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charter_n the_o which_o may_v be_v his_o token_n and_o his_o warrant_n against_o all_o other_o man_n right_o so_o may_v it_o be_v say_v ghostly_a if_o a_o man_n have_v forfeit_v against_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n his_o lyffe_n through_o dede_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o he_o to_o full_a sykernesse_n for_o to_o have_v foryevenes_n of_o god_n oon_o by_o contricyon_n between_o god_n &_o he_o but_o if_o he_o have_v a_o charter_n make_v by_o holy_a chirche_n if_o he_o may_v come_v thereto_o and_o that_o be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n the_o which_o be_v his_o charter_n &_o his_o token_n of_o foryevesse_n for_o since_o that_o he_o forfeit_v both_o ayenste_n god_n and_o holy_a chirche_n it_o be_v skylful_a that_o he_o have_v foryevenesse_n for_o that_o one_o and_o a_o warrant_n for_o that_o other_o and_o this_o â—o_o skylle_v why_o that_o confessyon_n be_v needful_a a_o neither_o skill_n be_v this_o for_o since_o this_o reform_n of_o the_o soul_n stondyth_v in_o faith_n oon_o 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upon_o what_o thing_n thou_o shall_v set_v the_o point_n of_o thy_o thought_n in_o thy_o prayer_n and_o also_o what_o prayer_n be_v best_a for_o the_o for_o to_o use_v as_z to_o the_o first_o i_o answer_v and_o say_v thus_o that_o when_o thou_o be_v wakenyd_v of_o thy_o sleep_v and_z ready_a for_o to_o pray_v thou_o shall_v feel_v thyself_o flessh_o and_o hevy_a ever_o dounwarde_a to_o vain_a thoughtê_n other_o of_o dremes_n or_o fantasye_n or_o of_o unskylful_a besines_n of_o the_o world_n or_o of_o thy_o flessh_fw-mi thene_n behovyth_v the_o for_o to_o quycken_v thy_o herte_n by_o prayer_n &_o stir_v it_o as_o moche_v as_o thou_o may_v to_o some_o devoconn_v and_o in_o thy_o prayer_n that_o thou_o set_v not_o thin_a heart_n in_o any_o bodily_a thing_n but_o all_o thy_o traveyle_n shall_v be_v for_o to_o draw_v in_o think_v fro_o behold_v of_o all_o bodily_a thing_n that_o thy_o desire_n may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v nakyd_v &_o bare_a from_o all_o erthly_a thing_n ever_o upward_o 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wythdraw_v of_o the_o heart_n from_o all_o erthly_a thought_n and_o so_o be_v prayer_n lykn_v to_o a_o fire_n which_o of_o his_o own_o kind_n leve_v y_o e_o lowness_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o always_o sty_v up_o in_o to_o thayer_n right_o so_o desire_v in_o prayer_n when_o it_o be_v towchid_v &_o lighten_v of_o the_o ghostly_a fire_n which_o be_v god_n it_o be_v ever_o upstyeng_v to_o he_o that_o it_o come_v fro_o ¶_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o love_n caplm_fw-ge xxvi_o aâ—_n man_n y_o it_o speak_v of_o the_o fire_n of_o love_n know_v not_o well_o what_o it_o be_v for_z what_o it_o be_v i_o can_v not_o telle_fw-fr ye._n save_o this_o i_o may_v telle_fw-fr y_fw-fr â—_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o bodily_a ne_o bodily_a felyd_v a_o soul_n may_v feel_v it_o in_o prayer_n or_o in_o devoconn_n which_o soul_n be_v in_o y_z e_z body_z but_z he_o felith_a it_o not_o with_o no_o bodily_a wit_n for_o though_o it_o be_v so_o y_fw-mi â—_o it_o werke_n in_o a_o soule·_n y_fw-fr e_o body_n may_v tear_v in_o to_o a_o hete_n &_o as_o it_o be_v chauffyd_v for_o like_v traveyle_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o spiryte_v netheles_o y_fw-es â—_o fire_n of_o love_n be_v not_o bodily_a for_o it_o be_v onn_o in_o y_fw-mi e_fw-it ghostly_a desire_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o soul_n this_o be_v no_o dowte_n to_o no_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o felith_a devoconn_v but_o some_o ben_fw-mi simple_a &_o ween_v by_o cause_n it_o be_v call_v fire_n y_o t_o it_o shall_v be_v hot_a as_o bodily_a fire_n be_v &_o for_o thy_o i_o say_v y_fw-fr t_o i_o have_v say_v ¶_o that_o the_o certain_a prayer_n in_o speech_n orden_v of_o god_n &_o of_o holy_a chyrche_n be_v best_a to_o they_o that_o been_v new_a turn_v to_o god_n &_o to_o devoconn_v caplm_fw-ge xxvii_o now_o as_o to_o y_z e_z other_z for_o to_o know_v what_o prayer_n be_v best_a for_o to_o use_v i_o shall_v say_v as_o i_o think_v thou_o shall_v undstonde_v that_o there_o ben_fw-mi three_o manner_n of_o prayer_n the_o first_o be_v prayer_n of_o speech_n make_v special_o of_o 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they_o hasty_o &_o recheles_o as_o thou_o be_v evyll_n pay_v that_o y_o u._fw-mi be_v bind_v with_o they_o but_z thou_o shall_v gader_n thy_o affecconn_n &_o thy_o thought_n for_o to_o say_v they_o more_o sad_o &_o more_o devout_o than_o any_o other_o special_a prayer_n of_o devoconn_n trow_v forsooth_o that_o since_o it_o be_v y_z e_z prayer_n of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr there_o be_v no_o prayer_n so_o ê“fytable_a to_o y_z e_z which_o be_v vocal_a forto_fw-it use_v comyn_o as_o you_o â—_o be_v and_o so_o shall_v y_fw-mi u._fw-mi put_v away_o all_o hevyne_n &_o by_o grace_n y_fw-mi u._fw-mi shall_v turn_v thy_o need_n in_o to_o a_o good_a will_n &_o thy_o
generation_n for_o this_o skylle_n for_o the_o trespass_n and_o unworshyppe_n be_v endless_a great_a and_o therefore_o it_o passyd_v manny_n may_v for_o to_o make_v amends_n for_o it_o and_o also_o for_o this_o skylle_n he_o that_o have_v trespass_v and_o shall_v make_v amends_n he_o behovyth_v for_o to_o yeve_v to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v trespass_v unto_o all_o that_o he_o owyth_o though_o he_o have_v not_o trespass_v and_o also_o over_o that_o he_o behovyth_v yeve_v somewhat_o that_o he_o owyth_o not_o but_o oon_o for_o that_o he_o trespass_v but_o mankind_n have_v not_o wherewith_o that_o he_o may_v pay_v god_n for_o his_o trespaa_n over_o that_o he_o ought_v he_o for_o what_o good_a deed_n that_o man_n may_v do_v in_o body_n or_o in_o soul_n it_o be_v but_o his_o debt_n for_o every_o man_n ought_v as_o the_o gospel_n say_v for_o to_o love_v god_n with_o all_o his_o herte_n and_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o all_o his_o myghtes_n and_z better_o may_v he_o not_o do_v than_o this_o and_o nevertheless_o this_o deed_n suffyce_v not_o to_o the_o refourm_n of_o mankind_n ne_o this_o may_v he_o not_o do_v but_o if_o he_o have_v be_v first_o reform_v thenne_fw-fr need_v it_o that_o if_o man_n soul_n shall_v be_v reform_v and_o the_o trespaa_v make_v good_a that_o our_o lord_n god_n himself_o shall_v refourme_v this_o image_n and_o make_v amends_n for_o this_o trespaa_v sythen_a that_o no_o man_n may_v but_o that_o may_v he_o not_o do_v in_o his_o godhede_v for_z he_o may_v not_o ne_fw-la ought_v not_o to_o make_v amends_n by_o suffer_v of_o pain_n in_o his_o own_o kind_n therefore_o it_o need_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v the_o same_o mankind_n that_o have_v trespass_v and_o become_v man_n and_o that_o may_v he_o not_o do_v by_o the_o comyn_v law_n of_o generation_n for_o it_o be_v impossyble_a goddis_fw-la soon_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o towchyd_a woman_n therefore_o he_o must_v become_v man_n thorugh_o a_o gracious_a generation_n by_o the_o werk_n of_o the_o holy_a 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for_o he_o may_v pay_v god_n one_o thing_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o as_o for_o himself_o and_o that_o be_v nought_o but_o one_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o yeve_v his_o precyous_a life_n by_o wylfull_a take_n of_o dethe_v for_o love_n of_o sothfastnes_n this_o ought_v he_o not_o as_z moche_o good_a as_o he_o may_v do_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n all_o be_v but_o debt_n but_o for_o to_o take_v dethe_v for_o love_n of_o ryghtwysnesse_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v thereto_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o ryghtwysnesse_n but_z he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o dye_n for_o dethe_v be_v oon_o a_o pain_n ordain_v to_o man_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n sin_v never_o ne_v he_o may_v not_o sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o ought_v not_o for_o to_o dye_n thenne_fw-fr sythen_a he_o ought_v not_o for_o to_o dye_n and_o yet_o wilful_o he_o dey_v thenne_fw-fr pay_v he_o to_o god_n more_o than_o he_o ought_v and_o sythen_a that_o be_v the_o best_a man_n deed_n and_o moo_v worthy_a that_o ever_o be_v do_v therefore_o be_v it_o reasonable_a that_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n shall_v be_v foryeven_v in_o as_o moche_v as_o man_n kind_n have_v find_v a_o man_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a wythoute_n weme_v of_o sin_n that_o be_v ihesu_n that_o may_v make_v amends_n for_o the_o trespaa_v do_v and_o may_v pay_v our_o lord_n god_n all_o that_o he_o ought_v and_z over_o more_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o thenne_fw-fr since_o that_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n god_n and_o man_n dey_v thus_o for_o saluacyon_n of_o man_n soul_n it_o be_v rightful_a that_o sin_n shall_v be_v foryeven_v and_o man_n soul_n that_o be_v his_o image_n shall_v mow_v be_v reform_v and_o restore_v to_o the_o first_o lyckenesse_n and_o to_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n this_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o this_o precyous_a dethe_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o the_o refourm_n of_o of_o man_n soul_n wythoute_n which_o may_v never_o man_n soul_n have_v be_v reform_v to_o the_o lyckenesse_n of_o he_o ne_o come_v to_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n but_o blessyd_v may_v he_o be_v in_o all_o his_o werk_n now_o be_v it_o so_o that_o thorugh_a the_o virtue_n of_o his_o precyous_a passion_n the_o brenning_a sword_n of_o cherubyn_n that_o drive_v ada_z out_o of_o paradise_n be_v now_o put_v away_o and_o the_o endless_a gate_n of_o heaven_n arn_v open_a to_o every_o man_n that_o wylle_v entre_fw-fr in_z thereto_o for_o the_o person_n of_o ihesu_n be_v both_o god_n &_o king_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o bliss_n to_o the_o fader_fw-mi &_o as_o man_n he_o be_v porter_n at_o the_o yate_fw-mi ready_a to_o receyve_v every_o soul_n that_o will_v be_v reform_v here_o in_o this_o lyf_v to_o his_o lyckenesse_n for_o now_o may_v every_o soul_n if_o that_o he_o will_v be_v reform_v to_o the_o lyckenesse_n of_o god_n since_o that_o the_o trespaa_n be_v foryeven_v and_o the_o amends_n thorugh_v ihesu_n be_v make_v for_o the_o first_o guilt_n nevertheless_o though_o this_o be_v sothe_o all_o soul_n have_v not_o the_o profit_n ne_fw-fr the_o fruit_n of_o this_o precyous_a passion_n ne_o be_o not_o reform_v to_o the_o lickenes_n of_o he_o ¶_o that_o jew_n and_o paynem_n and_o also_o false_a crysten_v man_n be_v not_o reform_v effectuel_o thorugh_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o passion_n for_o she_o owe_v defawte_a caplm_fw-ge iii._n two_o manere_fw-la of_o man_n arne_v not_o reform_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o passion_n one_o be_v of_o they_o that_o trow_v it_o not_o an_z other_o be_v of_o they_o that_o love_v it_o not_o jew_o and_o paynem_n have_v not_o the_o benefyce_n of_o this_o passion_n for_z they_o trow_v it_o not_o jew_o trow_v not_o that_o ihun_v the_o soon_o of_o the_o virgyn_v marry_o be_v goddis_fw-la soon_o of_o heaven_n also_o the_o paynem_n trow_v not_o that_o the_o sovereyne_a wisdom_n of_o god_n will_v become_v the_o soon_o of_o man_n and_o in_o man_n heed_n will_v suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o the_o jew_n hold_v the_o preaching_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o of_o the_o passion_n of_o cryste_n noughte_v but_o slander_v and_o blasphemye_n and_o the_o paynem_v hold_v it_o noughte_v but_o fantome_n and_o folye_n but_o true_a crysten_v man_n hold_v it_o the_o sovereyne_a wysdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o great_a may_v thus_o say_v saint_n paul_a predicamus_fw-la vobis_fw-la cristum_fw-la crucifirum_fw-la iudeis_fw-la quidem_fw-la scandalum_fw-la gentibus_fw-la autem_fw-la stulticiam_fw-la ipis_fw-la auten_v vocatis_fw-la iudeis_fw-la &_o grecis_fw-la xpmm_n dei_fw-la virtutem_fw-la et_fw-la dei_fw-la sapienciam_fw-la that_o be_v we_o prithee_o to_o you_o that_o you_o trow_v that_o ihesu_n cry_v crucyfy_v the_o soon_o of_o marrow_n be_v goddis_fw-la soon_o sovereyne_a virtue_n and_o wysdom_n of_o god_n the_o which_o ihesu_n to_o jew_n &_o paynem_n that_o trow_v not_o in_o he_o be_v but_o slander_v and_o folly_n and_o therefore_o these_o man_n by_o her_o untrouthe_n putten_n hemselfe_n from_o the_o refourm_n of_o her_o own_o soul_n and_o stond_v her_o 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