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¶_o and_o how_o that_o this_o devoute_a soul_n meke_v she_o and_o yield_v meek_a thankynge_n to_o almyghty_a god_n the_o fader_fw-mi of_o heaven_n /_o &_o how_o she_o pray_v for_o all_o the_o world_n /_o &_o specyal_o for_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr /_o and_z for_o her_o ghostly_a dyscyple_n /_o &_o for_o her_o two_o ghostli_a fader_n /_o &_o afeer_v this_o she_o ask_v to_o here_o the_o dede_n of_o the_o mynyster_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n ¶_o also_o how_o god_n behold_v that_o besynesse_n of_o this_o soul_n about_o prayer_n /_o &_o answer_v to_o some_o of_o her_o petycyon_n ¶_o ca._n iij._o also_o here_o god_n speak_v to_o this_o soul_n of_o the_o dygnyte_n of_o preste_n &_o of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o holy_a body_n /_o &_o of_o they_o that_o receyve_v the_o sacrament_n worthy_o &_o unworthy_o ¶_o also_o how_o all_o the_o bodily_a wytte_n or_o felynge_v be_v dysceyve_v in_o the_o foresay_a sacrament_n /_o but_o not_o the_o felynge_v of_o the_o soul_n /_o therefore_o with_o that_o 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their_o child_n /_o or_z of_o their_o other_o friend_n they_o charge_v they_o not_o /_o but_z rather_o they_o beholden_a they_o in_o as_o my_o enemy_n ¶_o and_o when_o they_o see_v they_o tourment_v /_o they_o dyscorde_n in_o not_o hang_n from_o my_o will_v /_o for_z their_o desire_n be_v fullfyl_v /_o the_o desire_v of_o soul_n in_o bliss_n be_v to_o see_v and_o behold_v my_o worship_n fullfyl_v in_o you_o /_o that_z yet_o be_v walker_n in_o the_o way_n /_o the_o which_o be_v stranger_n &_o pylgryme_n /_o go_v fast_o to_o the_o end_n of_o dethe_v ¶_o all_o your_o soul_n helthe_n /_o they_o that_o be_v in_o bliss_n do_v cover_v /_o for_o the_o desire_n that_o they_o have_v to_o my_o worship_n ¶_o therefore_o they_o pray_v always_o for_o you_o who_o desire_n be_v fulfyl_v of_o my_o party_n /_o so_o that_o you_o wtstoÌ„de_v not_o my_o mercy_n /_o for_o tomoche_n ignorance_n &_o blyndenesse_n ¶_o forthermore_o those_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o bliss_n /_o desire_v to_o take_v again_o 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behold_v somoche_n bliss_n of_o ryghtful_a man_n /_o which_o behold_n be_v to_o they_o encrese_n of_o peyne_n /_o as_o it_o be_v to_o rightful_a man_n the_o dampnacyon_n of_o they_o that_o be_v damn_a /_o a_o addycyon_n of_o gladness_n of_o my_o goodness_n /_o for_o light_n be_v better_o know_v for_o derkenes_n /_o and_o derkenes_n for_o light_n ¶_o therefore_o the_o sight_n of_o seynte_n shall_v be_v to_o they_o peyne_v /_o and_z with_o peyne_n they_o adyde_v the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n /_o for_z they_o see_v well_o thereby_o great_a encrese_n of_o peyne_n to_o they_o /_o &_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v ¶_o for_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o they_o with_o a_o hortyble_a voice_n /_o arise_v you_o that_o be_v deed_n &_o come_v to_o the_o judgement_n /_o than_o shall_v the_o soul_n go_v again_o to_o the_o body_n ¶_o and_o in_o rightful_a man_n the_o body_n shall_v be_v gloryfy_v /_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v damn_a the_o body_n shall_v be_v tourment_v wtout_fw-fr end_n ¶_o and_o great_a stryve_v shall_v be_v ymonge_v they_o /_o and_z repreve_n in_o behold_v of_o my_o sothefastnes_n /_o and_z of_o blyss_v seynte_n ¶_o and_o than_o the_o worm_n of_o conscyence_n frete_v that_o marowz_n of_o that_o tree_n that_o be_v the_o soul_n /_o and_o the_o utter_a rind_n of_o the_o tree_n that_o be_v the_o body_n /_o the_o holy_a blood_n that_o be_v shed_v for_o theym_a they_o shall_v undernyme_n ¶_o also_o their_o dede_n of_o mercy_n temporal_a &_o spyrytual_a /_o they_o shall_v reprove_v
/_o &_o that_o they_o do_v to_o their_o neighbour_n /_o &_o other_o dede_n that_o they_o do_v in_o their_o wicked_a lyve_a for_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o sin_n all_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o reprefe_n to_o they_o then_o ¶_o also_o they_o shall_v be_v repreve_v of_o the_o cruelte_v /_o that_o they_o do_v to_o their_o neighbour_n /_o &_o of_o that_o sign_n of_o pride_n /_o with_o love_n of_o unclenne_n /_o &_o their_o avarice_n ¶_o and_o when_o they_o so_o that_o great_a mercy_n which_o they_o may_v have_v have_v of_o i_o /_o their_o undernyme_n shall_v be_v moche_n hard_a than_o the_o soul_n have_v in_o time_n of_o dethe_v ¶_o for_o at_o that_o general_a doom_n that_o soul_n &_o that_o body_n of_o such_o shall_v be_v tourment_v both_o togyder_n /_o for_o asmoche_n as_o the_o body_n be_v fellow_n with_o the_o soul_n /_o &_o instrument_n to_o work_v both_o good_a and_o ill_a /_o at_z their_o own_o will_n ¶_o every_o work_n good_a or_o ill_a /_o be_v wrought_v by_o some_o manner_n of_o a_o man_n neighbour_n ¶_o therefore_o daughter_n goodness_n &_o glory_n wtout_fw-fr end_n be_v give_v ryghtful_o to_o my_o choose_a soul_n /_o with_o their_o body_n gloryfy_v /_o &_o gracyous_o they_o be_v reward_v for_o their_o labour_n /_o the_o which_o they_o have_v togyde_a body_n &_o soul_n in_o my_o name_n ¶_o in_o that_o same_o manner_n everla_a peyne_n shall_v be_v gyve_v to_o wicked_a man_n with_o body_n &_o soul_n ¶_o because_o that_o body_n be_v instrument_n of_o evyll_n /_o therefore_o that_o peyne_n shall_v be_v make_v new_a &_o increase_v in_o that_o sight_n of_o my_o soon_o /_o when_o the_o soul_n &_o the_o body_n shall_v come_v togyde_a /_o than_o shall_v the_o wretched_a sensualyte_n be_v repreve_v with_o his_o unclenne_n /_o behold_n that_o humanyte_n of_o cryst_n /_o join_v with_o that_o iyre_n of_o clenne_n of_o my_o godheed_o /_o and_o when_o they_o behold_v your_o nature_n of_o adaâ—_n /_o enhance_v above_o that_o court_n of_o angel_n ¶_o also_o 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other_o /_o who_o thou_o shall_v hate_v &_o correcke_v their_o default_n ¶_o but_o thou_o do_v the_o contrary_n /_o for_z thou_o gyve_n they_o ensample_n to_o do_v the_o same_o or_o worse_o /_o if_o thou_o be_v good_a thyself_o /_o thou_o will_v correcke_n they_o /_o but_z because_o thou_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n /_o thou_o will_v not_o undernyme_n they_o /_o nor_o be_v dysplease_v with_o their_o default_n ¶_o thou_o dyspyse_v meek_a /_o pure_a /_o and_z virtuous_a people_n /_o thou_o go_v away_o from_o they_o /_o nevertheless_o thou_o hase_fw-mi a_o cause_n to_o flee_v from_o they_o /_o though_o thou_o shall_v not_o flee_v from_o they_o ¶_o for_o thou_o flee_v they_o /_o because_o the_o slynke_v of_o vice_n may_v not_o suffer_v the_o sweet_a smell_n of_o virtue_n ¶_o thou_o hold_v a_o great_a reprefe_n to_o the_o /_o for_z to_o se_fw-mi at_o thy_o door_n poor_a man_n stone_v /_o thou_o eschew_v for_o to_o vyset_v they_o in_o need_n /_o thou_o see_v they_o perish_v for_o hunger_n and_o 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/_o and_z of_o the_o temple_n of_o their_o soul_n /_o &_o of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr /_o which_o shall_v be_v my_o special_a orchard_n /_o they_o make_v a_o place_n for_o to_o receyve_v beeste_n ¶_o o_o my_o dear_a daughter_n how_o abominable_a be_v this_o to_o i_o /_o that_o their_o house_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o receyve_a place_n of_o poor_a man_n of_o my_o servant_n /_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o place_n for_o my_o spouse_n /_o therein_o to_o teach_v &_o prithee_o /_o and_o therein_o book_n to_o be_v keep_v of_o holy_a matter_n and_o seynte_n lyve_n /_o and_z they_o to_o delyte_n they_o therein_o /_o and_z for_o to_o gyve_v ensample_n of_o holy_a lyve_a to_o their_o neighbour_n /_o &_o they_o make_v they_o receyve_a place_n of_o unclennesse_n /_o and_z of_o wicked_a parsone_n /_o and_o there_o they_o do_v not_o trete_n of_o chastyte_n /_o but_z of_o avoutry_n /_o &_o therein_o they_o lodge_v their_o concubyne_n /_o with_o who_o they_o live_v unclenly_a ¶_o their_o book_n they_o 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be_v /_o thou_o lodge_v beast_n of_o deed_o sin_n within_o thy_o soul_n /_o and_o therefore_o thou_o be_v become_v a_o hunter_n and_o hauker_n of_o beeste_n /_o by_o the_o which_o the_o gardayne_n of_o thy_o soul_n be_v make_v wild_a and_o full_a of_o thorn_n /_o therefore_o thou_o delight_n the_o to_o walk_v in_o desert_n place_n /_o for_z to_o serche_fw-fr after_o wild_a beeste_n ¶_o see_v thou_o defoul_v man_n and_o behold_v thy_o default_n /_o for_o thou_o hase_fw-mi a_o right_n great_a cause_n to_o be_v a_o shame_a /_o on_o what_o side_n the_o ever_o thou_o turn_v the_o on_o /_o but_z thou_o be_v not_o a_o shame_a /_o for_z thou_o hase_fw-mi lose_v the_o drede_n of_o i_o /_o &_o as_o a_o comune_a woman_n thou_o be_v not_o ashamed_a /_o thou_o make_v great_a boast_n and_o crack_n that_o thou_o hase_fw-mi great_a state_n in_o the_o world_n /_o &_o that_o thou_o hase_fw-mi a_o fair_a meyne_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o child_n ¶_o and_o if_o thou_o have_v they_o not_o /_o thou_o 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if_o their_o will_n be_v well_o rule_v and_o ordynate_o set_v /_o and_o acord_v with_o my_o will_v /_o it_o shall_v suffer_v no_o peyne_n ¶_o i_o say_v not_o therefore_o their_o labour_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o they_o /_o but_z to_o that_o will_v that_o suffer_v wilful_o for_o my_o love_n shall_v no_o peyne_n be_v /_o for_z he_o ber_v it_o glad_o /_o sing_v that_o it_o be_v my_o will_v /_o &_o of_o that_o holy_a hate_n which_o they_o have_v of_o themselves_o /_o they_o have_v war_n with_o the_o world_n with_o the_o fiend_n /_o and_z with_o their_o own_o proper_a sensualyle_n ¶_o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o point_n of_o dethe_v /_o their_o dyenge_a be_v in_o pease_n /_o for_z their_o enemy_n in_o their_o lyve_n be_v overcome_v in_o ghostly_a batayle_n ¶_o the_o world_n may_v not_o accuse_v he_o /_o for_z he_o know_v his_o dysceytes_n /_o &_o therefore_o he_o forsake_v the_o world_n /_o and_o all_o his_o delyce_n /_o his_o freyle_n sensualyte_n and_o his_o flesh_n accuse_v high_a not_o /_o for_z he_o hold_v he_o under_o the_o bridle_n of_o reason_n /_o as_o a_o servant_n chastyse_v the_o flesh_n with_o penance_n /_o with_o wake_n &_o with_o meek_a contynuall_a prayer_n /_o his_z sencyble_a will_v he_o do_v slay_v with_o hate_n and_o dysplesaunce_n of_o sin_n and_o love_n of_o virtue_n /_o dystryenge_a in_o all_o wise_a the_o tenderness_n of_o the_o flesh_n /_o which_o tenderness_n and_o love_n that_o natural_o be_v bytwene_v the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n /_o make_v dethe_v to_o appear_v the_o hard_a /_o &_o therefore_o natural_o a_o man_n drede_v dethe_v ¶_o but_o because_o that_o virtue_n be_v in_o a_o parfyte_n ryghtwyse_o man_n /_o he_z pass_v nature_n the_o be_v to_o say_v he_o that_o slee_v the_o drede_v which_o be_v natural_a and_o kind_o /_o and_o overpass_v it_o with_o very_o holy_a hate_n /_o and_z with_o desire_n to_o come_v to_o his_o end_n /_o for_o the_o natural_a tenderness_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v not_o make_v war_n /_o 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love_n ¶_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o my_o soon_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o you_o /_o that_z i_o will_v not_o the_o dethe_v of_o a_o sinner_n /_o but_z i_o will_v that_o he_o he_o turn_v to_o he_o and_o live_v /_o &_o for_o his_o life_n i_o gyve_v he_o that_o be_v needful_a for_o he_o ¶_o such_o a_o soul_n so_o dyspose_v from_o herself_o /_o joy_v in_o all_o such_o thing_n that_o she_o fele_v or_o see_v of_o i_o in_o herself_o or_o in_o any_o other_o /_o she_z doubt_v not_o that_o small_a thing_n shall_v fail_v to_o she_o /_o for_z with_o the_o
in_o delyce_n /_o rychesse_n /_o &_o state_n of_o that_o world_n /_o but_z my_o own_o love_n constrain_v i_o /_o for_z i_o love_v you_o or_o that_o you_o love_v i_o /_o i_o love_v you_o meruaylous_o /_o that_o it_o be_v which_o constrain_v i_o /_o &_o also_o the_o prayer_n of_o my_o servant_n /_o &_o by_o the_o mild_a mekenes_n of_o that_o holy_a ghost_n /_o that_o mynyster_v to_o they_o the_o worship_n of_o i_o &_o love_n of_o their_o neighbour_n /_o by_o the_o which_o they_o serche_n health_n of_o their_o soul_n with_o marvellous_a charyte_v /_o besyenge_a they_o to_o please_v i_o /_o and_z to_o bind_v my_o ande_fw-mi of_o dyvyne_fw-mi ryghtewysenesse_n which_o a_o wicked_a man_n deserve_v to_o have_v /_o thus_o i_o be_o constrain_v with_o meek_a wailing_n &_o contynuall_a prayer_n ¶_o who_o make_v they_o so_o for_o to_o cry_v ¶_o my_o provydence_n /_o for_z i_o provyde_v to_o the_o need_n of_o this_o deed_n creature_n /_o in_o asmoche_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o i_o thus_o 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who_o make_v this_o that_o they_o knock_v with_o so_o great_a hunger_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o my_o mercy_n ¶_o my_o ê“uydence_n that_o make_v i_o provyde_v to_o that_o helthe_n of_o these_o wretch_n /_o &_o to_o encrese_v virtue_n &_o the_o fruit_n of_o love_n &_o charyte_v in_o servant_n ¶_o these_o manner_n of_o my_o provydence_n be_v infynyte_v which_o i_o use_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n /_o that_o i_o may_v thereby_o draw_v he_o out_o fro_o that_o trespass_n of_o deed_o sign_n ¶_o now_o shall_v i_o speak_v to_o the_o of_o such_o that_o be_v rise_v from_o sin_n /_o what_o my_o provydence_n do_v in_o they_o /_o &_o yet_o be_v unparfyte_n /_o i_o shall_v not_o declare_v that_o again_o by_o repetycyon_n the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n /_o for_o thereof_o i_o have_v tell_v the_o by_o order_n /_o but_z shortli_a somewhat_o shall_v i_o say_v yt._n ¶_o of_o the_o provydence_n which_o god_n use_v &_o ordeyn_v /_o for_o they_o that_o be_v unparfyte_n in_o love_n will_v thou_o 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the_o eye_n which_o i_o i_o have_v give_v the_o for_o to_o behold_v heaven_n &_o other_o fairness_n of_o creature_n for_o i_o so_o to_o see_v &_o behold_v my_o mynyster_n /_o thou_o be_v hold_n rather_o fylthe_n in_o wretchedness_n of_o lyve_a /_o &_o so_o wynne_n dethe_v /_o in_o the_o same_o wise_n the_o ere_o delyte_v in_o dyshone_a thing_n /_o other_o to_o here_o the_o dede_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n by_o false_a dome_n /_o where_o i_o will_v thou_o hear_v i_o /_o &_o the_o necessite_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n
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not_o only_o the_o deed_n of_o my_o benefyte_n /_o but_o the_o affeccyon_n of_o my_o charyte_v /_o the_o which_o i_o have_v give_v to_o she_o /_o and_o namely_o the_o syngule_a benefyce_n of_o a_o creature_n /_o sing_v herself_o make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o i_o and_o likeness_n /_o in_o the_o which_o benefit_n rehearse_v in_o the_o first_o state_n before_o say_a /_o she_o know_v in_o herself_o the_o peyne_n of_o unkyndenesse_n /_o the_o which_o follow_v she_o ¶_o and_o therefore_o by_o the_o benefyte_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n /_o she_o arise_v fro_o wretchedness_n /_o in_o the_o which_o blood_n i_o have_v reform_v she_o again_o to_o grace_v /_o washing_n the_o face_n of_o your_o soul_n fro_o lepre_a of_o sin_n by_o the_o same_o blood_n /_o wherein_o a_o soul_n find_v herself_o in_o the_o secunde_a state_n /_o taste_a theridamas_n one_o manner_n of_o swetenesse_n of_o love_n /_o the_o which_o miss_v like_v all_o sin_n /_o in_o the_o which_o swetenesse_n /_o she_o see_v 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