a general_a will_n that_o he_o will_v not_o sin_n in_o pride_n wyttyng_o ne_o have_v joy_n in_o himself_o wilful_o but_o oon_o in_o god_n if_o he_o cowde_v and_o may_v and_o after_o this_o full_a will_n offer_v to_o god_n he_o felyth_v many_o stirynge_n of_o vaynglory_n and_o delyte_v in_o they_o for_o the_o time_n for_o he_o perceyve_v they_o not_o this_o like_n be_v but_o venyall_n sin_n and_o nam_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o when_o he_o 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