worching_n of_o love_n and_o the_o more_o it_o traveyl_v so_o the_o more_o rest_n he_o fele_v this_o restful_a traveylle_n be_v full_a far_o fro_o flesshly_a idleness_n &_o blind_a sykerne_v it_o be_v full_a of_o ghostly_a werke_v but_o it_o be_v callyd_v rest_n for_o grace_n lose_v the_o hevy_a yocke_n of_o flesshly_a love_n from_o the_o soul_n &_o makyth_n it_o mighty_a &_o free_a thorugh_o the_o yeft_v of_o ghostly_a love_n for_o to_o worche_n glad_o soft_o and_o delectable_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o grace_n styre_v it_o for_o to_o worche_n in_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v a_o holy_a idleness_n and_o a_o rest_n most_o besy_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o inrewarde_a stylnes_n from_o the_o great_a cryenge_a of_o the_o bestly_a noise_n of_o flesshly_a desire_n &_o unclean_a thought_n this_o stylnes_n makyth_v inspyracyon_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o behol_v of_o ihun_v for_o why_o his_o voyse_n be_v so_o sweet_a so_o mighty_a that_o it_o put_v sylenee_n in_o a_o soul_n to_o jangle_v of_o all_o other_o speker_n for_o it_o be_v a_o voy_n of_o virtue_n soft_o swoon_v in_o a_o clean_a soul_n of_o the_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v thus_o uox_fw-la dni_fw-la in_o virtute_fw-la that_o be_v the_z voy_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n be_v in_o virtue_n this_o voy_n be_v a_o lyfely_a word_n &_o a_o speedy_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v uiuê°_n est_fw-la sermo_fw-la dei_fw-la et_fw-la efficax_n et_fw-la penetrabilior_fw-la omni_fw-la gladio_fw-la that_o be_v quick_o be_v y_fw-fr e_o word_n of_o jun_n &_o speedy_a more_o perysshing_n than_o any_o sword_n be_v through_o speak_n of_o this_o word_n be_v flessh_o love_v slay_v &_o the_o soul_n keep_v in_o scylence_n from_o all_o wicked_a styrynge_v apoc._n of_o this_o silence_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o apocalypse_v thus_o factum_fw-la est_fw-la scilencium_fw-la in_o celo_fw-la quasi_fw-la dimidia_fw-la hora_fw-la scylence_n be_v make_v in_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v a_o half_a hour_n heaven_n be_v a_o clean_a soul_n through_o 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full_a meek_a sikernesse_n and_o great_a ghostly_a gladness_n and_o conceyve_v a_o full_a great_a boldness_n of_o saluacyon_n by_o this_o accord_n make_v for_o it_o heryth_v a_o prevy_n wytness_v in_o consciency_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o be_v a_o choose_v soon_o to_o heavenly_a heritage_n thus_o saint_n paul_n say_v ipse_fw-la spiritus_fw-la testimonium_fw-la peâ—hibet_fw-la spiritui_fw-la nostro_fw-la quontam_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la sumus_fw-la that_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n berith_v wytnes_n to_o our_o spirit_n y_fw-fr t_o we_o be_v goddis_fw-la son_n this_o wytness_v of_o conscience_n sothfast_o feel_v through_o grace_n be_v y_fw-fr e_o very_a joy_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o soul_n as_o y_z e_z apostle_n say_v â–ª_o gloria_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la conscientie_n i_o that_o be_v my_o joy_n be_v y_z e_z wytnesse_n of_o my_o conscyence_n &_o y_o it_o be_v when_o it_o wytnessyth_v pee_z &_o acorde_n true_a love_n &_o friendship_n betwyxe_v ihun_v &_o a_o soul_n and_o when_o it_o be_v in_o this_o pee_z thenne_n be_v it_o in_o highness_n of_o think_v when_o y_fw-es â—_o soul_n be_v bind_v with_o love_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o world_n than_o be_v it_o byneâ—h_v all_o creature_n for_o every_o thing_n overgooth_v it_o &_o beryth_v it_o down_o by_o mastery_n y_fw-fr t_o it_o may_v not_o see_v ihesu_n ne_o love_v he_o for_o right_a as_o y_z e_z love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v vain_a &_o flessh_o rygh_v so_o the_o behold_n and_o think_v and_o use_v of_o all_o creature_n be_v flessh_o and_o that_o be_v a_o thraldom_n of_o the_o soul_n ¶_o but_o then_o through_o open_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o ghostly_a eye_n in_o to_o ihun_v y_z e_o love_n be_v torn_v and_o y_fw-fr e_o soul_n be_v receyse_v up_o after_o his_o own_o kind_n a_o above_o all_o bodily_a creature_n and_o than_o the_o behold_n &_o think_n and_o the_o use_v of_o hen_n be_v ghog_o for_o the_o love_n be_v ghostly_a the_o soul_n have_v then_o full_a great_a dysdeyne_n for_o to_o be_v buxom_a to_o love_v of_o worldly_a thing_n for_o it_o be_v high_a set_v above_o they_o thorugh_a grace_n it_z set_v noughte_v by_o all_o the_o world_n for_o why_o all_o shall_v pass_v &_o perysshe_v unto_o this_o hynes_n of_o herte_n while_o the_o soul_n be_v keep_v therein_o comyth_n none_o error_n ne_o deceit_n of_o the_o fiend_n for_o ihesu_n be_v fothfast_o in_o sight_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o time_n &_o all_o thing_n byne_v he_o of_o this_o y_o e_o prophet_n speak_v thus_o accedat_fw-la hon_fw-mi ad_fw-la cor_fw-la altum_fw-la et_fw-la exaltabitur_fw-la deus_fw-la lxii_o come_v man_n to_o high_a herte_n &_o god_n shall_v be_v highed_a that_o be_v a_o man_n y_fw-fr â—_o through_o grace_n comyth_n to_o the_o highness_n of_o think_v shall_v see_v that_o ihun_n be_v oon_o hygh_v above_o all_o creature_n &_o he_o in_o he_o and_o then_o be_v y_o e_o soul_n above_o moche_n straunge_v from_o felyshyp_n of_o worldly_a lover_n though_o her_o body_n be_v in_o mid_n among_o they_o full_o far_o be_v they_o depart_v fro_o flesshly_a affection_n of_o creature_n i_o charge_v not_o though_o it_o never_o see_v man_n ne_o speak_v with_o he_o ne_o have_v comfort_n of_o he_o if_o it_o may_v ever_o be_v so_o in_o that_o ghostly_a feel_a it_o felyth_v so_o great_a homlynes_n of_o the_o bless_a presence_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n and_o somoche_n savour_n of_o he_o that_o it_o may_v light_o for_o his_o love_n foryete_a y_o it_o flessh_o affeccconn_v &_o the_o flesshly_a mind_n of_o all_o creature_n i_o say_v not_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o love_v ne_o think_v of_o other_o creature_n but_o i_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v think_v on_o they_o in_o time_n and_o see_v they_o and_o love_v they_o ghostly_a &_o free_o not_o flessh_o and_o paynful_o as_o it_o die_v before_o of_o this_o oonlynes_n speak_v the_o prophet_n thus_o ducam_fw-la eam_fw-la in_o solitudine_fw-la oseexii_fw-la et_fw-la loquar_fw-la ad_fw-la cor_fw-la eius_fw-la i_o shall_v lede_v she_o in_o to_o onnly_a stead_n and_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o she_o herte_fw-fr that_o be_v grace_n of_o ihun_n lede_v a_o soul_n fronoyous_a company_n of_o flesshly_a desire_n in_o to_o oonlynes_n of_o thought_n and_o makyth_v it_o foryete_v the_o like_n of_o the_o world_n and_o swoon_v by_o swetnes_n of_o his_o inspyracyon_n word_n of_o love_n in_o eere_n of_o the_o herte_a oon_o be_v a_o soul_n when_o it_o love_v ihesu_n and_o tentyth_v full_o to_o he_o and_o have_v lose_v the_o savour_n and_o the_o conforte_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o may_v better_o keep_v this_o oonlynes_n it_o flee_v y_o e_o company_n of_o all_o man_n if_o it_o may_v and_o sechyth_n oonlyne_v of_o body_n for_o that_o moche_n help_v to_o oonlynes_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o free_a worching_n of_o love_n the_o less_o letting_a y_o t_o it_o have_v without_o of_o vain_a jangling_n or_o within_o of_o vain_a think_v the_o more_o free_a it_o be_v in_o ghostly_a behold_n &_o so_o it_o be_v in_o pryvyte_n of_o herte_n all_o without_o be_v a_o soul_n while_o it_o be_v overlay_v and_o blind_v with_o worldly_a love_n it_o be_v as_o come_fw-mi as_o the_o high_a way_n for_o every_o stir_v that_o come_v of_o the_o flesh_n or_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o fiend_n synk_v in_o and_o gooth_a thorugh_o it_o but_o thenne_n through_o grace_n it_o be_v draw_v in_o to_o the_o prevy_a chambre_n in_o to_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n and_o her_v his_o prevy_a counseyle_n and_o be_v wonderful_o comfort_v in_o the_o hear_a of_o this_o spekith_n the_o prophet_n thus_o secretum_fw-la meum_fw-la michi_fw-la secretum_fw-la meum_fw-la michi_fw-it my_o prevytee_fw-mi to_o i_o my_o prevyte_n to_o i_o that_o be_v xxiiii_o the_o lover_n of_o ihun_n through_o inspyracyon_n of_o grace_n take_v up_o fro_o outward_a
ghostly_a fire_n as_o is_z y_z t_z love_n of_o god_n bren_v &_o waste_v all_o flesshly_a love_n &_o lykynge_n in_o a_o man_n soul_n and_o this_o fire_n be_v stokyn_n in_o my_o bone_n as_o the_o ê“phete_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v this_o love_v fulfyllyth_a y_o e_o myghte_v of_o my_o soul_n as_o mind_n reason_n and_o will_n of_o grace_n &_o ghostly_a swetnes_n as_o marrow_n fyllyth_v full_a y_fw-mi e_o bone_n &_o y_z t_z within_z and_o not_o wihout_n in_o the_o wytte_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v so_o mighty_a within_o y_o t_o it_o smit_v out_o in_o to_o the_o body_n &_o makyth_v all_o the_o body_n quake_v &_o tremyse_v it_o be_v so_o for_o fro_o the_o bodily_a kind_n &_o so_o unkouth_n y_fw-mi t_z he_o can_v no_o skill_n on_o it_o &_o may_v not_o bear_v it_o but_z fall_v &_o fall_v down_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v and_o therefore_o our_o lord_n temperith_v it_o &_o withdraw_v the_o fervour_n &_o suffer_v the_o heart_n to_o fall_v in_o to_o a_o sobyrte_n of_o more_o softness_n who_o can_v pray_v thus_o oft_o he_o spede_v soon_o in_o his_o traveyle_n he_o shall_v gete_v more_o of_o virtue_n in_o a_o lytyl_o time_n than_o some_o man_n without_o this_o or_o a_o neither_o as_o good_a shall_v gete_v in_o long_a tyme._n for_o all_o the_o bodily_a penance_n y_o it_o he_o may_v do_v \_o and_o who_o have_v this_o it_o need_v not_o for_o to_o charge_v y_z e_o bodily_a kind_n with_o more_o penance_n than_o it_o berith_v if_o he_o have_v it_o oft_o ¶_o of_o the_o three_o manner_n of_o prayer_n that_o be_v onn_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la herte_fw-la without_o speech_n outward_a caplm_fw-ge xxxii_o the_o three_o manner_n of_o prayer_n be_v onn_o in_o the_o heart_n without_o speech_n by_o grece_z rest_n &_o softness_n of_o y_fw-es e_fw-es bodi_fw-la &_o of_o the_o soul_n a_z clean_a heart_n he_o behove_v to_o have_v that_o shall_v pray_v well_o thus_o for_o it_o be_v of_o such_o man_n &_o wyman_n that_o by_o long_o traveylle_v bodily_a &_o ghostly_a or_o elles_fw-fr by_o such_o sharp_a smytynge_n of_o love_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v come_fw-mi into_o rest_n of_o speryte_n so_o that_o her_o affeccyon_n be_v turn_v in_o to_o ghostly_a savour_n that_o they_o mowenygh_fw-mi contynuel_o pray_v in_o her_o heart_n and_o love_n &_o praise_v god_n withowt_n great_a let_v of_o temptacyon_n or_o of_o vanytee_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o contemplacyon_n of_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n say_v saint_n poule_n thus_o no_o si_fw-la orem_fw-la lingua_fw-la spiritus_fw-la meus_fw-la orat_fw-la xiiii_o mens_fw-la autem_fw-la mesine_fw-la fructu_fw-la est_fw-la quidergo_v orabo_fw-la et_fw-fr spritu_fw-la orabo_fw-la &_o ment_fw-la psallam_fw-la spiritu_fw-la psallam_fw-la &_o ment_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o i_o pray_v with_o my_o tongue_n by_o the_o will_n of_o spirit_n &_o by_o traveyle_n the_o prayer_n be_v medeful_a but_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o feed_v for_o it_o felyth_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o ghostly_a sweetness_n by_o understond_v what_o shall_v i_o then_o do_v say_v saint_n paul_a and_o he_o answeryth_v &_o say_v i_o shall_v pray_v by_o traveyle_n &_o desire_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o i_o shall_v pray_v also_o more_o inward_o in_o my_o spirit_n without_o travail_n in_o ghostly_a savour_n &_o swetnes_n of_o the_o love_n &_o y_o e_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o the_o which_o sight_n &_o feeling_n of_o love_n my_o soul_n be_v feed_v thus_o as_o i_o understonde_v saint_n paul_n cowde_o pray_v of_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n speak_v our_o lord_n in_o holy_a wrytte_n by_o fygure_n thus_o ¶_o ignis_fw-la in_o altari_fw-la meo_fw-la semê‘_n ardebit_fw-la ê¯_n &_o cotidie_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la surgens_fw-la mane_n subiciet_fw-la ligna_fw-la ut_fw-la ignis_fw-la non_fw-la extinguatur_fw-la this_o be_v for_o to_o say_v the_z tire_v of_o love_n shall_v ever_o be_v light_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o devoute_a &_o clean_a man_n or_o woman_n the_z which_o be_v the_o awter_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o they_o press_v shall_v every_o day_n at_o morn_n lie_v to_o stycke_n &_o norysshe_v the_o fire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v this_o man_n shall_v by_o holy_a psalm_n clean_a thought_n &_o fervent_a desire_n norysshe_v the_o fire_n of_o love_n in_o his_o heart_n that_o it_o go_fw-mi no_o tout_o in_o any_o time_n this_o test_n our_o lord_n yevyth_v to_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n as_o it_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o her_o travail_n and_o a_o shadow_n of_o the_o love_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o y_z e_z bliss_n of_o heaven_n ¶_o how_o man_n shall_v do_v that_o ben_fw-mi traveyl_v with_o vain_a thought_n in_o her_o prayer_n ca._n xxxiii_o but_o now_o see_v thou_o that_o i_o speak_v over_o high_a to_o the_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n for_o it_o be_v no_o mastery_n to_o i_o for_o to_o say_v it_o for_z it_o be_v no_o mastery_n to_o i_o say_v that_o thou_o can_v not_o pray_v thus_o devout_o ne_v so_o holy_a in_o heart_n as_o i_o speak_v of_o for_o when_o thou_o will_v have_v y_o e_o mind_n of_o thy_o heart_n upwarde_o to_o god_n in_o thy_o prayer_n thou_o fely_v so_o many_o thought_n in_o vain_a of_o thy_o own_o dede_n before_o do_v or_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v &_o of_o other_o menens_fw-la dede_n and_o such_o many_o other_o let_v &_o taryengne_n so_o y_o â—_o thou_o may_v neither_o feel_v savour_n ne_o rest_n ne_o devocyon_n in_o thy_o say_n and_o oft_o scythe_n the_o more_o thou_o travayle_v to_o keep_v thy_o heart_n the_o ferder_n it_o be_v fro_o the_o &_o the_o hard_a sometime_o from_o the_o beginning_a to_o the_o last_o end_n that_o the_o think_v it_o be_v but_o lose_v all_o that_o thou_o do_v and_o unto_o this_o that_o thou_o say_v that_o i_o speak_v to_o high_a to_o the_o of_o prayer_n i_o grant_v well_o that_o i_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o i_o can_v or_o may_v do_v nevertheless_o i_o say_v it_o for_o this_o intent_n that_o thou_o sholdee_v know_v how_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v if_o we_o die_v well_o and_o sythen_a we_o may_v not_o do_v 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servant_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o fiend_n makyth_v a_o son_n of_o joy_n &_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o prisoner_n of_o hell_n makyth_v a_o perceyver_n of_o heavenly_a herytage_n not_o ayenstond_v all_o y_z e_z flessh_o feel_v of_o this_o synful_a image_n y_o it_o be_v y_z e_z bodily_a kind_n for_o thou_o shall_v understonde_v y_o t_o y_fw-fr e_o sacrament_n of_o baptym_n or_o of_o penance_n be_v not_o of_o y_fw-fr t_o vertu_fw-fr for_o to_o lete_fw-la &_o destroy_v utter_o all_o y_z e_z styrynge_v of_o flesshly_a lust_n &_o painful_a passion_n y_o it_o a_o man_n soul_n never_o feel_v no_o manner_n rise_v ne_v styrynge_n of_o hen_n no_o time_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o then_o be_v a_o soul_n full_o reform_v here_o to_o y_fw-fr e_o worship_n of_o y_z e_z first_o make_v but_o y_o it_o may_v not_o be_v full_o in_o this_o lyf_v but_o it_o be_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o vertu_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o it_o cleanse_v soul_n from_o all_o the_o syne_v before_o do_v and_o if_o it_o be_v depart_v fro_o y_o e_o body_n savyth_v it_o fro_o dampnacyon_n and_o if_o it_o dwell_v in_o y_z e_z body_z it_o yevyth_v y_o e_o soul_n grace_n to_o ayenstonde_v y_o e_o styrynge_v of_o sin_v &_o it_o kepyth_v it_o in_o grace_n also_o y_o it_o no_o manner_n of_o lusty_a styrynge_n or_o of_o passion_n y_o t_o it_o felyth_v in_o y_z e_z flesh_n be_v it_o never_o so_o grevous_a shall_v dear_a it_o ne_v depart_v it_o fro_o god_n aslonge_v as_o it_o wilful_o scent_v not_o thereto_o thus_o saint_n paul_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v thê°_n nichil_fw-la dampnaconnis_fw-la in_o htis_fw-la cue_n non_fw-la scdm_n carnem_fw-la ambulant_a that_o be_v viiii_o thyse_n soul_n y_o it_o arn_v reform_v to_o y_z e_z image_n of_o god_n in_o feyth_n thorugh_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptym_n or_o of_o penance_n shall_v not_o be_v damn_a for_o felynge_v of_o this_o image_n of_o sign_n if_o it_o so_o be_v y_fw-fr t_o they_o go_v not_o after_o y_z e_z styryuge_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o flesh_n by_o deed_n do_v ¶_o that_o we_o shall_v believe_v steadfast_o 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steadfast_o &_o shapyth_v his_o werke_n byse_o for_o to_o accord_v to_o his_o troth_n &_o y_o t_o he_o turn_v not_o again_o to_o dede_o sign_n sooth_o when_o y_fw-es â—_o hour_n of_o death_n comyth_n &_o the_o soul_n be_v depart_v from_o this_o bodily_a lyf_v then_o shall_v he_o find_v it_o sooth_n y_z t_o i_o say_v now_o thus_o say_a saint_n john_n in_o comfort_n of_o choose_a soul_n y_o it_o lyven_v here_o in_o faith_n under_o y_o e_o feeling_n of_o this_o painful_a image_n karissimi_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la sumus_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la dum_fw-la aparuit_fw-la quod_fw-la erimus_fw-la scimus_fw-la auten_fw-mi cum_fw-la cum_fw-la cristus_fw-la apparuit_fw-la tunt_fw-la apparebimus_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la simile_n et_fw-la in_o gloria_fw-la that_o be_v my_o dear_a friend_n we_o arn_v now_o while_o we_o live_v here_o y_z e_z son_n of_o god_n for_o we_o arn_v reform_v by_o faith_n in_o cryst_n to_o his_o lyckenes_n but_o it_o shewyth_o not_o yet_o what_o we_o arn_v 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