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we_o say_v pater_fw-la noster_fw-la qui_fw-la es_fw-la in_o celis_fw-la sanctificetur_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la â—_o â—â—â—â—thei_fw-la vi_fw-la â—_o o_o our_o fader_fw-mi the_o which_o art_n in_o heaven_n /_o santyfy_v be_v thy_o name_n this_o word_n in_o celis_fw-la as_o say_v the_o gloze_n ordynary_a be_v put_v there_o because_o that_o we_o shall_v in_o time_n of_o prayer_n elevat_v our_o mind_n unto_o the_o spiritual_a hevyn_v /_o where_o as_o be_v the_o fader_fw-mi omnipotent_a moost_n excellent_a in_o his_o glory_n we_o shall_v so_o order_v ourself_o in_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v true_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n saint_n poule_n â—â—x_fw-la â—â—â—d_v philip_n â—â—x_fw-la nostra_fw-la autem_fw-la conversatio_fw-la in_o celis_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o that_o we_o shall_v oft_o time_n use_v prayer_n ca
they_o as_o outward_a &_o sensyble_a pleasure_n that_o it_o can_v not_o savour_n nor_o taste_n notable_o the_o inward_a swetnes_n of_o the_o spiryt_n /_o which_o the_o spirit_n sore_o desire_v among_o all_o mortal_a sin_n i_o note_v vi_o that_o specyal_o dyspose_v to_o distraction_n that_o be_v pride_n /_o envy_n /_o ire_n glotony_n /_o lechery_n /_o &_o covetise_n pride_n incline_v to_o vain_a glory_n /_o &_o ypocrisy_n /_o &_o to_o thought_n of_o elation_n of_o hin_a self_n for_z the_o proud_a ê‘sone_n mind_n be_v so_o besy_n that_o whereso_o ever_o he_o go_v or_o bide_v /_o stand_v or_o sit_v he_o speak_v to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o he_o can_v do_v none_o otherwise_o in_o payer_n but_o while_o his_o tongue_n speak_v one_o word_n his_o herte_n thynk_v another_o and_o oftentyme_o he_o ymagine_v that_o never_o be_v nor_o never_o shall_v be_v ¶_o remedy_n for_o these_o we_o may_v soon_o have_v /_o if_o we_o in_o time_n of_o prayer_n will_v take_v good_a heed_n &_o custody_n of_o our_o herte_fw-fr /_o &_o dyspise_v all_o vaynglory_n &_o praise_n of_o creature_n abhor_v ypocresy_n /_o &_o meek_a ourselves_o to_o god_n &_o prepare_v our_o herte_n specyal_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o prayer_n for_o lack_v of_o due_a preparation_n in_o the_o beginning_z /_o &_o for_o that_o we_o be_v neglygent_a in_o order_v our_o herte_n to_o our_o prayer_n /_o cause_v we_o to_o have_v lytell_fw-mi devotion_n in_o our_o hertes_fw-la /_o nor_o swetnes_n in_o our_o prayer_n and_o contrary_a wise_n good_a order_fw-fr in_o the_o beginning_n expel_v dystraccyon_n &_o induce_v fervour_n of_o spyrite_n example_n we_o may_v take_v of_o the_o holy_a woman_n judith_n /_o which_o as_o scrypture_n show_v when_o she_o shall_v make_v her_o prayer_n to_o god_n /_o she_o die_v cast_v away_o all_o her_o gay_a array_n /_o &_o die_v clothe_v herself_o with_o sack_n ix_o iu._n ix_o cast_a dust_n upon_o her_o heed_n /_o and_o fast_v &_o watch_v in_o great_a penance_n ¶_o of_o queen_n hester_n we_o rede_v also_o /_o that_o not_o only_o she_o do_v all_o these_o with_o great_a weep_a &_o wail_a as_o it_o be_v open_a in_o the_o book_n of_o hester_n /_o but_o also_o she_o file_v her_o heed_n with_o dust_n &_o dung_n fourteen_o â—e_n fourteen_o and_o go_v to_o every_o place_n where_o she_o have_v by_o her_o pride_n &_o mirth_n dysplease_v god_n &_o there_o she_o tear_v she_o here_o in_o detestacyon_n of_o her_o sign_n twenty-three_o omeli_fw-la twenty-three_o ¶_o marry_o magdalene_n also_o when_o she_o go_v to_o here_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o our_o lord_n preach_v as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v she_o do_v take_v with_o she_o so_o great_a contrycyon_n /_o that_o she_o make_v a_o sacrefyce_n of_o every_o part_n of_o her_o body_n /_o wherewith_o she_o have_v offend_v god_n if_o she_o have_v this_o preparation_n of_o heart_n when_o our_o lord_n die_v speak_v unto_o she_o no_o less_o ought_v we_o to_o have_v when_o we_o shall_v come_v in_o pnsence_n &_o speak_v to_o god_n which_o undoubted_a we_o do_v as_o doctor_n say_v /_o when_o we_o pray_v to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o malice_n /_o &_o impacyency_n shall_v be_v for_o from_o we_o /_o which_o cause_v dystraccyon_n of_o mind_n in_o prayer_n /_o nothing_o more_o for_o mary_n for_o the_o love_n which_o she_o have_v to_o god_n &_o her_o neighbour_n be_v worthy_a to_o here_o these_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n /_o the_z great_a multytude_n of_o her_o sin_n be_v forgyven_v /_o because_o she_o love_v moche_n /_o lete_fw-la we_o ever_o remember_v the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n seven_o lu._n seven_o xviij_o ma._n vi_fw-la et_fw-la xviij_o except_o you_o remyt_v each_o other_o with_o your_o herte_n â–ª_o your_o fader_fw-mi in_o heaven_n will_v not_o remyt_v nor_o forgyve_v your_o sin_n all_o these_o example_n of_o these_o holy_a woman_n be_v write_v in_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n of_o god_n /_o and_o leave_v for_o our_o example_n &_o erudytion_n lete_n we_o therefore_o with_o mary_n magdalene_n when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o pray_v /_o weep_v &_o wail_v our_o sin_n call_v to_o our_o remembrance_n with_o queen_n hester_n the_o time_n /_o the_o place_n /_o the_z person_n /_o and_o the_o part_n of_o our_o body_n and_o also_o the_o word_n /_o the_o dede_n &_o the_o thought_n /_o in_o the_o which_o we_o have_v offend_v the_o high_a god_n omnipotent_a /_o &_o there_o tear_v our_o here_o /_o that_o be_v to_o be_v actual_o sorry_a for_o they_o &_o have_v they_o in_o detestation_n /_o and_o be_v dysplease_v with_o ourselves_o /_o which_o so_o unkynd_o have_v offend_v our_o moost_n love_a &_o merciful_a fader_fw-mi in_o heaven_n and_o i_o praise_v it_o moche_v when_o the_o meek_a &_o contrite_a herte_n speak_v to_o god_n in_o the_o mother_n tongue_n /_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n /_o or_z ask_a mercy_n for_o his_o sin_n nothing_o than_o shall_v be_v so_o moche_n afore_o our_o eye_n /_o nor_o with_o moche_n occupy_v our_o herte_n as_o heaven_n /_o which_o myserable_o we_o have_v lose_v by_o sign_n and_o hell_n to_o the_o which_o we_o have_v bind_v ourself_o by_o sign_n /_o and_o that_o perpetual_o except_o we_o amend_v our_o conversation_n lete_n we_o therefore_o for_o cloth_n /_o clothe_v ourself_o with_o sack_n /_o as_o judith_n die_v /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v meke_n ourself_o in_o our_o herte_n &_o evermore_o remember_v how_o unworthy_a we_o be_v to_o come_v to_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n &_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o in_o this_o example_n of_o this_o holy_a woman_n we_o may_v learn_v &_o perceyve_v how_o lytel_n it_o please_v god_n /_o or_o ê“mote_v pra_a to_o come_v to_o the_o chyrch_n in_o gay_a apparel_n or_o clothing_n /_o except_z we_o use_v ourself_o wary_o therein_o for_o nothing_o more_o distract_v the_o mind_n /_o &_o hurt_v prayer_n &_o devocyon_n than_o the_o inordynate_n &_o curyous_a affection_n &_o thought_n of_o such_o vanitee_n ¶_o i_o will_v not_o say_v but_o it_o be_v commendable_a on_o the_o holy_a day_n to_o aborne_v our_o body_n honest_o /_o so_o that_o our_o mind_n be_v not_o alienate_v fro_o god_n thereby_o lete_n we_o also_o with_o queen_n hester_n cast_v dust_n &_o dung_n upon_o our_o hede_n that_o be_v to_o remember_v not_o only_a how_o we_o be_v mortal_a /_o dust_n /_o ash_n /_o &_o earth_n &_o to_o they_o tear_v again_o we_o shall_v but_o also_o cast_v dung_n on_o our_o heed_n /_o that_o be_v knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o the_o most_o vile_a slynk_v &_o unkynd_n syner_n that_o lyve_v if_o thou_o look_v man_n straight_o afore_o thy_o eye_n /_o &_o iuge_fw-mi not_o thy_o neyÈbour_n /_o for_z in_o ease_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o ye._n &_o i_o suppose_v that_o thou_o may_v well_o think_v so_o on_o thyself_o /_o who_o only_o in_o herte_n thou_o know_v &_o no_o other_o many_o because_o their_o conscyence_n murmur_n not_o /_o they_z think_v themselves_o sure_o /_o but_o that_o be_v a_o fall_v surety_n for_o as_o saint_n poule_n say_v i_o know_v no_o sign_n in_o my_o conscyence_n /_o but_o yet_o in_o that_o i_o be_o not_o iustyfy_v but_o the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n shall_v show_v &_o declare_v what_o every_o man_n be_v /_o when_o our_o miserable_a soul_n shall_v be_v bring_v afore_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o high_a iuge_a god_n almyghty_a /_o there_o to_o abide_v that_o moost_n terryble_a sentence_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n almyghty_a either_o to_o everla_a life_n or_o endless_a pain_n if_o we_o will_v daily_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o pmparation_n to_o our_o prayer_n not_o only_o we_o shall_v avoid_v great_a distractyon_n of_o mind_n but_o also_o we_o shall_v do_v due_a fruit_n of_o penance_n for_o our_o sin_n some_o there_o be_v which_o be_v moche_n lete_fw-la in_o prayer_n by_o fantasye_n and_o dyvers_a thought_n and_o cogytacyon_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o moche_v intryke_v nor_o file_v with_o mortal_a sin_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o dystraccyon_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v great_a habundaunce_n of_o venyall_n syne_v for_o now_o a_o day_n many_o be_v give_v to_o sport_n /_o game_n &_o desolate_a mirth_n /_o &_o specyal_o to_o delycate_v feed_v of_o meat_n &_o drink_v &_o idle_a speech_n all_o which_o be_v poison_n to_o devotion_n &_o much_o let_v to_o prayer_n &_o occasion_n of_o fantasy_n for_o all_o such_o dissolute_a mirth_n /_o vain_a speech_n &_o feeding_n be_v so_o pleasant_a to_o the_o sense_n that_o they_o suffocate_v the_o spirit_n /_o &_o let_v the_o soul_n from_o rejoice_v in_o spunal_n thing_n avoid_v this_o case_n &_o devocyon_n will_v follow_v in_o prayer_n delyte_n in_o such_o vanytee_n /_o &_o not_o only_o you_o shall_v drown_v devotion_n but_o also_o you_o shall_v make_v yourself_o a_o vessel_n fit_a for_o every_o temptacyon_n many_o
of_o this_o and_o therefore_o saint_n augustyn_n on_o this_o manner_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o omnibus_fw-la temptacionnibê°_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o temptation_n /_o trybulation_n /_o and_o adversytee_n i_o find_v never_o so_o efficacial_a and_o sure_a remedy_n as_o in_o the_o blyss_v wound_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi jesu_n cryst_n wherefore_o devout_a chrystian_n i_o will_v exhort_v and_o advyse_v you_o in_o all_o trybulation_n whither_o they_o be_v spyrytuall_a or_o corporal_a /_o to_o arm_v you_o with_o this_o impenetrable_a harney_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o cryst_n that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o with_z de_fw-fr memory_n of_o this_o blyss_v wound_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o adversite_a /_o but_o also_o in_o prosperyte_n and_o moo_v specyal_o /_o as_o now_o for_o my_o purpose_n i_o will_v council_n you_o to_o use_v this_o medytacyon_n or_o remembrance_n in_o time_n of_o praer_fw-mi for_o very_o hear_v it_o be_v /_o and_z almoo_v impossyble_a for_o any_o man_n the_o which_o do_v not_o understande_v at_o the_o least_fw-mi the_o lytterall_a sense_n of_o his_o prayer_n /_o for_o to_o keep_v his_o mind_n contynul_o elevate_v and_o lytte_n up_o to_o almyghty_a god_n in_o devocyon_n /_o and_z upon_o the_o due_a cyrcumstaunce_n thereof_o wherefore_o necessyte_n will_v cause_v and_o compel_v he_o to_o admit_v some_o other_o cogytacyon_n and_o thought_n beside_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o prayer_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v eschew_v and_o put_v from_o he_o at_o all_o time_n /_o but_o moo_v special_o in_o time_n of_o prayer_n unfruytfull_a and_o unprofitable_a thought_n /_o and_o keep_v his_o mind_n steadfast_o as_o moche_v as_o he_o may_v upon_o good_a spiritual_a thought_n but_o as_o i_o suppose_v there_o be_v none_o more_o spunall_n /_o nor_o more_o fruytfull_a than_o be_v the_o medytacyon_n of_o the_o wound_n of_o cryst_n wherefore_o i_o will_v council_n you_o that_o be_v unlern_v &_o ê‘ceyve_v not_o the_o lyterall_a sense_n of_o your_o prayer_n &_o also_o i_o hold_v it_o profitable_a for_o you_o that_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o time_n thereof_o to_o let_v your_o mind_n be_v occupy_v with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o these_o precious_a wound_n if_o you_o thus_o do_v /_o than_z shall_v you_o exclude_v the_o vain_a &_o unprofytable_a cogitation_n of_o worldly_a thing_n than_o shall_v you_o be_v moche_o quiet_a in_o your_o soul_n from_o temptation_n of_o your_o ghostly_a enemy_n than_o shall_v you_o be_v fervent_a in_o devotion_n and_o than_o shall_v you_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n your_o prayer_n more_o odoriferous_a /_o more_o sweet_a /_o &_o more_o acceptable_a to_o he_o /_o than_o be_v the_o fragrant_a fume_n of_o incense_n ¶_o how_o after_n prayer_n will_v follow_v temptacyon_n of_o vainglory_n and_o how_o they_o may_v be_v eschew_v &_o avoid_v by_o dyvers_a remedye_n ca._n xi_o short_o after_o this_o manner_n of_o devout_a prayer_n or_o else_o in_o the_o time_n thereof_o your_o ghostly_a enemy_n will_v be_v besy_n to_o tempt_v you_o to_o the_o vice_n of_o vainglory_n /_o &_o so_o if_o he_o can_v cause_v you_o not_o only_o to_o less_o the_o merit_n of_o your_o devout_a prayer_n /_o but_o also_o beside_o that_o grevous_o to_o offend_v god_n /_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o detestable_a sign_n wherefore_o it_o be_v nedeful_a to_o be_v cyrspect_n &_o when_o you_o ê‘ceyve_v yourself_o to_o be_v assail_v with_o such_o temptacyon_n anon_o meke_o subdue_v yourself_o to_o god_n /_o unfeyn_o knowlege_v that_o if_o you_o have_v pray_v devout_o it_o be_v your_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v and_o yet_o be_v nothing_o able_a so_o to_o do_v as_o of_o yourself_o /_o but_o only_o it_o come_v of_o the_o great_a goodness_n &_o grace_n of_o almyghty_a god_n that_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o good_a be_v /_o as_z of_o ourself_o do_v wytne_v saint_n poule_n say_v non_fw-la sufficientes_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n iii._n two_o co_fw-la iii._n we_o be_v not_o suffycient_a as_o of_o ourselves_o to_o thynk_v any_o 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