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own_o ê“p_a thyngê_n so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v take_v from_o they_o /_o or_z they_o let_v /_o or_o forbeden_fw-mi to_o use_v they_o at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n they_o will_v grudge_v /_o &_o think_v /_o or_o say_v very_o they_o have_v wrong_v and_o in_o all_o the_o time_n /_o they_o nothing_o do_v regard_v the_o defoul_n /_o blot_n &_o deface_a of_o their_o holy_a ê“fessed_a rule_n the_o fourthe_a point_n of_o the_o say_a text_n moche_v notable_a be_v /_o that_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o monastery_n 4._o 4._o shall_v be_v minister_v &_o deliver_v unto_o the_o covent_n /_o &_o unto_o every_o ê‘sone_n of_o the_o covent_n by_o the_o sovereyne_n or_o their_o officer_n accord_v unto_o the_o need_n of_o the_o person_n which_o point_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n /_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o act_n /_o where_o be_v say_v dividebatur_fw-la unicuique_fw-la 4._o in_o act_n ca._n 4._o prout_fw-la cuique_fw-la opus_fw-la erat_fw-la that_o be_v the_o good_n be_v 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&_o hyndraunce_n of_o all_o virtue_n /_o good_a manner_n /_o &_o spiritual_a ê“fitte_v and_o as_o a_o thing_n more_o ieoê‘dous_a /_o or_z perilous_a than_o disobedience_n /_o or_o fornication_n for_o unto_o they_o as_o to_o other_o sin_n we_o have_v a_o ê“uite_n /_o &_o natural_a disposition_n /_o that_o do_v move_v &_o assail_v we_o wtinforth_o but_o this_o most_o damnable_a ê“priete_n 1._o ibidem_fw-la ca._n 1._o be_v without_o we_o /_o &_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n do_v assail_v &_o entice_v the_o mind_n unto_o avarice_n /_o &_o damnable_a covetousness_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o outward_a motion_n it_o may_v the_o more_o lyght_o be_v resist_v &_o withstand_v
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