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forboden_v by_o the_o law_n canon_n &_o law_n imê‘ial_a &_o what_o peyne_v long_o to_o witch_n &_o to_o her_o fautoures·_n ca_fw-mi xxxiiii_o ¶_o it_o be_v unleful_a to_o trust_v that_o a_o man_n be_v a_o thief_n or_o to_o sle_v he_o for_o a_o witch_n say_v a_o ê‘sone_n to_o be_v a_o theef·_n ca._n xxxv_o ¶_o wytche_n use_v prayer_n and_o dede_n of_o holiness_n and_z whole_a thing_n in_o her_o wichecrafte_n in_o somoche_n they_o worship_v the_o fiend_n the_o more_o and_o the_o more_o they_o despise_v god_n also_o why_o wytchecraft_n be_v moo_v use_v among_o old_a folk_n ca_fw-mi xxxvi_o that_o god_n forbedith_v all_o manner_n sin_v by_o the_o first_o ê¯maunde_n t_o c._n xxxvii_o ¶_o how_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o use_v lot_n and_o how_o not_o and_o so_o of_o plei_v at_o the_o dice_n ca._n xxxviii_o ¶_o what_o wichecrafte_n be_v and_z of_o sin_n to_o feign_v witchecrafte_n also_o of_o feign_v of_o miracle_n by_o ypocrisy_n ca._n thirty-nine_o ¶_o of_o charm_v of_o adder_n and_o how_o it_o be_v unlefull_a and_o perilous_a to_o man_n to_o charge_v his_o friend_n to_o cumme_n again_o after_o his_o dethe_v and_o show_v he_o his_o astate_n ca._n xl_o ¶_o how_o after_n mennys_n death_n suntyme_o fiend_n go_v feign_v they_o to_o be_v spirit_n of_o such_o man_n and_o sumtyme_o the_o soul_n of_o deed_n man_n appear_v and_o why_o ca._n xli_o ¶_o how_o the_o new_a fast_o clepyd_v our_o lady_n fast_o have_v no_o ground_n neither_o it_o be_v of_o auctorite_n ca._n xlii_o ¶_o diverse_a cause_n of_o dremy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v ê‘ilouse_a to_o bileve_v in_o dremy_n to_o trust_v in_o dremy_n be_v forboden_v in_o scripture_n and_o why_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o know_v what_o dremy_n betoken_v ca._n xliii_o &_o xliiii_o ¶_o stirynge_v to_o godenesse_n that_o a_o man_n have_v in_o his_o dremy_n may_v he_o follow_v so_o that_o it_o be_v do_v war_o and_o what_o harm_n cum_v to_o theym_v that_o have_v lever_n dream_n of_o he_o fiend_n than_o of_o god_n ca._n xlv_o ¶_o of_o the_o folly_n of_o they_o that_o have_v lever_n mete_v with_o a_o toad_n than_o with_o a_o knight_n or_z with_o a_o man_n of_o religion_n and_z of_o they_o that_o ween_v to_o fare_v better_a if_o the_o puttok_v flee_v ovir_n the_o weigh_n ca._n xlvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o folye_a of_o they_o the_o divyne_a what_o shall_v fall_v in_o the_o year_n follow_v for_o cristmasse_o day_n or_o the_o first_o day_n of_o january_n fallith_a on_o a_o sunday_n or_o on_o a_o monday_n and_o so_o forth_o also_o of_o the_o folly_n of_o they_o that_o make_v they_o wise_a what_o shall_v fall_v in_o the_o year_n sue_v for_o it_o thunder_v in_o this_o month_n or_z in_o this_o also_o what_o fole_n they_o be_v that_o divyne_a of_o the_o year_n follow_v by_o the_o twelve_o day_n in_o cristmasse_n ca._n xlvii_o &_o xlviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o folly_n and_o falshede_v of_o iaper_n that_o be_v clepyd_v multiplyer_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o why_o god_n suffrith_v covetouse_n man_n to_o be_v beguile_v of_o such_o feytoure_n ca._n xlix_o on_o what_o manner_n man_n of_o holy_a church_n shall_v be_v no_o hunter_n and_z of_o they_o that_o when_o they_o meet_v man_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o namely_o frery_n they_o put_v they_o on_o the_o left_a honde_fw-fr ca._n l._n ¶_o argument_n why_o it_o be_v to_o drede_v the_o solemn_a make_v of_o church_n and_o good_a arra_v of_o they_o and_z that_o fair_a seruyce_n be_v do_v in_o church_n of_o englonde_n be_v more_o of_o pomp_n and_o pride_n thanne_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n ca._n li._n good_a cause_n why_o it_o be_v boden_v exodi_fw-la xxxo._n the_o scotfree_a &_o the_o poor_a pay_n elyke_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n &_o that_o after_o diverse_a circumstance_n suntyme_o it_o be_v more_o convenient_a to_o make_v church_n than_o to_o help_v poor_a man_n &_o sumtyme_o ayenwarde_a ca._n lii_o ¶_o how_o that_o many_o that_o grutche_n against_o make_v of_o church_n &_o thing_n long_v to_o church_n be_v like_o juda_n the_o gruch_v when_o mawdeleyne_v anoint_a crist_n and_o 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unstablenesse_n in_o the_o faith_n and_o rather_o shewith_o that_o the_o peple_n be_v malicious_a thanne_n good_a ca_fw-mi lxi_o ¶_o do_v of_o miracle_n be_v no_o sike_a preef_n of_o holiness_n of_o the_o dedis_n of_o ypocrite_n and_o why_o that_o god_n suffer_v false_a man_n to_o do_v woundres_n and_o miracle_n to_o beguile_v the_o people_n ca._n lxii_o ¶_o comen_fw-fr solempnite_a of_o cristen_v buri_v be_v not_o to_o be_v forsake_v and_o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n body_n and_o womanne_n ca._n lxiii_o ¶_o feyre_n and_o markette_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o sanctuary_n be_v unleful_a and_z of_o harm_n that_o come_v thereof_o ca_fw-mi lxiiii_o ¶_o the_o secounde_n precepte_v ¶_o in_o three_o manner_n be_v god_n name_v take_v in_o vein_n crist_n be_v our_o principal_a godfader_n for_z after_o criste_fw-fr we_o be_v clepe_v cristen_v man_n and_o if_o we_o live_v not_o cristen_o we_o take_v the_o name_n of_o criste_n in_o vein_n for_o myslyve_v ca._n i._n god_n name_n be_v take_v in_o 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