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lesson_n after_o saint_n gregory_n that_o as_o oft_o as_o our_o audience_n will_v here_o our_o preach_n sentence_n or_o mind_n not_o for_o to_o amend_v thereby_o their_o perverse_a and_o vicyous_a life_n but_o only_o to_o commend_v our_o saynge_n then_o so_o oft_o we_o shall_v keep_v silence_n and_o speak_v not_o as_o they_o will_v for_o if_o we_o shall_v for_o that_o purpose_n follow_v their_o desire_n we_o shall_v offend_v god_n in_o so_o do_v and_o their_o vicyous_a life_n shall_v be_v in_o no_o thing_n amend_v thereby_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n whereby_o we_o may_v know_v and_o perceyve_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o herer_n and_o desyrer_n and_o specyal_o if_o they_o ever_o praise_v that_o thing_n which_o they_o here_o and_o yet_o never_o follow_v that_o thing_n which_o they_o so_o praise_v ¶_o a_o prayer_n o_o jesu_n which_o for_o i_o will_v suffer_v herode_fw-la scornful_o to_o demand_v many_o question_n of_o the_o to_o the_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o answer_v one_o word_n 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virtue_n as_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a and_o agre_v to_o envious_a or_o hateful_a person_n and_o all_o give_v to_o mischeyfe_a but_o this_o word_n pertinatia_fw-la that_o be_v forwardness_n be_v convenient_a to_o such_o evyll_n person_n for_o it_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o vice_n and_o that_o such_o a_o vice_n which_o will_v not_o gyve_v over_o or_o cease_v unto_o the_o time_n his_o malicyous_a mind_n be_v bring_v to_o purpose_n these_o malicyous_a jue_n stand_v obstinatlye_o and_o styfelye_o accuse_v christ_n that_o he_o may_v be_v short_o put_v to_o death_n and_o they_o as_o the_o chylderne_a of_o death_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o life_n to_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n they_o accuse_v christ_n before_o herode_fw-la specyallye_o sa_v that_o christ_n have_v trouble_v and_o move_v all_o the_o people_n begin_v in_o galilee_n which_o be_v under_o the_o rule_n of_o herode_fw-la y_z t_o thereby_o they_o may_v the_o more_o rather_o move_v he_o against_o christ_n because_o he_o have_v 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because_o he_o will_v not_o let_v his_o passion_n luce._n and_o as_o albert_n say_v the_o pride_n and_o curiosity_n of_o herode_fw-la do_v not_o deserve_v it_o and_o she_o to_o our_o lord_n command_v in_o his_o gospel_n sa_v nolite_fw-la sanctum_fw-la dare_v canibus_fw-la a._n gyve_v no_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n do_v no_o miracle_n before_o such_o as_o will_v not_o prophet_n by_o they_o also_o you_o know_v that_o a_o word_n can_v not_o be_v speak_v or_o form_v without_o a_o voice_n so_o because_o our_o savyour_fw-mi jesus_n be_v the_o eternal_a word_n of_o god_n and_o saint_n johan_n the_o baptist_n be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o that_o same_o word_n &_o herode_fw-la slay_v that_o voice_n johan_n baptiste_n the_o eester_fw-mi last_o pass_v the_o year_n before_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o here_o y_o it_o eternal_a word_n of_o god_n that_o be_v christ_n speak_v and_o furthermore_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o hear_v christ_n speak_v for_z his_o manifold_a scorn_a word_n 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remembrance_n in_o our_o mind_n put_v upon_o our_o head_n a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n that_o be_v not_z to_o differ_v but_o speedy_o to_o take_v upon_o we_o with_o a_o pure_a conscience_n a_o hard_a and_o painful_a life_n as_o in_o abstinence_n watch_v labour_n and_o other_o werke_n of_o penance_n for_o god_n as_o christ_n will_v bear_v upon_o his_o head_n the_o thorn_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o our_o love_n ¶_o second_v be_v that_o we_o shall_v labour_v to_o be_v crown_v with_o the_o thorn_n of_o temptation_n for_o every_o temptacyon_n that_o do_v impugn_v we_o be_v as_o a_o thorn_n prick_n the_o head_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o temptation_n if_o a_o man_n overcome_v he_o prepare_v and_o by_v a_o precyous_a gem_n to_o his_o crown_n and_z as_o many_o temptacyon_n as_o he_o overcum_v so_o many_o precyous_a stone_n he_o add_v to_o his_o own_o crown_n of_o glory_n and_o therefore_o the_o spouse_n say_v in_o his_o canticle_n a._n sicut_fw-la lilium_fw-la inter_fw-la spinas_fw-la sic_fw-la 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