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lend_v they_o ¶_o of_o the_o iii_o bough_n of_o dysloyalte_n ca._n xvii_o the_o three_o bough_n of_o dysloyalte_n that_o come_v of_o pride_n be_v renyenge_a he_o be_v well_o reny_v that_o the_o land_n which_o he_o hold_v of_o his_o lord_n put_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n /_o &_o do_v to_o high_a homage_n this_o sin_n do_v all_o they_o the_o sin_n mortal_o for_o in_o asmoche_n as_o in_o they_o be_v they_o do_v homage_n unto_o the_o devyll_n and_o become_v servant_n &_o caytyves_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o rendre_fw-fr to_o he_o all_o that_o they_o hold_v of_o god_n /_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v they_o put_v in_o the_o seruyce_n of_o the_o devyll_n and_o how_o be_v it_o that_o such_o folk_n say_v and_o call_v they_o crysten_v /_o they_o renye_v god_n by_o werke_n /_o and_o show_v that_o they_o ben_fw-mi not_o but_o in_o three_o manner_n a_o man_n be_v callyd_v renegade_n or_o reny_v /_o and_o fall_v crysten_v or_o for_o by_o cause_n that_o he_o byleve_v not_o that_o he_o ought_v like_o as_o do_v the_o bougre_v or_o the_o heretyke_a /_o and_o the_o apostata_fw-la that_o reny_v his_o feythe_n or_o by_o cause_n that_o they_o break_v the_o feythe_n that_o they_o byleve_v /_o like_o as_o do_v they_o that_o be_v pariured_a /_o and_o be_v lie_v their_o faith_n or_o by_o cause_n the_o believe_v more_o than_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v /_o like_o as_o do_v devynour_n sorcier_n /_o &_o the_o charmerer_n which_o use_v and_o werke_n by_o tharte_o of_o the_o devyll_n /_o and_o all_o they_o that_o in_o such_o evyll_n werky_v byleve_v and_o set_v their_o hope_n sin_n deed_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v against_o the_o feythe_n /_o and_o therefore_o holy_a chirche_n for_o bede_v and_o deffend_v theym_v these_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o desloyaulte_n which_o be_v the_o first_o branch_n of_o pride_n ¶_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o pride_n capitulo_fw-la xviii_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o pride_n be_v despite_n /_o which_o be_v a_o moche_n great_a sin_n /_o and_o how_o well_o that_o deed_o sin_n be_v not_o without_o despite_n of_o god_n /_o yet_o alwey_a after_o that_o we_o here_o speak_v /_o in_o this_o despite_n specyal_o may_v one_o sin_n in_o three_o manner_n or_o by_o cause_n that_o a_o person_n preyse_v not_o ryghtful_o another_o in_o his_o herte_n like_a as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o by_o cause_n he_o ber_v not_o reverence_v ne_o honour_n there_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o by_o cause_n he_o obey_v not_o aright_o theym_a to_o who_o he_o ought_v to_o obey_v ¶_o
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and_o rychesses_n dung_n /_o &_o honour_v but_o fylthe_n &_o vyletee_n and_o the_o desire_n for_o too_o come_v thyder_n shall_v make_v he_o an_o hondr_v thousand_o time_n more_o ardaunt_o to_o hate_v sin_n /_o and_z to_o love_n virtue_n and_o to_o do_v well_o for_o love_n be_v more_o strong_a than_o drede_v /_o and_o than_o be_v the_o lyf_v fair_a and_o honest_a /_o when_o a_o person_n flee_v all_o evyls_n &_o sin_n and_o enforce_v he_o to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a that_o he_o may_v /_o not_z only_a for_o fere_n to_o be_v damn_a but_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o glory_n perdurable_a and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o great_a clennesse_n that_o virtue_n have_v and_o good_a lyf_v /_o and_z theym_a who_o the_o love_n of_o god_n lede_v /_o moche_n hastely_a soon_o and_o more_o ardaunt_o come_fw-mi thereto_o /_o and_z alas_o co_v /_o than_z they_o that_o serve_v god_n for_o drede_n the_o hare_n ren_v and_o so_o do_v the_o greyhounde_n that_o one_o for_o drede_v that_o 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the_o lytell_a good_a /_o and_o some_o the_o middle_a good_a and_o some_o the_o great_a good_a /_o and_o some_o veray_fw-fr good_a that_o be_v ryghtful_a to_o all_o the_o world_n be_v sometime_o deceyve_v for_o they_o gyve_v the_o great_a god_n for_o the_o lytel_fw-mi /_o or_o the_o great_a for_o the_o middle_a for_o this_o world_n be_v as_o a_o fair_a /_o where_o as_o be_v many_o folysshe_a merchant_n /_o and_o fool_n /_o that_o bye_n glass_n for_o sapphire_n /_o and_o brass_n for_o gold_n /_o &_o bladder_n for_o lantern_n
that_o /_o the_z soul_n be_v deed_n for_o like_a as_o the_o body_n be_v deed_n without_o the_o soul_n so_o be_v the_o soul_n deed_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n it_o be_v call_v virtue_n by_o cause_n it_o adourn_v the_o soul_n with_o good_a werke_n &_o with_o good_a manner_n /_o it_o be_v call_v charyte_n because_o it_o join_v the_o soul_n to_o god_n /_o &_o also_o do_v all_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v with_o god_n for_o charyte_n be_v nothing_o ely_v but_o a_o dear_a unyte_n /_o that_o be_v the_o perfeccyon_n and_o the_o beneurte_fw-fr to_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o intend_v moche_n be_v deceyve_v the_o auncyente_a philosopher_n that_o so_o curious_o dysputeden_fw-mi &_o enquyreden_fw-mi who_z be_v the_o soverayne_a good_a in_o this_o life_n /_o and_o never_o coude_fw-fr they_o find_v ne_o know_v it_o /_o for_o some_o set_v their_o stuyde_n and_o their_o wytin_n delight_n of_o the_o body_n the_o other_o in_o rychessy_v the_o other_o in_o honest_a but_o the_o great_a philosopher_n faint_a poule_n which_o be_v ravyssh_v unto_o the_o three_o heaven_n /_o and_o pass_v all_o the_o other_o philosopher_n tech_v we_o by_o many_o reason_n that_o the_o soverayne_n good_a in_o this_o life_n and_o that_o the_o queen_n of_o virtue_n be_v for_o to_o love_v god_n and_o to_o have_v veray_fw-fr charyte_n in_o himself_o for_o with_o out_o this_o good_a ne_fw-fr avalen_v all_o the_o other_o good_n right_a nought_o and_o who_o that_o have_v this_o good_a of_o charyte_n he_o have_v all_o other_o good_n /_o and_o when_o all_o other_o good_n shall_v fail_v /_o this_o good_a shall_v not_o fail_v and_o above_o all_o the_o great_a good_n that_o be_v this_o charyte_n be_v lady_n and_o thenne_v the_o grete_a good_n the_o which_o be_v under_o heaven_n be_v charyte_n and_o also_o after_o by_o cause_n that_o thou_o wylte_n and_o desy_a this_o good_a the_o which_o by_o right_a be_v call_v virtue_n /_o and_o that_o thou_o desy_a to_o love_v it_o moo_v /_o and_o to_o seche_v it_o above_o all_o 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