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A03488
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A deuout treatyse called the tree [and] xii. frutes of the holy goost; Tree and xii. frutes of the holy goost.
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1535
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STC 13608; ESTC S109432
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branch_n of_o a_o olyve_n tree_n by_o the_o olyve_n be_v understande_v pea_n and_o by_o the_o culver_n the_o holy_a goost_n which_o betoken_v that_o all_o goostly_a folk_n in_o who_o the_o holy_a goost_n dwell_v shall_v ever_o bear_v pease_n both_o in_o their_o breast_n &_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o stir_v other_o to_o pease_n as_o saint_n martin_n oyde_v who_o mouth_n be_v ever_o in_o speak_v either_o of_o chryst_n /_o or_o mercy_n /_o or_o pea_n and_o so_o make_v pease_n among_o other_o also_o it_o seem_v well_o that_o pease_n be_v a_o precyous_a fruit_n in_o that_o that_o our_o lord_n buy_v the_o fruit_n with_o his_o dear_a precyous_a blood_n /_o so_o that_o he_o make_v pea_n thereby_o throughout_o all_o the_o world_n ¶_o also_o it_o be_v well_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o precious_a fruyt_n for_o all_o martyr_n take_v their_o dethe_v to_o bring_v pease_n among_o us._n therefore_o sorry_a may_v all_o they_o be_v that_o refuse_v so_o precious_a a_o fruit_n which_o our_o lord_n &_o his_o angel_n all_o his_o apostle_n all_o his_o dyscyple_n and_o all_o his_o martyr_n &_o saint_n set_v so_o much_o thereby_o this_o precyous_a fruit_n our_o lord_n jesu_n have_v leave_v to_o his_o spouse_n holy_a chyrche_n that_o all_o her_o child_n may_v take_v enough_o thereof_o if_o they_o will_v ☞_o but_o now_o to_o know_v very_o pease_n thou_o shall_v understande_v that_o there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o pease_n of_o good_a folk_n one_o be_v pease_n of_o herte_n here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o pea_n everlasting_a in_o another_o life_n by_o the_o first_o pease_n we_o may_v come_v to_o the_o second_v pease_n therefore_o true_a it_o be_v the_o our_o lord_n say_v math_n u_o beati_fw-la pacifici_fw-la cum_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la vocabunt_fw-la blyss_v be_v they_o that_o be_v peasyble_a for_o they_o be_v call_v god_n child_n all_o such_o be_v call_v peasyble_a that_o be_v lover_n of_o pease_n /_o which_o always_o besy_v they_o to_o reform_v pea_n &_o keep_v pea_n first_o in_o himself_o /_o and_o second_o ry_o in_o other_o pea_n in_o himself_o be_v for_o to_o make_v the_o flesh_n subject_a to_o the_o spyrite_n and_o for_o to_o make_v the_o styrynge_v of_o the_o soul_n subject_v to_o the_o over_o part_n of_o reason_n be_v therefore_o sister_n first_o a_o maker_n of_o pease_n with_o in_o thyself_o make_v thy_o body_n subject_n to_o thy_o soul_n and_o than_o a_o maker_n of_o pease_n of_o other_o for_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v a_o very_a maker_n of_o pease_n of_o other_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v first_o in_o pease_n within_o thyself_o this_o first_o pease_n lie_v in_o repress_v of_o all_o carnal_a lust_n &_o desire_n and_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n repugn_v not_o the_o law_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o that_o the_o body_n serve_v the_o soul_n under_o tribute_n that_o be_v for_o to_o serve_v the_o soul_n as_o a_o servant_n serve_v the_o body_n and_o else_o there_o shall_v no_o pease_n be_v the_o body_n be_v as_o a_o servant_n to_o who_o it_o long_v for_o to_o serve_v the_o souâ—e_n be_v as_o a_o lady_n to_o who_o it_o long_v for_o to_o have_v the_o soveraynte_n when_o the_o servant_n take_v away_o from_o yâ—_z lady_n her_o herytage_n than_o be_v there_o a_o great_a erthquake_n as_o solomon_n say_v ê“uerb_n xxx_o vnum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la terra_fw-la movetur_fw-la quando_fw-la a_o cilla_fw-la heres_fw-la fuerit_fw-la domine_fw-la sue_v â§_o there_o be_v one_o great_a thing_n he_o say_v which_o cause_v the_o erthquake_n and_o that_o be_v when_o the_o servant_n be_v heir_n of_o the_o lady_n the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o servant_n be_v than_o the_o lady_n neyre_n when_o he_o by_o fleshly_a lyve_n her_v away_o the_o herytage_n of_o the_o soul_n &_o so_o myspend_v it_o by_o the_o which_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v lady_n be_v depryve_v from_o spyrytuall_a and_o endless_a delight_n and_o this_o cause_v a_o erthquake_n that_o be_v the_o earth_n which_o be_v thy_o flesh_n may_v not_o suffer_v virtue_n to_o grow_v in_o the_o soul_n but_o overtorn_v all_o the_o edyfyenge_a and_o build_v of_o virtue_n up_o and_o down_o alas_o that_o such_o a_o wretched_a servant_n shall_v overcome_v such_o a_o gentyll_a lady_n of_o our_o lord_n kin_n if_o there_o shall_v be_v very_a pea_n between_o they_o two_o needs_o the_o servant_n must_v come_v and_o low_o herself_o to_o her_o lady_n that_o be_v she_o must_v be_v compel_v to_o obey_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o all_o the_o profyte_n the_o long_o to_o the_o soul_n for_o to_o be_v dylygent_a who_o so_o can_v make_v the_o flesh_n to_o low_o he_o shall_v have_v pease_n enough_o in_o himself_o &_o be_v able_a to_o make_v pease_n among_o other_o though_o thou_o feel_v sontyme_o styringe_n of_o thy_o flesh_n to_o sin_n if_o reason_n follow_v not_o deem_v it_o not_o consent_v but_o only_o a_o feeling_n which_o be_v call_v but_o a_o tourneyment_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n trow_v thou_o that_o therefore_o that_o thou_o have_v lose_v pease_n nay_o sister_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o never_o consente_v for_o to_o be_v overcome_v there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o thing_n forboden_v the_o in_o all_o such_o tourney_n mentes_fw-la between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n but_o only_o consent_v in_o the_o feeling_n of_o any_o such_o temptacyon_n plain_n not_o and_o say_v that_o thou_o have_v lose_v pea_n because_o that_o thou_o do_v feel_v great_a temptation_n of_o thy_o flesh_n for_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o consente_v not_o to_o such_o temptacyon_n thy_o pease_n be_v not_o break_v the_o second_o pease_n that_o i_o die_v make_v mencyon_n of_o be_v pease_n of_o herte_n and_o that_o be_v when_o all_o the_o styringe_n and_o moveinge_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v subject_n and_o obedyent_n unto_o the_o over_o part_n of_o reason_n this_o pease_n be_v all_o inward_a and_o it_o come_v of_o affection_n &_o of_o a_o right_a intent_n if_o thy_o affection_n be_v clean_a &_o thy_o intent_n be_v right_a for_o to_o profit_n in_o virtue_n anon_o without_o any_o delay_v our_o lord_n will_v delyver_v the_o from_o all_o unquyetnesse_n of_o herte_n &_o make_v thy_o conscyence_n a_o peasyble_a dwell_v place_n of_o right_a wysnesse_n this_o pease_n of_o conscyence_n which_o be_v call_v pea_n of_o herte_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o manner_n of_o earnest_a and_o a_o taste_n of_o that_o joy_n &_o pease_n which_o be_v everlasting_a in_o heaven_n and_o the_o we_o shall_v have_v at_o the_o last_o if_o we_o keep_v very_a pea_n and_o rest_n also_o they_o that_o have_v rest_v they_o here_o from_o wicked_a work_n there_o shall_v they_o rest_v from_o endless_a tribulation_n of_o these_o both_o pease_v that_o be_v of_o conscyence_n &_o of_o joy_n our_o blyss_v lord_n make_v his_o testament_n the_o first_o pease_n which_o be_v call_v pea_n of_o heart_n he_o bequeath_v here_o to_o his_o dysciple_n when_o he_o say_v io._n xiiii_o pacem_fw-la relinquo_fw-la vobis_fw-la my_o pease_n i_o bequethe_v to_o you_o the_o second_o pease_n which_o be_v pease_n of_o endless_a bliss_n he_o bequeath_v to_o such_o that_o keep_v the_o first_o pease_n when_o he_o say_v joh._n xiiii_o pacem_fw-la meam_fw-la do_v vobis_fw-la my_o pease_n endless_o i_o gyve_v to_o you_o the_o first_o be_v not_o now_o in_o this_o earth_n to_o virtuous_a folk_n full_a stable_n namely_o for_o trouble_n and_o unquyetnesse_n which_o many_o virtuous_a folk_n feel_v sometime_o among_o and_o no_o wonder_n for_o all_o such_o pease_n be_v but_o the_o relyef_n and_o alms_n of_o heavenly_a pease_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n syt_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n abide_v there_o some_o pea_n send_v from_o our_o lord_n table_n the_o alm_n that_o come_v fro_o a_o lord_n table_n be_v not_o always_o able_a to_o be_v eat_v for_o sometime_o among_o in_o such_o alms_n be_v find_v bone_n bare_a from_o flesh_n and_o other_o fragmente_n which_o be_v not_o able_a for_o to_o be_v eat_v so_o such_o pease_n that_o be_v grant_v of_o our_o lord_n to_o clean_a herte_n here_o in_o earth_n be_v sometime_o full_o barren_a from_o rest_n &_o quyetnesse_n as_o be_v a_o bone_n from_o flesh_n and_o yet_o all_o such_o manner_n unquietness_n come_v from_o our_o lord_n table_n of_o heaven_n for_o to_o prove_v a_o soul_n ☞_o lo_o sister_n blyss_v be_v all_o such_o that_o be_v thus_o peasyble_a which_o both_o make_v pea_n between_o the_o soul_n &_o body_n and_o also_o keep_v pease_n in_o herte_n for_o they_o be_v make_v our_o lord_n chambrelayn_n in_o as_o moche_v as_o they_o make_v ready_a for_o he_o in_o their_o own_o herte_n &_o soul_n a_o rest_a place_n as_o davyd_v say_v ps_n lxxv_o in_o pace_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la locus_fw-la eius_fw-la his_o place_n he_o say_v be_v make_v in_o pease_n when_o the_o
outward_a worldly_a good_n for_o the_o love_n of_o heavenly_a good_n so_o now_o put_v they_o out_o of_o thy_o mind_n as_o moche_v as_o thou_o may_v /_o and_o have_v mind_n of_o the_o vow_n of_o poverte_a not_o to_o have_v one_o pin_n mo_z to_o thy_o heed_n than_o be_v tax_v in_o thy_o holy_a rule_n be_v none_o other_o in_o thy_o soul_n than_o thou_o apperest_fw-la outward_a in_o thin_a habyte_v for_o of_o all_o sin_n ypocrisy_n be_v a_o peryllous_a sin_n /_o namely_o among_o religious_a folk_n good_a sister_n be_v well_o ware_a of_o that_o curse_a sin_n ypocrisy_n /_o and_o keep_v the_o from_o all_o manner_n curyosite_a and_o superfluyte_o which_o be_v very_o deed_o enemy_n to_o the_o holy_a poverte_a of_o relygigion_n ☞_o when_o any_o manner_n temptacyon_n of_o worldly_a covetousness_n be_v at_o any_o time_n present_v unto_o thy_o soul_n anon_o have_v mind_n of_o the_o moost_n bliss_v poverte_a of_o our_o worthy_a savyour_fw-mi jesu_n chry_v thy_o choose_a spouse_n and_o of_o the_o moo_v holy_a virgin_n his_o mother_n in_o worship_n of_o who_o thy_o religion_n be_v ground_v of_o the_o poverte_a of_o chryst_n and_o his_o blyss_v mother_n beryth_v wytnesse_v the_o poor_a cryb_n and_o few_o clothes_n which_o he_o be_v wrap_v in_o at_o his_o birth_n see_v now_o what_o poverte_a he_o suffer_v in_o his_o beginning_a /_o and_o also_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o be_v in_o this_o life_n who_o be_v ever_o poor_a than_o he_o for_o he_o say_v himself_o in_o his_o holy_a gospel_n uulpes_fw-la foveas_fw-la habent_fw-la et_fw-la volucres_fw-la celi_fw-la nidos_fw-la filiê°_n autem_fw-la homim_v non_fw-la habet_fw-la ubi_fw-la caput_fw-la suum_fw-la reclinet_fw-la that_o be_v fox_n he_o say_v have_v den_n and_o hole_n to_o hide_v they_o in_o and_o bird_n have_v nest_n but_o the_o soon_o of_o the_o vyrgyn_v be_v so_o poor_a in_o earth_n that_o he_o have_v not_o wherein_o he_o maylye_o his_o heed_n also_o that_o he_o love_v poverte_a at_o his_o end_n that_o be_v in_o his_o passion_n /_o the_o blyss_v across_o which_o he_o hang_v upon_o ber_v wytnesse_n where_o hear_v ever_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o any_o body_n in_o he_o dethe_v what_o passion_n soever_o he_o shall_v suffer_v â–ª_o shall_v be_v deny_v his_o clothes_n for_o to_o cover_v they_o wt._n or_o if_o he_o axe_v drink_v shall_v it_o not_o be_v give_v to_o he_o yes_o rather_o than_o fail_v water_n but_o our_o lord_n chryst_n jesu_n in_o his_o holy_a passion_n hang_v naked_a upon_o the_o cross_n and_o when_o he_o be_v athyrst_n taste_v gall_n with_o eysell_n for_o his_o drynk_v lo_o sister_n where_o herde_v thou_o ever_o a_o high_a poverte_a ☞_o of_o this_o poverte_a and_o other_o such_o thou_o must_v have_v mind_n that_o thou_o may_v suffer_v the_o better_a poverte_a of_o relygyon_n if_o thou_o have_v meat_n and_o drink_v &_o clothing_n and_o a_o book_n to_o look_v upon_o /_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o the._n and_o if_o thou_o have_v more_o than_o these_o and_o namely_o more_o than_o be_v assign_v in_o thy_o rule_n or_o more_o than_o thou_o have_v leave_v of_o thy_o soverayne_n to_o have_v think_v that_o thou_o be_v right_a far_o from_o our_o lord_n blyss_v poverte_a /_o and_z his_o holy_a mother_n ¶_o good_a sister_n follow_v this_o holy_a poverte_a that_o thou_o may_v deserve_v for_o to_o have_v that_o kyngdom_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o poor_a in_o spirit_n /_o as_z our_o blyss_v lord_n ê“myse_v himself_o where_o he_o say_v bearti_fw-la pauperes_fw-la spiritu_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la est_fw-la regnum_fw-la celorum_fw-la blyss_v be_v though_o he_o say_v that_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o of_o right_a be_v the_o kyngdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o their_o herytage_n if_o thus_o thy_o water_n bow_n be_v lop_v away_o thou_o may_v grow_v right_a high_a in_o devocyon_n and_o contemplation_n ¶_o what_o shall_v be_v thy_o high_a grow_v true_o but_o devocyon_n in_o prayer_n for_o as_o doctor_n sayen_v prayer_n be_v no_o thing_n else_o but_o ascension_n or_o lyft_v up_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n by_o devocyon_n which_o be_v divide_v &_o part_v in_o two_o part_n /_o that_o be_v in_o to_o vocal_a prayer_n &_o mental_a prayer_n vocal_a prayer_n be_v prayer_n make_v by_o mouth_n accord_v with_o the_o soul_n mental_a prayer_n be_v all_o only_a of_o the_o soul_n or_o mind_n with_o sylde_a speak_n of_o the_o mouth_n to_o vocal_a prayer_n that_o be_v every_o day_n to_o serve_v our_o lord_n jesus_n and_o his_o blyss_v mother_n in_o sa_v matyn_n prime_n tierce_a sext_n none_o evensong_n &_o complyn_n thou_o be_v bind_v by_o thy_o religion_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v lawful_o let_v and_o therefore_o to_o these_o i_o council_n the_o to_o have_v a_o zeal_n and_o a_o love_n to_o say_v they_o distinct_o and_o apert_o with_o a_o pronounce_v of_o thy_o word_n gyve_v thereto_o the_o intent_n of_o thin_a herte_fw-fr /_o so_o that_o thy_o tongue_n be_v not_o in_o the_o quere_z and_o thin_a herte_n in_o the_o town_n in_o such_o sayenge_n as_o moche_o as_o thou_o may_v eschew_v distraction_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v so_o do_v make_v there_o die_v afore_o after_o the_o council_n of_o solomon_n where_o he_o say_v thus_o fili_fw-la accedens_fw-la ad_fw-la seruitutem_fw-la dei_fw-la sta_fw-la in_o timore_fw-la &_o prepare_fw-mi animam_fw-la tuam_fw-la ad_fw-la temptationem_fw-la that_o be_v â–ª_o when_o thou_o go_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n stand_v there_o in_o drede_n &_o make_v ready_a thy_o soul_n for_o to_o withstand_v temptation_n for_o than_o wicked_a spirit_n be_v right_a besy_n for_o to_o let_v devout_a soul_n from_o the_o good_a speed_n of_o prayer_n by_o immyssion_n of_o their_o subtyll_a temptacyon_n we_o have_v never_o so_o many_o temptatyon_n when_o we_o be_v out_o of_o the_o quere_z as_z when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o quere_z of_o god_n seruyce_n â§_o therefore_o i_o council_n the_o for_o eschew_v of_o all_o evagation_n cast_v down_o thin_a eye_n unto_o a_o certain_a place_n all_o the_o time_n of_o dyvine_a seruyce_n be_v it_o night_n be_v it_o day_n ymagine_v in_o thy_o herte_n as_o though_o thou_o se_fw-mi lie_a afore_o the_o christ_n jesu_n strain_v upon_o the_o cross_n and_o he_o with_o the_o cross_a togyder_n lift_v upon_o high_a with_o wound_n blee_v and_o in_o that_o lyft_n than_o lift_v up_o thin_a tie_n sue_v after_o and_o run_v from_o wound_n to_o wound_n and_o so_o sigh_v and_o sob_v pryvely_a now_o for_o the_o nail_n now_o for_o the_o thorn_n now_o for_o the_o spete_fw-it now_o for_o the_o crown_n now_o for_o the_o foot_n now_o for_o the_o hand_n /_o and_o so_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o passion_n which_o he_o suffer_v for_o the._n ¶_o and_o among_o all_o such_o goostly_a medytation_n look_v in_o one_o or_o oft_o if_o thou_o may_v and_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o his_o herte_n by_o the_o wound_n of_o his_o side_n wherein_o thou_o shall_v find_v all_o manner_n treasour_n of_o pyte_n there_o be_v harbo_fw-mi towe_fw-mi for_o charyte_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n entre_fw-fr a_o god_n behalf_n quench_v thy_o thurste_v there_o with_o plente_a of_o haboundaunce_n of_o his_o moost_n bliss_v blood_n for_o he_o say_v himself_o quiscitit_fw-la veniat_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o et_fw-la bibat_fw-la he_o that_o thur_v come_v to_o i_o and_o drynk_v of_o such_o devotion_n in_o dyvine_a seruyce_n our_o lord_n be_v hygh_o please_v blyss_v angel_n nigh_o at_o hand_n to_o such_o a_o soul_n /_o and_o not_o only_a angel_n but_o also_o our_o lord_n himself_o speak_v to_o such_o a_o soul_n thus_o occupy_v &_o say_v daughter_n ask_v what_o thou_o wylte_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v it_o ☞_o o_o now_o be_v this_o a_o voice_n of_o great_a joy_n and_o gladness_n answer_v again_o and_o say_v to_o he_o in_o thy_o thought_n lord_n i_o desire_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o i_o and_o all_o though_o which_o trusten_v and_o shall_v trust_v upon_o thy_o great_a mercy_n may_v be_v admyt_v among_o thy_o choose_a people_n in_o thy_o heavenly_a bliss_n and_o as_o the_o holy_a prophet_n davyd_v say_v ad_fw-la let_v 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