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mornyng_o in_o their_o herte_n thus_o ubi_fw-la cubas_fw-la ubi_fw-la pascis_fw-la in_o meridie_fw-la that_o be_v lord_n where_o be_v thy_o rest_a place_n and_o where_o do_v thou_o fede_fw-es at_o noon_n tyme._n as_o though_o they_o may_v say_v thus_o ☞_o good_a lord_n i_o desire_v to_o wite_v in_o what_o hertes_o /_o and_z in_o who_o herte_n of_o fervent_a love_n and_o charyte_n have_v thou_o thy_o rest_v place_n and_o in_o what_o place_n be_v thou_o feed_v with_o swetenesse_n and_o devotion_n with_o such_o commyn_v oft_o for_o they_o may_v set_v the_o on_o fire_n and_o brenne_n the_o all_o in_o love_n all_o such_o desire_n for_o to_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o be_v with_o their_o ford_n jesu_n with_o all_o such_o i_o will_v thou_o have_v thy_o specyall_a communycation_n with_o all_o other_o thou_o may_v speak_v by_o the_o way_n
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be_v say_v of_o other_o dyspute_v not_o against_o it_o as_o some_o do_v that_o hear_a good_a thing_n anon_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v or_o count_v lewd_a &_o unconue_a begin_v to_o dyspute_v thereof_o that_o other_o shall_v know_v they_o can_v some_o sill_z thereof_o all_o those_o seek_v not_o their_o edyfication_n in_o such_o communycation_n but_o their_o ostentacyon_n and_o boa_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v know_v cunning_a and_o therefore_o many_o good_a communycacyon_n be_v leave_v among_o relygyous_a person_n because_o of_o such_o proud_a dysputacyon_n in_o all_o thy_o communycation_n also_o be_v not_o in_o nothing_o contencious_a and_o full_a of_o stryve_v word_n but_o rather_o soon_o gyve_v it_o up_o for_o if_o it_o be_v good_a and_o true_a that_o the_o other_o have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o say_v there_o against_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o good_a nor_o true_a that_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v rather_o amend_v he_o patient_o by_o turn_v away_o and_o by_o meek_a show_v 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for_o all_o such_o speech_n intyce_v the_o heart_n to_o virtue_n and_o the_o soul_n to_o devocyon_n there_o be_v no_o member_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v so_o nedeful_a to_o be_v keep_v as_o be_v the_o tongue_n for_o in_o the_o tongue_n we_o may_v offend_v in_o many_o manner_n in_o speak_v false_a thing_n wytyng_o true_a thing_n treacherous_o sharp_a thing_n hasty_o foul_a thing_n unclen_o good_a thing_n bostyng_o and_o ê“fytable_a thing_n unwyse_o â§_o senow_n sister_n how_o by_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o tongue_n our_o lord_n may_v be_v offend_v and_o please_v therefore_o i_o find_v that_o the_o holy_a goost_n appear_v rather_o in_o likeness_n of_o tongue_n than_o in_o any_o other_o member_n of_o mane_n body_n for_o a_o tongue_n be_v the_o moo_v profitable_a part_n of_o man_n if_o it_o be_v well_o rule_v but_o why_o appear_v the_o holy_a goost_n in_o fiery_a tongue_n true_o for_o because_o he_o will_v that_o our_o tongue_n be_v ever_o speak_v of_o god_n and_o of_o goostly_a thing_n in_o brenning_a love_n so_o speak_v sister_n that_o thou_o may_v set_v all_o thy_o sister_n afyre_n in_o love_n have_v such_o a_o new_a tongue_n as_o our_o lord_n dysciple_n have_v that_o thou_o may_v speak_v benygue_o and_o gracious_o that_o in_o thy_o speech_n may_v be_v both_o honey_n and_o milk_n that_o be_v that_o it_o be_v sweet_a and_o benign_a in_o speak_v have_v also_o such_o a_o new_a tongue_n that_o it_o may_v be_v fervent_a and_o brenning_a in_o charite_n and_o medcinable_a by_o comfort_v than_o be_v thy_o tongue_n make_v the_o pene_fw-la of_o the_o holy_a goost_n for_o thereby_o he_o write_v in_o the_o herte_n of_o good_a people_n holy_a word_n holy_a dede_n &_o holy_a virtue_n but_o among_o all_o thing_n be_v never_o so_o ready_a for_o to_o speak_v but_o that_o thou_o have_v ever_o a_o love_n to_o silence_n for_o taciturnite_a &_o silence_n be_v the_o virtue_n of_o mekenesse_n and_o token_n of_o sadness_n noryssher_n of_o virtue_n &_o keeper_n of_o soul_n as_o solomon_n say_v prover._n xxi_o qui_fw-la custodit_fw-la os_fw-la suum_fw-la et_fw-la linguam_fw-la svam_fw-la custodit_fw-la ab_fw-la angustijs_fw-la animam_fw-la svam_fw-la he_o that_o keep_v his_o mouth_n &_o his_o tongue_n he_o say_v keep_v his_o soul_n from_o anguysshe_n that_o be_v delyver_v his_o soul_n from_o anguysh_a of_o endless_a pain_n he_o that_o love_v moche_n stylnesse_n his_o tongue_n must_v needs_o be_v keep_v from_o evyll_n speak_v from_o all_o foolish_a and_o deign_v speak_v four_o fair_a virtue_n i_o find_v of_o this_o fruyt_n of_o benygne_a speak_n and_o of_o gentyll_a communycacyon_n of_o thing_n by_o the_o mouth_n ¶_o the_o first_o virtue_n be_v that_o such_o gentyll_a communycacyon_n make_v we_o to_o be_v love_v and_o it_o be_v so_o expedyent_a that_o it_o make_v of_o enemy_n friend_n for_o good_a communycacyon_n bring_v they_o into_o friendship_n again_o that_o be_v enemy_n afore_o as_o solomon_n say_v ecclesiastic_a vi_fw-la uerbum_fw-la dulce_fw-la multiplicat_fw-la amicos_fw-la et_fw-la mitigat_fw-la inimicos_fw-la â§_o agentyll_a &_o a_o sweet_a virtuous_a communycacyon_n multyply_v friend_n he_o say_v and_o swage_v enemy_n ¶_o the_o second_o virtue_n be_v that_o it_o make_v our_o mouth_n our_o lord_n oratory_n wherein_o he_o be_v pray_v &_o praise_v by_o such_o virtuous_a communycation_n for_o likewise_o as_o the_o chyrch_n which_o be_v ordain_v to_o praise_v god_n in_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n and_o to_o preach_v so_o a_o mouth_n be_v orden_v to_o praise_v god_n to_o please_v god_n and_o to_o teach_v virtue_n by_o good_a communycacyon_n thus_o a_o mane_n mouth_n be_v make_v our_o lord_n or_o a_o tory_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v of_o great_a clennesse_n and_o holiness_n and_o without_o all_o unclennesse_n â§_o ¶_o the_o thyrd_o virtue_n be_v that_o it_o make_v our_o mouth_n our_o lord_n fertour_n or_o his_o ark_n wherein_o be_v put_v holy_a relyke_n for_o if_o clothes_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o touch_v holy_a 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