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even_o crysten_v but_o against_o all_o thyse_n disease_n &_o all_o other_o that_o thou_o may_v feel_v use_v this_o remedy_n take_v ihun_v in_o thy_o mind_n &_o anger_n the_o no_o more_o with_o they_o tarry_v not_o with_o they_o but_o think_v on_o thy_o lesson_n y_fw-fr t_o thou_o be_v nought_o y_o it_o thou_o have_v nought_o thou_o may_v nouÈt_v less_o of_o erthly_a good_a thou_o coveyte_v nought_o but_o y_o e_o love_n of_o ihun_n &_o hold_v forth_o thy_o way_n to_o ihrlm_v with_o thy_o occupacyon_n and_o nevertheless_o if_o thou_o be_v tarry_v sometime_o thorugh_o freelte_v of_o thyself_o with_o such_o unease_v that_o fall_v to_o thy_o bodily_a life_n thorugh_o evil_a will_n of_o man_n or_o malice_n of_o the_o fiend_n assoon_o as_o thou_o may_v come_v again_o to_o thyself_o leave_v of_o thy_o think_n of_o thy_o disease_n &_o go_v forth_o to_o thy_o werke_n abide_v not_o long_o with_o they_o for_o drede_v of_o thy_o enemy_n ¶_o of_o a_o general_a remedy_n against_o wicked_a styrynge_n &_o painful_a taryenge_n y_o it_o fall_v to_o her_o herte_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o flesh_n &_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o world_n &_o of_o the_o fiend_n caplm_fw-ge xxiii_o and_o after_o this_o when_o thin_a enemy_n see_v that_o thou_o be_v so_o well_o will_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o angry_a nor_o hevy_a ne_o wroth_a ne_o moche_n styred_a ayenste_n no_o creature_n for_o ought_v that_o they_o may_v do_v or_o speak_v ayenste_n theâ—_n but_o set_v thy_o herte_n full_o for_o to_o suffer_v all_o that_o may_v fall_v ease_n or_o unease_v praise_v or_o lack_v and_o that_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge charge_v no_o thing_n with_o that_o that_o thou_o may_v keep_v thy_o think_v and_o thy_o desire_n hoole_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n thenne_fw-fr be_v they_o moche_o abassh_v but_o thenne_n will_v they_o assay_v the_o with_o flatter_a and_o vain_a pleyse_v and_o that_o be_v when_o they_o bring_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o soul_n all_o thy_o good_a dede_n &_o virtue_n and_o bear_v upon_o the_o that_o all_o man_n praysen_v the_o and_o speak_v good_a of_o thy_o holiness_n and_o how_o all_o man_n love_v the_o and_o worshyppe_n the_o for_o thy_o holy_a lyve_a thus_o do_v thy_o enemy_n that_o thou_o shall_v think_v her_o sayenge_a sooth_n &_o have_v delyte_n in_o this_o vain_a joy_n and_o rest_n the_o therein_o but_o if_o thou_o do_v well_o thou_o shall_v hold_v all_o such_o jangel_a false_a and_o flatter_a of_o thy_o enemy_n that_o proffer_v the_o to_o drink_v venym_a temper_v with_o honey_n and_o therefore_o refuse_v it_o and_o say_v thou_o wool_fw-mi not_o
¶_o scala_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la capla_fw-la prime_a partis_fw-la ¶_o hear_v begynnen_n the_o chapytour_n of_o this_o present_a volume_n of_o walter_n hylton_n named_fw-la in_o latin_a scala_fw-la perfeccionis_fw-la englyssh_v the_o ladder_n of_o perfecconn_n which_o volume_n be_v divide_v in_o two_o party_n the_o first_o book_n of_o this_o present_a volume_n contain_v lâ—xxxiii_fw-la chapitour_n the_o second_o book_n xlvi_o which_o hole_n volume_n amonute_v c.xxxix_o chapitour_n ¶_o that_o the_o inner_a 〈◊〉_d of_o mane_n soul_n shall_v belike_o to_o the_o utter_a capitulun_n primum_fw-la of_o actyff_fw-mi life_n and_o the_o werke_n thereof_o capitulun_n two_o of_o contemplatyfflyfe_n &_o the_o werke_n thereof_o caplm_fw-ge iii._n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o contemplaconn_n caplm_fw-ge iiii_o of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o contemplaconn_n caplm_n five_o of_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o two_o part_n of_o contemplaconn_n ca._n vi_fw-la of_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o the_o two_o part_n of_o contemplconn_n ca_fw-mi seven_o of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o contemplacyon_n ca._n viij_o of_o the_o twynning_a of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o contemplaconn_v froth_n second_o part_n &_o of_o the_o praise_v thereof_o ca_o ix_o how_o the_o show_a to_o the_o bodily_a wytte_n &_o the_o feeling_n of_o they_o may_v be_v both_o good_a and_o evyll_n caplm_fw-ge x._o how_o y_o e_o shall_v know_v when_o the_o show_a to_o y_z e_z bodily_a wytte_n &_o the_o feeling_n of_o they_o ben_fw-mi good_a or_o evil_n ca._n xi_o what_o knyt_v jesu_n to_o man_n soul_n and_o what_o losyth_n faith_fw-mi he_o therfro_o caplm_n twelve_o how_o and_o in_o what_o thing_n that_o a_o contemplatyff_fw-mi man_n be_v shall_v be_v occupy_v capitulum_n xiii_o how_o in_o reason_n &_o will_n virtue_n begyn_v and_z in_o love_n &_o in_o like_n it_o be_v make_v perfyte_n capitulum_n xiiii_o of_o y_o e_o mean_n y_o it_o bring_v a_o soul_n to_o contemplaconn_n ca._n xv_o what_o a_o man_n shall_v use_v &_o refuse_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o mekenes_n ca._n xuj_o ¶_o who_o shall_v blame_v man_n dâ—â—fawtes_n and_o demehem_n and_o who_o not_o caplm_fw-ge xvii_o why_o man_n shall_v worship_n other_o &_o low_a hemself_n in_o her_o own_o heart_n under_o all_o other_o capitulum_n xviii_o how_o man_n shall_v do_v that_o wantyth_v the_o feeling_n of_o mekenes_n in_o affecconn_n not_o dread_v to_o moche_v therefore_o ca._n nineteeen_o how_o ypocryte_n &_o heretic_n for_o want_v of_o mekenes_n hyghen_fw-mi hemself_n in_o heart_n before_o all_o other_o ca._n xx_o what_o thing_n man_n owen_n to_o byleve_v by_o a_o sike_a faith_n ca._n xxi_o how_o a_o stable_a intent_n be_v nedeful_a to_o thyse_n that_o shall_v pleyse_v god_n and_o dyscreconn_v in_o bodily_a werke_n ca._n xxii_o of_o a_o lytyl_o reherse_v of_o thing_n say_v before_o &_o of_o make_v offer_v y_z e_z shall_v be_v offeryd_v to_o god_n ca_fw-mi xxiii_o of_o prayer_n y_o it_o be_v spedeful_a to_o gete_a clenne_n of_o heart_n &_o virtue_n ca._n xxiiii_o how_o man_n shall_v pray_v &_o whereon_o the_o point_n of_o her_o thought_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o prayer_n ca._n twenty-five_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o love_n ca_fw-mi xxvi_o that_o the_o certain_a prayer_n in_o speech_n ordain_v of_o god_n &_o of_o holy_a chyrche_n be_v best_a to_o they_o y_fw-mi â—_o been_v new_o corn_v to_o god_n &_o to_o devocyon_n ca_fw-mi xxvii_o what_o peryl_n be_v to_o man_n y_o it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o tourn_v to_o god_n even_o the_o comyn_v prayer_n of_o the_o ordenaunce_n of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr &_o gyve_v they_o to_o medytacyon_n ca_fw-mi xxviii_o of_o the_o second_o manner_n of_o prayer_n that_o be_v in_o speech_n not_o certain_o folowyth_o the_o styre_a of_o devocyon_n ca_fw-mi xxix_o that_o the_o second_o manner_n of_o prayer_n plesyth_v moche_n god_n and_n makyth_v a_o man_n to_o have_v he_o in_o â—ody_a as_o he_o be_v drunken_a and_z makyth_o he_o in_o soul_n to_o be_v wound_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o love_n ca_fw-mi thirty_o how_o the_o tire_n of_o love_n waste_v all_o flesshly_a lust_n as_o other_o fire_n waste_v all_o bodily_a thing_n ca_fw-mi xxxi_o of_o the_o three_o manner_n of_o prayer_n that_o be_v oon_o in_o y_z e_z heart_n without_o speech_n outward_a ca_fw-mi xxxii_o how_o man_n shall_v do_v y_fw-fr â—_o been_v travayl_v with_o vain_a thou_o ghty_n in_o her_o prayer_n ca_fw-mi xxxiii_o ¶_o of_o meditacyon_n of_o sinful_a man_n after_o that_o they_o ben_fw-mi holy_a tourue_v to_o god_n caplm_n xxxiiii_o that_o the_o meditaconn_n of_o the_o manhede_v of_o cryst_n or_o of_o his_o passion_n be_v yeven_v free_o of_o y_z e_z holy_a ghost_n and_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v when_o it_o be_v yeven_v caplm_n xxxv_o that_o the_o meditaconn_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o passion_n of_o cryst_n be_v withdraw_v from_o they_o that_o it_o be_v yeven_v to_o oft_o scythe_n for_o dyves_n cause_n capitulum_n xxxvi_o of_o dyvers_a temptaconn_n of_o the_o fiend_n ca._n xxxvii_o of_o dyvers_a remedye_n against_o temptaconn_n of_o the_o fiend_n capitulum_n xxxviii_o how_o that_o god_n hem_o that_o he_o chesyth_v he_o suffer_v to_o be_v tarry_v &_o tempt_v &_o afterward_o â—on_n fort_v hem_n &_o stable_v they_o in_o grace_n caplm_n thirty-nine_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o yeve_v he_o to_o ydelnes_n ne_o lyght_o leave_v the_o grace_n that_o be_v yeven_v he_o of_o god_n ca._n xl_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v know_v the_o measure_n of_o his_o yefte_n y_a t_o he_o may_v desire_v &_o take_v a_o better_o when_o god_n will_v yeve_v it_o ca._n xli_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v travail_v to_o know_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o myghte_v thereof_o &_o reke_v down_o the_o ground_n of_o â—ynne_n therein_o ca._n xlii_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v know_v the_o worthiness_n &_o the_o worship_n of_o his_o soul_n y_fw-fr t_o it_o have_v first_o of_o god_n &_o what_o wrechydnesse_n &_o myscheve_fw-mi it_o be_v fall_v in_o for_o sin_n ca._n xliii_o ¶_o how_o every_o man_n may_v be_v save_v by_o y_z e_z passion_n of_o cryst_n be_v he_o never_o so_o wretchyd_v capitulum_n xliiii_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v besye_n to_o recover_v again_o his_o worthiness_n &_o refourme_v again_o in_o high_z y_z e_z image_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o trinyte_n ca._n xlv_o how_o ihun_v shall_v be_v seek_v desire_a &_o find_v ca._n xlvi_o what_o profit_n it_o be_v to_o have_v y_z e_o desire_n of_o ihun_n ca._n xlvii_o where_o and_o with_o what_o thing_n ihun_n shall_v be_v seek_v and_o find_v ca._n xlviii_o ¶_o where_o ihun_n be_v lose_v &_o find_v again_o through_o his_o mercy_n ca._n xlix_o what_o let_v a_o man_n to_o here_o &_o see_v ihun_v within_o himself_o caplm_fw-ge l._n ¶_o that_o mekenes_n and_o charyte_n be_v the_o specyal_o vereye_v of_o ihesu_n through_o the_o which_o man_n soul_n be_v refourmyd_fw-la to_o the_o lyckenes_n of_o he_o caplm_fw-ge li_z how_o a_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o ground_n of_o sin_n within_o himself_o capitulum_n lii_o to_o what_o thing_n be_v the_o image_n of_o sin_n like_o and_o what_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o capitulum_n liii_o ¶_o who_o so_o wylle_v find_v ihesu_n he_o behove_v abydyng_o to_o travail_v in_o ghostly_a derknes_n ayenste_n the_o image_n of_o sin_n capitulum_n liiii_o what_o be_v propir_o thymage_n of_o sign_n &_o what_o comyth_n out_o thereof_o capitulum_n lv_o what_o pride_n be_v &_o when_o it_o be_v sin_n caplm_fw-ge lvi_o when_o pride_n be_v dede_o sin_n &_o how_o it_o be_v in_o flessh_o lyve_a man_n dede_o sin_n capitulum_n lvii_o how_o pride_n be_v in_o ypocryte_n dede_o sin_n ca_n lviii_o how_o pride_n in_o heretic_n be_v dede_o sin_n ca_o lix_o how_o styrynge_v of_o pride_n &_o vaynglory_n in_o good_a man_n be_v but_o venyalsynne_v capitulum_n lx_o how_o dyvers_a state_n in_o holy_a chyrche_n shall_v have_v dyvers_a mede_n in_o heaven_n &_o of_o two_o special_a mede_n in_o heaven_n ca._n lxi_o a_o short_a styre_v to_o mekenes_n &_o to_o charyte_v ca_o lxii_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v know_v how_o moche_n pride_n be_v in_o he_o capitulum_n lxiii_o of_o envy_n &_o ire_n &_o of_o her_o branch_n and_o how_o in_o stead_n of_o sin_n manny_n person_n be_v oft_o hate_a capitulun_n lxiiii_o that_o it_o be_v moche_v mastery_n to_o love_v man_n person_n &_o wise_o hate_v her_o sin_n capitulum_n lxv_o that_o for_o the_o same_o dede_n dyer_n man_n shall_v have_v dyvers_a mede_n capitulum_n lxvi_o that_o all_o man_n good_a dede_n shall_v be_v appreve_v y_o it_o have_v lyknes_n of_o good_a save_v the_o open_a heretyke_a &_o of_o the_o cursyd_v man_n capitulum_n lxvii_o that_o no_o good_a deed_n may_v make_v man_n saaf_a without_o charyte_n and_o y_fw-fr e_o charyte_n feel_v they_o only_o y_o it_o ben_fw-mi meek_a ca._n lxviii_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v wit_v how_o moche_n wrath_n &_o envy_n be_v hide_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o
no_o man_n y_o it_o light_v a_o lantern_n for_o to_o set_v it_o under_o a_o busshel_n but_o upon_o a_o candelstycke_n that_o be_v to_o say_v thy_o reason_n shall_v not_o be_v overlay_v with_o erthly_a besyne_n ne_o vain_a thought_n &_o erthly_a affeccyon_n but_o aye_o upwarde_o above_o all_o vain_a thoughtê_n &_o erthly_a thing_n as_o moche_v as_o thou_o may_v &_o if_o thou_o do_v so_o thou_o shall_v see_v then_o all_o the_o molle_fw-la &_o all_o y_o e_o fylthe_n &_o smalle_a mote_n in_o thy_o house_n for_o why_o he_o be_v light_v that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o flesshly_a love_n &_o drede_n in_o thy_o soul_n not_o al._n for_o as_o david_n say_v delicta_fw-la quis_fw-la intelliger_fw-la who_o may_v know_v all_o his_o trespass_n â–ª_o as_o who_o say_v no_o man_n &_o thou_o shall_v cast_v out_o of_o thy_o heart_n all_o such_o syne_n &_o sweep_v thy_o soul_n clean_o with_o y_z e_z bosom_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o drede_n of_o god_n and_z with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o eye_n wasshe_v it_o &_o so_o shall_v thou_o find_v thy_o drame_n ihesu_n he_o be_v drame_v he_o be_v penny_n he_o be_v thy_o herytage_n this_o drame_n will_v not_o be_v find_fw-mi so_o lyght_o as_o it_o be_v say_v for_o this_o werke_n be_v not_o of_o one_o hour_n ne_o of_o one_o day_n but_o many_o day_n and_o year_n with_o moche_o sweet_a &_o swynke_v of_o body_n &_o traveyle_n of_o the_o soul_n &_o if_o thou_o cease_v not_o but_o seche_v besely_a sorrow_n &_o sigh_n deep_a mourn_v styl_o &_o stoop_v low_a till_o thy_o eye_n water_n for_o anguysshe_n and_o for_o pain_n for_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o tresour_n ihun_v at_o the_o last_o when_o he_o will_v well_o shall_v thou_o find_v thy_o drame_n ihesu_n and_o if_o thou_o find_v he_o as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o be_v if_o thou_o may_v in_o clennes_n of_o conscience_n feel_v the_o homely_a and_o the_o peesful_a presence_n of_o that_o bless_a name_n ihesu_n cryste_n as_o a_o shadow_n or_o a_o glemer_a of_o he_o thou_o may_v if_o thou_o will_v call_v all_o thy_o friend_n to_o the_o for_o to_o make_v mirth_n with_o the_o and_o melody_n for_o thou_o have_v find_fw-mi the_o drame_n ihun_v ¶_o where_o ihesu_n be_v lose_v and_o find_fw-mi again_o thorugh_o his_o mercy_n caplm_fw-ge xlix_o see_v now_o then_o the_o courtesy_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o ihun_v thou_o have_v lose_v he_o â–ª_o but_o where_o sothly_o in_o thy_o house_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o soul_n that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o thou_o have_v lose_v all_o the_o reason_n of_o thy_o soul_n by_o the_o first_o sin_n thy_o soul_n shall_v never_o have_v find_v he_o again_o but_z he_o leave_v to_o the_o thy_o reason_n and_o so_o he_o be_v in_o thy_o soul_n &_o never_o shall_v be_v lose_v out_o of_o it_o nevertheless_o thou_o be_v never_o the_o near_a to_o he_o till_o thou_o have_v find_v he_o he_o be_v in_o the_o though_o he_o be_v lose_v from_o the_o but_o thou_o be_v not_o in_o he_o till_o thou_o have_v find_v he_o thenne_fw-fr be_v this_o his_o mercy_n that_o he_o will_v suffer_v he_o to_o be_v lose_v oon_o where_o he_o may_v be_v find_v it_o need_v not_o to_o run_v to_o rome_n ne_o to_o iherusalem_n for_o to_o seche_v he_o there_o but_z turn_v thy_o thought_n in_o to_o thin_a own_o soul_n where_o he_o be_v hide_v as_o the_o prophet_n say_v ueretues_fw-la deus_fw-la absconditus_fw-la soth_o lord_n thou_o be_v a_o hide_v god_n &_o leche_v he_o there_o thus_o say_v himself_o in_o the_o gospel_n simile_n est_fw-la regnum_fw-la relorum_fw-la thesauro_fw-la abscondito_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la iz_o quem_fw-la qui_fw-la invenit_fw-la homo_fw-la abscondit_fw-la &_o pregaudio_fw-la illius_fw-la dadit_fw-la et_fw-la vendit_fw-la universa_fw-la que_fw-la habet_fw-la et_fw-la emit_fw-la agrum_fw-la illum_fw-la the_o kyngdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v liken_v to_o a_o tresoure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n the_o which_o when_o a_o man_n find_v for_o joy_n of_o it_o he_o gooth_o and_o sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v &_o by_v the_o field_n ihesu_n be_v tresour_n hide_v in_o thy_o soul_n then_o if_o 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thus_o byd_v he_o by_o his_o prophet_n that_o we_o shall_v do_v sayenge_a thus_o uacate_v et_fw-la videte_fw-la cum_fw-la ego_fw-la sundeus_fw-la cease_v you_o &_o see_v y_z e_o i_o be_o god_n that_o be_v you_o y_fw-mi â—_o be_v reform_v in_o feel_v &_o have_v your_o iner_n eye_n open_v in_o to_o syÈt_v of_o ghostly_a thing_n cease_v you_o some_o time_n of_o outward_a worching_n &_o see_v y_o it_o i_o be_o god_n that_o be_v see_v onn_o how_o i_o ihun_v god_n &_o man_n do_v behold_v you_o i_o for_o i_o do_v all_o i_o be_o love_n &_o for_o love_n i_o do_v all_o y_fw-mi t_z i_o do_v &_o you_o do_v nought_o and_o y_fw-fr t_o this_o be_v sooth_n i_o shall_v show_v you_o for_o there_o be_v no_o good_a deed_n do_v by_o you_o ne_o good_a thought_n feel_v in_o you_o but_o if_o it_o be_v do_v through_o i_o that_o be_v through_o may_v &_o wysdome_n &_o love_v my_o ghoâ—ly_n wytte_o &_o lovely_a else_o it_o be_v no_o good_a deed_n but_o now_o be_v it_o soothe_v y_fw-fr â—_o i_o ihun_v be_o both_o 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contumelian_n pati_fw-la that_o be_v the_o apostle_n go_v joyenge_a fro_o the_o counseyle_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o jew_n what_o they_o be_v beten_v with_o scourge_n &_o they_o be_v glad_a that_o they_o be_v worthy_a for_o to_o suffer_v any_o bodily_a disease_n for_o the_o love_n of_o ihesu_n they_o be_v not_o styre_v to_o ire_n ne_o to_o felnes_n to_o be_v avenge_v on_o the_o jew_n that_o beten_v hen_n as_o a_o worldly_a man_n will_v be_v when_o he_o suffer_v a_o lytyl_o harm_n be_v it_o never_o so_o lytyl_o of_o his_o evencrysten_v ne_o they_o be_v not_o styre_v to_o no_o pride_n ne_o to_o hynes_n of_o henself_n &_o to_o dysdeyne_n &_o
worse_a as_o slay_v y_z t_o need_n as_o many_o fole_n do_v which_o sholden_a slay_v y_fw-mi â—_o theyf_v &_o spare_v the_o true_a man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_z sholden_a slay_v unskylful_a lust_n &_o y_o to_o wylful_a like_n &_o spare_v &_o keep_v y_o e_o bodily_a kind_n &_o they_o do_v not_o so_o but_o against_o all_o other_o sin_n thou_o shall_v arise_v for_o to_o destroy_v not_o oon_o dede_o sin_n &_o y_o e_o great_a venyal_n but_o also_o against_o y_o e_o gounde_n of_o hen_n as_o moche_v as_o thou_o may_v see_v by_o this_o skylle_n thou_o may_v not_o live_v without_o meet_a &_o drink_v but_z thou_o may_v live_v without_o lechery_n if_o thou_o wy_fw-mi &_o never_o but_o y_z e_z better_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o flee_v only_o y_fw-mi e_o deed_n of_o it_o which_o be_v dede_o sin_v but_o also_o wylful_a like_n of_o it_o in_o thy_o herte_n without_o deed_n which_o be_v venyal_n sin_v &_o sontyme_o it_o be_v dede_o but_o also_o thou_o shall_v traveyle_v against_o y_o e_o ground_n of_o it_o for_o to_o destroy_v y_z e_o feeling_n &_o the_o rise_v of_o flesshly_a string_a ¶_o how_o the_o ground_n of_o lechery_n shall_v be_v destroy_v with_o ghostly_a traveyle_n &_o with_o bodily_a caplm_fw-ge lxxiii_o but_o this_o travail_n against_o the_o ground_n of_o lechery_n shall_v be_v ghostly_a as_z by_o prayer_n &_o ghostly_a virtue_n &_o not_o by_o bodily_a penance_n for_o wit_v thou_o well_o y_o it_o if_o thou_o fast_o &_o wake_v &_o scourge_v thyself_o &_o do_v all_o y_o to_o thou_o can_v thou_o shall_v never_o have_v y_z e_o clennes_n &_o y_o e_o chastyte_n without_o y_z e_z yefte_v of_o god_n &_o the_o grace_n of_o mekenes_n thou_o shall_v soon_o slay_v thyself_o than_o thou_o shall_v slay_v flesshly_a styrynge_n &_o felynge_v of_o lust_n &_o lechery_n either_o in_o thy_o heart_n or_o in_o thy_o flesh_n by_o any_o bodily_a penance_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o ihun_v in_o a_o meek_a soul_n y_fw-fr e_o ground_n may_v be_v moche_n stop_v &_o destroy_v &_o the_o spring_n may_v be_v moche_n dry_v and_o y_fw-fr t_o be_v very_a chastyte_n in_o body_n &_o in_o soul_n on_o the_o same_o manere_fw-mi may_v be_v say_v of_o pride_n &_o of_o covetyse_n &_o of_o such_o other_o for_o thou_o myÈt_v live_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o proud_a ne_o covetous_a &_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v all_o y_o e_o felynge_v of_o hen_n asmoche_n as_o thou_o may_v but_o in_o glotenye_n thou_o shall_v rise_v &_o smite_v away_o y_fw-fr e_o unskylful_a styrynge_n &_o save_v y_o e_o ground_n hole_n ¶_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v besye_n to_o put_v away_o all_o styrynge_n of_o sin_v but_o more_o besy_n of_o ghogly_a sin_n than_o of_o bodily_a capitulum_n lxxiiii_o and_o therefore_o he_o that_o rise_v against_o the_o feeling_n of_o flessh_o like_v in_o meet_a &_o drink_v more_o full_o and_o more_o sharp_o than_o of_o pride_n or_o covetise_n which_o for_o they_o semen_fw-mi fayraren_v not_o lyght_o reprove_v or_o of_o envy_n or_o of_o lechery_n i_o say_v that_o he_o be_v half_a blind_a for_o he_o see_v not_o yet_o ghostly_a unclenne_n as_z of_o pride_n and_o envy_n how_o foul_a it_o be_v in_o goddys_n sight_n i_o hope_v if_o a_o man_n may_v see_v with_o his_o eye_n ghostly_a how_o foul_a pride_n &_o covetyse_n arne_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n &_o how_o contrary_a to_o he_o he_o shall_v more_o loathe_v a_o styre_n of_o pride_n &_o the_o vain_a like_n of_o it_o and_o also_o he_o shall_v the_o more_o agryse_v &_o rise_v against_o y_o e_o evil_a will_n of_o envy_n or_o ire_n to_o his_o even_o crysten_v than_o many_o a_o styre_a or_o like_n either_o of_o glotenye_n or_o of_o lechery_n nevertheless_o all_o man_n wenen_fw-la not_o so_o for_o comyn_o man_n arn_v more_o eschew_v for_o to_o feel_v a_o styre_n of_o flesshly_a sin_n &_o have_v for_o it_o more_o sorrow_n &_o hevynesse_n than_o for_o the_o great_a lykynge_n in_o vaynglory_n or_o in_o other_o ghostly_a syne_v but_o they_o arn_v not_o wise_a for_o if_o they_o will_v understonde_v holy_a wrytte_n &_o doctors_n saw_n thereof_o they_z sholden_a find_v as_o i_o say_v which_o i_o ne_v may_v ne_o will_v rehearse_v now_o i_o will_v not_o excuse_v they_o y_fw-fr e_o fall_n in_o lykynge_n of_o glotenye_n &_o lechery_n y_o it_o they_o sin_n not_o for_o i_o wot_v well_o y_o it_o all_o the_o spyce_n of_o they_o arn_v sign_n more_o or_o less_o after_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o sin_n &_o other_o lykynge_n with_o wylfull_a cyrcumstaunce_n but_o i_o will_v y_z t_o thou_o know_v &_o charge_v all_o ylke_n a_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v more_o the_o more_o as_z arn_a ghostly_a syne_v less_o the_o less_o arn_v as_o flessh_o syne_v and_o yet_o shall_v thou_o nevertheless_o hate_v &_o flee_v all_o both_o bodily_a &_o ghostly_a upon_o thy_o may_v for_o wit_v thou_o well_o you_o e_o flesshly_a desire_n &_o unskylful_a lykynge_n in_o meet_a &_o drink_v or_o any_o lykynge_v y_o e_o longen_fw-mi to_o y_z e_z body_z pass_a reasonable_a need_n though_o they_o be_v not_o always_o great_a sin_n to_o he_o y_o it_o be_v in_o charite_n nevertheless_o to_o a_o soul_n y_fw-fr e_o desire_v clennes_n &_o ghostly_a feeling_n of_o god_n they_o arn_v full_o hevy_a painful_a &_o bitter_a &_o moche_n for_o to_o eschew_v for_o the_o spirit_n may_v not_o feel_v his_o kindly_a savour_n within_o till_o the_o flesh_n have_v lose_v his_o bestly_a savour_n without_o ¶_o that_o hunger_n &_o other_o bodily_a pain_n let_v moche_o ghostly_a werch_v ca._n lxxv_o and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge come_v to_o clenes_n of_o herte_a the_o behovith_n ayenstonde_v unskylful_a styre_n of_o flesshly_a desire_n but_o against_o the_o ground_n thou_o shall_v not_o rise_v as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o for_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v need_n as_o kind_o hunger_n which_o thou_o shall_v nedelynge_v feel_v and_o tent_n thereto_o in_o time_n and_o help_v thyself_o against_o it_o by_o medycyne_n of_o meet_a as_o thou_o will_v help_v thyself_o reasonable_a against_o a_o bodily_a syknes_n y_fw-es t_o thou_o may_v more_o free_o serve_v god_n both_o bodily_a and_o ghostly_a for_o wit_v thou_o well_o what_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o shall_v be_v occupy_v ghostly_a in_o thought_n unskylful_a pain_n or_o hunger_n wilful_o take_v or_o bodily_a syknes_n in_o the_o stomach_n or_o in_o y_z e_z heed_n or_z in_o other_o party_n of_o the_o body_n for_o y_z e_z defawte_a of_o good_a ruling_n of_o himself_o by_o tomoche_n fast_v or_o by_o any_o other_o wise_n shall_v moche_n let_v the_o spirit_n and_o moche_n hynder_n he_o fro_o y_o e_z know_v &_o behold_v of_o ghostly_a thing_n but_o if_o he_o have_v the_o more_o grace_n for_o though_o it_o be_v so_o that_o bodily_a pain_n either_o of_o penance_n or_o of_o syknesse_n or_o else_o bodily_a occupacyon_n sometime_o let_v not_o the_o fervour_n of_o love_n to_o god_n in_o devocyon_n but_o oft_o encreasyth_v it_o nevertheless_o i_o hope_v that_o it_o lettyth_v the_o faruour_n of_o love_n in_o contemplacyon_n the_o which_o may_v not_o be_v have_v ne_o felyd_v sad_o but_o in_o rest_n of_o body_n and_o of_o soul_n ¶_o what_o remedy_n a_o man_n shall_v use_v against_o defawte_a make_v in_o eting_a or_o drynk_n caplm_fw-ge lxxvi_o for_o thy_o do_v thou_o skylful_o y_fw-mi e_o long_v to_o the_o &_o keep_v thy_o bodily_a kind_n upon_o reyson_n and_o suffer_v god_n then_o send_v what_o he_o will_v heel_n or_o syknesse_n take_v it_o glad_o and_o grutche_n not_o against_o god_n wilful_o do_v thou_o as_o i_o say_v take_v thy_o meet_a as_o it_o commyth_n and_o ordain_v for_o it_o if_o need_n be_v upon_o reason_n and_o take_v it_o glad_o as_o for_o need_v but_o be_v well_o waar_a of_o lust_n that_o commyth_n with_o need_n eschew_v to_o moche_v as_o well_o as_o to_o lytyl_o and_o so_o when_o thou_o haste_v do_v and_o thenne_fw-fr it_o commyth_n to_o thy_o mind_n y_fw-fr e_o biting_n of_o conscyence_n that_o thou_o haste_v eten_v to_o moche_v and_o so_o thenne_n begynne_v for_o to_o tarry_v the_o &_o draw_v to_o overmoche_v bytterne_n lyfte_fw-mi up_o y_o e_o desire_n of_o thy_o heart_n thy_o good_a lord_n ihun_v and_o know_v thyself_o for_o a_o wretch_n &_o a_o be_v &_o ask_v he_o for_o gyvenesse_n and_o say_v that_o thou_o wylte_n amend_v it_o &_o trust_v of_o forgyvenesse_n leave_v of_o then_o and_o tarry_v no_o long_o with_o all_o ne_z stryve_v not_o moche_v as_o thou_o will_v destroy_v it_o utter_o for_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a for_o to_o do_v so_o thou_o shall_v never_o bring_v it_o so_o abowte_fw-mi \_o but_o rede_o ordain_v the_o rede_n to_o some_o other_o occupacyon_n bodily_a or_o ghostly_a after_o thou_o fely_v the_o dysposed_a that_o
thou_o may_v more_v profit_n in_o other_o virtue_n as_o mekenesse_n &_o charyte_n for_o wit_v thou_o well_o he_o that_o have_v in_o his_o desire_n &_o in_o his_o traveylle_n none_o other_o reward_n to_o none_o other_o thing_n but_o to_o mekenes_n and_o charyte_v aye_fw-mi cryenge_a after_o they_o how_o he_o may_v have_v hem_o he_z shall_v in_o that_o desire_n werching_n follow_v and_o after_o profit_n and_o wax_v in_o all_o other_o virtue_n as_z in_o chastyte_a abstinence_n &_o such_o other_o if_o he_o have_v but_o lytyl_o reward_v in_o they_o in_o a_o year_n more_o than_o he_o shall_v without_o this_o desire_n profit_n in_o seven_o if_o he_o stryve_v with_o gloâ—enye_v lechery_n &_o such_o other_o contynuel_o &_o bete_v himself_o with_o scourge_n each_o day_n from_o morrow_n to_o evensong_n time_n ¶_o that_o thorough_a by_o desire_n &_o traveyle_v for_o mekenesse_n &_o charyte_v a_o man_n comyth_n soon_o to_o other_o virtue_n than_o by_o traveyle_n in_o hemself_n caplm_fw-ge lxxvii_o gete_n to_o the_o then_o mekenes_n &_o charyte_n and_o if_o thou_o wolte_z traveyle_n &_o swynke_v besy_o for_o to_o have_v they_o thou_o shall_v have_v enough_o for_o to_o do_v in_o get_v of_o hen_n and_o if_o thou_o may_v gete_v hen_n they_o shall_v rule_v the_o &_o measure_n y_fw-fr e_o full_a pryvely_a how_o thou_o shall_v eat_v &_o how_o thou_o shall_v drink_v &_o so_o cor_o all_o thy_o bodily_a need_n that_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n wit_v it_o but_o if_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge &_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o perplexite_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o ire_n ne_fw-la in_o anguysshnes_n and_o hevyne_n ne_o in_o lust_n ne_fw-la in_o lykynge_n but_o in_o pee_z of_o glad_a conscience_n with_o a_o sad_a restfulnes_n i_o speak_v ferde_o than_o i_o think_v to_o have_v speak_v in_o this_o matere_a but_o netheles_o do_v if_o thou_o may_v as_o i_o the_o say_v &_o i_o hope_v god_n shall_v make_v all_o well_o by_o this_o y_z t_z i_o have_v say_v may_v thou_o somdel_n see_v in_o this_o image_n of_o sin_v how_o moche_n it_o let_v you_o to_o the_o gospel_n say_v how_o abraham_n speak_v to_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v bery_v in_o hell_n on_o this_o wise_n choas_n magnum_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la ficmatum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la hii_fw-la qui_fw-la volunt_fw-la transire_fw-la ad_fw-la vos_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la nec_fw-la huc_fw-la transmeare_v there_o be_v a_o great_a chaos_n that_o be_v to_o sayen_v a_o thick_a derknesse_n between_o we_o &_o the_o that_o we_o mow_v not_o come_v to_o the_o ne_o thou_o till_o we_o this_o derke_n image_n in_o thy_o soul_n &_o min_fw-mi also_o may_v be_v call_v a_o great_a chaos_n y_fw-es t_o be_v great_a derknes_n for_o it_o let_v we_o y_o it_o we_o mow_v not_o come_v to_o abraham_n which_o be_v ihesu_n &_o it_o lettyth_v he_o y_o it_o he_o wool_fw-mi not_o come_v to_o we_o ¶_o of_o the_o derknes_n of_o the_o image_n of_o sin_v and_o what_o comyth_n in_o by_o the_o wyndowe_n thereof_o caplm_fw-ge lxxviii_o lift_v up_o y_o e_o 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