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A18180 Here begynneth the orcharde of Syon in the whiche is conteyned the reuelacyons of seynt [sic] Katheryne of Sene, with ghostly fruytes [and] precyous plantes for the helthe of mannes soule.; Vita di S. Catarina da Siena. English Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399.; James, Dane. 1519 (1519) STC 4815; ESTC S109114 384,038 354

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i_o /_o which_o dysposycyon_n i_o refuse_v not_o ¶_o thus_o thou_o may_v se_fw-mi that_o the_o eye_n of_o intelleccyon_n receyve_v light_a in_o feel_v by_o grace_n above_o nature_n /_o in_o the_o which_o light_a doctor_n and_o other_o seynte_n do_v know_v light_n in_o derkenesse_n /_o and_z of_o derkenes_n they_o do_v make_v light_n by_o the_o same_o grace_n ¶_o for_o intelleccyon_n be_v rather_o make_v than_o scrypture_n /_o wherefore_o cunning_a come_v of_o intelleccyon_n ¶_o in_o this_o wise_a holy_a fader_n &_o prophere_n do_v know_v and_o have_v understond_v /_o the_o which_o do_v prophecy_n both_o of_o the_o come_n and_o also_o of_o the_o dethe_v of_o my_o only_a sothefast_n soon_o ihesu_n ¶_o and_o in_o the_o same_o wise_n the_o apostle_n do_v /_o after_o the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o the_o same_o light_n above_o nature_n /_o be_v yllumyne_v the_o evangelyste_n /_o martyr_n /_o confessor_n /_o and_z vyrgynes_o /_o &_o all_o these_o be_v illumyne_v of_o this_o 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that_o dethe_v be_v not_o suffycyent_a because_o thou_o go_v down_o in_o to_o hell_n /_o take_n fro_o then_v holy_a fader_n /_o that_o thy_o mercy_n &_o sothefastnesse_n shall_v be_v show_v in_o they_o /_o but_z moreover_o thy_o sothsastnes_n do_v gyve_v to_o they_o /_o that_z seruen_a the_o in_o truth_n good_n that_o may_v not_o be_v speak_v ¶_o thou_o dyscend_v to_o hell_n /_o because_o thou_o will_v delyver_v they_o fro_o peyne_v and_o misery_n the_o which_o have_fw-mi sern_v the_o thou_o yield_v to_o they_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n ¶_o yet_o gracious_a lord_n as_o i_o seem_v thy_o mercy_n constrain_v the_o to_o gyve_v to_o man_n moor_n large_a gyste_n that_o be_v to_o say_v gyve_v the_o to_o man_n in_o to_o meet_v /_o the_o we_o feeble_a wretch_n sholden_v receyve_v comfort_n and_o solace_v /_o that_o uncunning_a man_n sholden_v not_o forgo_v the_o memory_n of_o thy_o benefyte_n ¶_o therefore_o when_o thou_o gyve_n every_o day_n that_o sacrament_n to_o man_n /_o thou_o 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again_o and_o say_v ¶_o dear_a daughter_n thou_o hase_fw-mi show_v /_o and_o tell_v to_o i_o of_o my_o great_a mercy_n /_o for_z i_o say_v to_o the_o that_z the_o shall_v see_v that_o mercy_n /_o &_o thou_o shall_v have_v taste_n in_o the_o word_n the_o weren_a say_v before_o to_z the_o that_o be_v to_o say_v i_o say_v i_o will_v show_v the_o which_o they_o ben_fw-mi /_o for_z who_o i_o pray_v you_o /_o to_z pray_v to_o i_o ¶_o nevertheless_o daughter_n know_v it_o for_o certain_a /_o the_o my_o mercy_n be_v to_o you_o moche_v more_o plenteous_a /_o than_o thou_o see_v it_o ¶_o for_o thy_o sight_n be_v fynyt_n /_o &_o unpar_fw-la fyte_n ¶_o also_o comparyson_n may_v not_o be_v make_v /_o bytwyxe_v thy_o sing_v &_o my_o and_n merci_fw-la /_o but_o as_o it_o be_v bitwyxe_v a_o deed_n fynyte_n /_o &_o a_o deed_n ifynyte_n ¶_o i_o will_v that_o thou_o shall_v taste_v this_o great_a mercy_n /_o and_o also_o moreover_o that_o thou_o taste_v or_o know_v the_o dygnyte_n of_o man_n /_o that_z 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¶_o but_o forthermore_o sothe_o it_o be_v as_o oft_o as_o he_o have_v right_n frechoys_a while_n he_o be_v in_o deed_o body_n ask_v my_o help_v /_o heshall_n have_v it_o /_o but_z by_o himself_o he_o may_v never_o have_v it_o ¶_o for_o to_o himself_o be_v make_v unportable_a /_o &_o there_o he_o covet_v to_o be_v make_v lord_n over_o all_o thing_n ¶_o therefore_o that_o that_o be_v noughte_v /_o have_v the_o maystre_n and_o lordeshyp_n over_o he_o /_o and_o that_o be_v sin_n ¶_o sin_n be_v nought_o of_o hynselfe_n /_o &_o all_o such_o as_o be_v nought_o /_o been_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n ¶_o i_o make_v theym_a fair_a tree_n of_o love_n /_o with_o the_o life_n of_o spercyall_a grace_n /_o the_z which_o grace_n they_o dyden_n receyve_v in_o the_o holy_a baptym_fw-mi ¶_o but_o now_o they_o waxen_a rot_a tree_n /_o for_z they_o ben_fw-mi deed_n as_o i_o have_v say_v besore_n ¶_o and_o this_o deed_n tree_n fasten_v his_o root_n /_o in_o the_o highness_n of_o pride_n /_o the_o which_o 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their_o neighbour_n /_o and_z against_o themselves_o ¶_o against_o themselves_o /_o for_z they_o lyven_v not_o virtuous_o ¶_o also_o unryghtwyse_o they_o bear_v they_o against_o i_o /_o for_z they_o yield_v not_o worship_n to_o my_o name_n /_o nor_o they_o give_v no_o thankynge_n nor_o presynge_n to_o i_o as_o they_o be_v bind_v /_o but_z as_o thief_n they_o take_v away_o from_o i_o that_o be_v my_o gyve_v it_o to_o their_o own_o proper_a sensualyte_n ¶_o also_o they_o do_v unryghtwysenesse_n to_o i_o /_o &_o against_o themselves_o /_o as_z blind_a man_n and_o uncunning_a /_o not_o know_v i_o in_o they_o ¶_o and_o all_o this_o come_v by_o their_o own_o love_n /_o which_o desire_n may_v not_o be_v fulfyl_v /_o nor_o they_o ben_fw-mi never_o content_v /_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o mynyster_n of_o the_o law_n dyden_n to_o my_o soon_o ¶_o for_o they_o maden_v themselves_o blind_a /_o throw_v envy_v /_o &_o throw_v their_o own_o proper_a love_n ¶_o therefore_o they_o know_v not_o the_o 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