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by_o his_o contraryte_n /_o i_o will_v show_v the_o first_o the_o dygnyte_n of_o they_o that_o have_v virtuous_o only_o excercyse_v the_o tresour_n that_o i_o have_v betake_v to_o their_o ande_fw-mi and_o so_o by_o that_o thou_o shall_v the_o better_o know_v their_o wretchydnes_n /_o that_o these_o day_n feed_v they_o at_o the_o breast_n of_o this_o spouse_n holy_a chyrche_n ¶_o than_o this_o devoute_a soul_n for_o to_o obey_v to_o his_o bid_n /_o do_v behold_v contemplatyfely_a in_o the_o sothefastnesse_n of_o he_o /_o in_o the_o which_o sothefastnesse_n she_o see_v virtue_n shine_v /_o in_z very_a taster_n
therefore_o afterward_o all_o they_o do_v in_o the_o same_o wise_a ryghtewysenesse_n to_o their_o subierte_n /_o for_o to_o make_v they_o to_o live_v virtuous_o ¶_o they_o do_v blame_v they_o without_o seruyle_n drede_v /_o when_o they_o be_v blame_v worthy_a /_o for_z they_o behold_v nothing_o to_o themselves_o /_o but_o only_o to_o my_o worship_n and_o helthe_n of_o soul_n /_o as_z good_a curate_n suer_n of_o my_o sothefaste_a soon_o ihesu_n /_o that_o be_v the_o high_a soverayne_a curate_n who_o i_o have_v gyve_v to_o you_o for_o to_o govern_v you_o the_o be_v beestes_fw-la /_o &_o he_o give_v his_o life_n for_o you_o ¶_o all_o such_o curate_n do_v follow_v the_o step_n of_o he_o /_o wherefore_o they_o do_v correcke_n &_o will_v not_o suffer_v stynk_v mendres_n to_o grow_v in_o holy_a chyrche_n without_o correccyon_n /_o but_o charytable_o with_o that_o ointment_n of_o benygnyte_n /_o and_z with_o sharpness_n of_o fire_n curt_v the_o wound_n of_o their_o default_n away_o /_o by_o undernyme_n and_o penance_n moche_n or_o lytell_fw-mi after_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n ¶_o and_o for_o such_o correccyon_n so_o true_o and_o feythe_v full_o do_v for_o that_o love_n of_o i_o /_o they_o do_v not_o fere_n for_o to_o dye_v ¶_o these_o be_v very_a gardyner_n /_o that_o with_o great_a besynesse_n and_o holy_a drede_n pull_v up_o the_o thorn_n of_o deed_o sin_n /_o and_z they_o do_v plant_v the_o plant_n of_o sweet_a vertu_fw-fr /_o whereby_o the_o subietes_fw-la do_v live_v in_o very_o holy_a drede_a /_o &_o they_o do_v encrese_v virtuous_o /_o as_z by_o smelling_n of_o flower_n in_o the_o mysteryal_n body_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n ¶_o and_o because_o there_o be_v in_o their_o curate_n no_o veny_n of_o deed_o sin_n /_o therefore_o they_o do_v keep_v holy_a ryghtewysenesse_n /_o &_o without_o any_o seruyle_v drede_v /_o they_o undertoke_v their_o syntull_n subiecces_n myghte_o ¶_o this_o be_v and_o be_v the_o very_a margaryte_n /_o the_o which_o give_v both_o pease_n and_o light_n in_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o reasonable_a creature_n /_o and_o make_v they_o to_o stone_v stydfast_o in_o holy_a drede_fw-la /_o their_o hertes_o be_v one_o in_o i_o /_o and_z each_o of_o they_o togyder_n in_o very_a charyte_n /_o wherefore_o i_o will_v that_o thou_o know_fw-mi that_o theridamas_n be_v never_o nothing_o that_o bring_v in_o somoche_n derkenesse_n and_o dyvysyon_n in_o to_o the_o world_n bytwene_v seculers_n &_o relygyous_a clerk_n &_o curate_n of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr /_o as_o have_v the_o derkenesse_n of_o unryghtful_a lyve_a /_o by_o the_o which_o the_o light_n of_o ryghtewysenesse_n defayl_v ¶_o there_o may_v no_o state_n be_v keep_v neither_o in_o temporal_a law_n /_o nor_o in_o dyvyne_a law_n /_o wtoute_fw-fr holy_a right_a wysenesse_n ¶_o for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o blame_v /_o nor_o undernome_n from_o his_o trespass_n of_o his_o curate_n /_o he_o begyn_v âor_a to_o wax_v a_o stynk_n member_n of_o the_o body_n of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr /_o upon_o 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the_o foresay_a mynyster_n /_o by_o the_o which_o pride_n the_o feeling_n in_o god_n be_v lose_v /_o and_o when_o that_o feeling_n be_v away_o /_o than_o fall_v they_o to_o this_o fault_n that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o man_n do_v feign_v they_o to_o make_v consecracyon_n /_o &_o they_o make_v none_o now_o i_o will_v tell_v the_o of_o that_o three_o pillar_n that_o be_v pride_n and_o though_o i_o have_v set_v it_o last_o /_o yet_o it_o be_v better_o last_o than_o first_o /_o for_o all_o vice_n come_v of_o pride_n /_o like_o as_o all_o virtue_n do_v come_v of_o charyte_n
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norse_n which_o norysh_v she_o that_o be_v very_a mekenesse_n /_o for_o a_o man_n be_v somoche_v obedyent_n /_o as_z he_o be_v meek_a /_o &_o so_o moche_v he_o be_v meek_a /_o as_z he_o be_v obedyent_n /_o this_o mekenes_n be_v the_o berer_n &_o norse_a also_o of_o charyte_n /_o for_o the_o milk_n of_o charyte_n no_o rysh_v the_o vertu_fw-fr of_o obedience_n /_o the_o clothing_n that_o this_o norse_n gyve_v to_o this_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n be_v vylyte_n /_o that_o be_v setting_a lytell_fw-mi by_o theyr selfe_o /_o &_o arayenge_a theyr selfe_o with_o shamis_n &_o repreve_n /_o in_o dysplese_v of_o theyr selfe_o /_o &_o plese_v of_o i_o ¶_o in_o who_o shall_v thou_o sin_v this_o ¶_o certain_a in_o cryst_n my_o only_a sweet_a soon_o /_o who_o dyspyse_v &_o set_v less_o by_o hynselfe_n than_o he_o do_v /_o he_o fulfyl_v hynselfe_n with_o repreve_n /_o shame_n /_o &_o scorn_v /_o &_o he_o to_o the_o utter_v dysplease_v himself_o that_o be_v his_o bodily_a life_n for_o to_o please_v i_o 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