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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 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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 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