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if_o he_o lyste_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v ravyssh_v betoken_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v ravyssh_v by_o sin_n of_o our_o fore_n fader_fw-mi adam_n and_o lead_v out_o of_o paradyse_n and_o lead_v in_o to_o the_o foreste_n of_o this_o wretched_a world_n by_o the_o tyrant_n poncyanus_n which_o betoken_v the_o devyll_n and_o he_o not_o only_o deflower_v she_o but_o by_o lose_v of_o herytage_n of_o heaven_n /_o but_o also_o he_o will_v slay_v she_o with_o everla_a pain_n but_o the_o soul_n cry_v with_o a_o high_a voice_n /_o who_o cry_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cyrste_v herd_n this_o cry_n be_v make_v when_o adam_n cry_v after_o oil_n of_o mercy_n and_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n cry_v for_o remedy_n sa_v o_o thou_o highness_n of_o the_o ee_a and_o so_o for_o the_o vysyte_n thou_o us._n etc._n etc._n the_o knight_n betoken_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n which_o come_v from_o heaven_n and_o faught_n with_o the_o tyrant_n /_o that_o be_v for_o to_o sayethe_v devyll_n /_o and_o both_o they_o be_v sore_o wound_v for_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n be_v wound_v in_o his_o flesh_n /_o and_o the_o devyll_n in_o his_o lordshyppe_n /_o wherefore_o the_o woman_n /_o that_z be_v to_o say_v the_o soul_n give_v her_o truth_n unto_o almyghty_a god_n when_o that_o she_o become_v crysten_v sa_v that_o i_o forsake_v the_o devyll_n and_o all_o his_o pride_n /_o and_o byleve_v in_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi almyghty_a than_o ordain_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n a_o marriage_n bytwene_v he_o and_o she_o with_o the_o seven_o secramente_n of_o the_o chirche_v whereof_o may_v be_v make_v a_o strong_a castle_n against_o the_o devyll_n also_o our_o lord_n command_v the_o soul_n to_o keep_v she_o still_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o virtue_n till_o he_o go_v unto_o his_o friend_n to_o provyde_v the_o be_v nedeful_a /_o that_o be_v to_o lay_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n on_o the_o assencyon_n day_n ascend_v to_o heaven_n to_o array_n for_o she_o a_o dwelling_n place_n of_o everla_a joy_n where_o as_o we_o shall_v dwell_v after_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n with_o our_o lord_n god_n in_o honour_n and_o glory_n but_o alas_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n come_v the_o devyll_n &_o beguile_v the_o wretched_a soul_n by_o a_o deed_o sin_n &_o so_o he_o enter_v in_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o our_o herte_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o castle_n of_o god_n the_o knight_n ihesu_n knock_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o our_o herte_n accord_v to_o this_o scrypture_n â—â—cce_fw-fr sto_z ad_fw-la hostium_fw-la et_fw-la pulso_fw-la lo_o i_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_v /_o if_o any_o man_n will_v open_v that_o i_o may_v entre_fw-fr in_o /_o but_z where_o the_o devyll_n be_v /_o god_n may_v not_o entre_fw-fr but_o if_o the_o sinner_n will_v receyve_v he_o by_o penance_n /_o which_o sing_v the_o gentyll_a ihesu_n show_v himself_o naked_a hang_a on_o the_o cross_n that_o we_o may_v see_v his_o bloody_a wound_n which_o he_o suffer_v for_o we_o that_o we_o sinner_n shall_v be_v the_o rather_o mindful_a of_o his_o lone_n for_o from_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o heed_n unto_o the_o sole_a of_o his_o foot_n /_o was_z left_a none_o place_n hole_n place_n therefore_o say_v the_o ê“phet_n ysaye_v attendite_fw-la et_fw-la videte_fw-la si_fw-la est_fw-la dolour_n sicut_fw-la dolour_n meus_fw-la /_o etc._n etc._n byholde_v and_o see_v if_o any_o sorrow_n be_v like_o my_o sorrow_n therefore_o be_v he_o a_o wretched_a man_n the_o will_v not_o be_v convert_v for_o all_o this_o unto_o his_o lord_n god_n but_o lie_v still_o in_o deed_o sin_n /_o wherefore_o when_o he_o be_v call_v afore_o the_o high_a inge_n he_o shall_v be_v damn_a to_o everla_a dethe_v therefore_o study_n we_o to_o open_v the_o door_n of_o our_o herte_n with_o merytory_n werke_n unto_o almyghty_a god_n /_o and_o than_o without_o doubt_n we_o shall_v opteyne_v everla_a life_n unto_o the_o which_o bring_v we_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n which_o have_v mercy_n on_o we_o amen_o ¶_o thus_o end_v the_o book_n of_o gesta_fw-la romanorum_fw-la emprynt_v at_o london_n in_o flete_n street_n by_o i_o wynkyn_n de_fw-fr worde_n