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thing_n of_o yourself_o it_o shall_v make_v you_o patient_a in_o adversytâ—_n and_z temperate_a in_o prosperyte_n and_o set_v you_o namely_o in_o all_o honest_a of_o virtue_n and_o it_o shall_v also_o make_v you_o love_v â—oiâ—â—e_a god_n and_o man_n ¶_o a_o a_z now_z be_v that_o a_o painful_a soul_n and_o full_a of_o woo_v that_o have_v not_o this_o bliss_n for_o where_o that_o such_o holy_a hate_n be_v not_o there_o be_v moche_o unordynate_a love_n the_o which_o be_v the_o stynk_n thorroke_v and_o canell_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o rote_n of_o all_o evil_a concupyscence_n all_o such_o and_o like_a word_n this_o hooly_a maid_n comyne_v day_n by_o day_n with_o such_o drede_n in_o commend_v of_o holy_a hate_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o despise_v of_o unordynate_a love_n ¶_o but_o when_o ever_o she_o perceyve_v that_o any_o defaute_n of_o sin_n or_o of_o sin_n in_o many_o creature_n that_o comyne_v with_o she_o or_o in_o any_o other_o anon_z she_o will_v be_v styre_v 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