Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n
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A08937
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Diues [et] pauper
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Parker, Henry, d. 1470, attributed name.
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STC 19213; ESTC S104285
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pass_v all_o the_o londe_n all_o realm_n person_n all_o earth_n all_o water_n all_o air_n in_o xxiiij_o hour_n that_o be_v call_v day_n natural_o from_o son_n rise_v to_o son_n rise_v from_o none_o to_o none_o and_o sythen_a they_z passen_a all_o londe_n &_o all_o person_n so_o even_o &_o make_v no_o more_o dwelling_n over_o one_o land_n than_o over_o a_o other_o why_o shall_v they_o more_o enclyne_v one_o land_n than_o a_o other_o or_z one_o person_n more_o than_o a_o other_o to_o vice_n or_o to_o virtue_n to_o war_n or_o to_o pease_n ¶_o dives_fw-la for_o some_o constellacyon_n or_o some_o respect_n in_o her_o pass_v fall_v upon_o one_o land_n more_o than_o a_o other_o and_o as_o folk_n ben_fw-mi bear_v under_o dyverse_a constellaconn_n or_o coniuncconn_n dyver_n se_fw-mi respect_n in_o dyverse_a sign_n &_o under_o dyverse_a planet_n so_o ben_fw-mi they_o incline_v in_o dyverse_a manner_n &_o to_o dyverse_a thing_n vice_n or_o virtue_n war_n or_o pease_n helthe_n or_o sekenesse_n poverte_a or_o richesse_n &_o such_o other_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la when_o the_o king_n soon_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o time_n in_o the_o same_o constellaconn_v respect_n planete_a and_o sign_n be_v the_o poor_a bond_n mannes_z soon_o bear_v and_o yet_o have_v they_o not_o both_o one_o inclynaconn_v ne_o one_o dysposyconn_v for_o the_o king_n soon_o be_v dyspose_v by_o his_o herytage_n to_o be_v king_n after_o his_o fader_fw-mi the_o poor_a bond_n mannes_z soon_o be_v dyspose_v by_o his_o birth_n to_o be_v a_o bond_n man_n all_o his_o life_n as_o his_o fader_n have_v be_v before_o he_o hondr_v year_n that_o no_o planete_n may_v avoid_v their_o bondage_n ne_z from_o the_o king_n their_o dygnyte_n in_o the_o same_o time_n &_o in_o the_o same_o constellaconn_n &_o under_o the_o same_o planete_a &_o sign_n that_o one_o child_n be_v bear_v be_v many_o child_n bear_v &_o yet_o have_v they_o not_o all_o one_o inclynaconn_v ne_fw-fr one_o dysposyconn_n for_o some_o of_o theym_fw-mi ben_fw-mi incline_v to_o goodness_n &_o some_o to_o wyckednesse_n some_z to_o sekenesse_n &_o some_o to_o helthe_n some_o ben_fw-mi full_a angry_a &_o some_o be_v not_o so_o some_z be_v wise_a some_o be_v fool_n some_z foul_a some_o fair_a some_z scotfree_a some_o poor_a some_o lyve_n long_o &_o some_o dye_n full_a soon_o ezau_n and_o jacob_n have_v both_o one_o fader_fw-mi and_o one_z mother_n ysaac_n and_o rebecca_n both_o be_v bygoten_a at_o one_o as_o say_v saint_n austyn_n &_o both_o bear_v atone_v and_o yet_o be_v they_o no_o thing_n like_o for_o jacob_n be_v a_o good_a man_n ezau_n a_o shrew_n jacob_n be_v love_v of_o god_n ezau_n be_v hate_v for_o his_o wickedness_n jacob_n be_v smooth_a of_o body_n with_o lytyll_o here_o ezau_n fulle_v of_o here_o as_o a_o be_v jacob_n be_v a_o true_a simple_a man_n ezau_n a_o ravenoure_n and_o a_o malycyous_a shrew_n jacob_n be_v peasyble_a ezau_n a_o faytour_n or_o a_o baratour_n so_o thou_o may_v well_o see_v that_o dyverse_a inclynaconn_n of_o man_n &_o woman_n stand_v not_o in_o the_o planet_n ne_fw-fr in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n caplm_n xxi_o diues_fw-la what_o elly_n may_v be_v cause_n of_o such_o dyverse_a inclynacyon_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la for_o adam_n sin_n and_o orygynall_a sin_n there_o we_o ben_fw-mi all_o conceyve_v in_o we_o be_v all_o incline_v to_o sin_n and_o therefore_o god_n say_v gen_n eight_o that_o the_o wit_n &_o thought_n of_o man_n herte_n be_v incline_v to_o evyll_n from_o his_o youth_n sensus_fw-la et_fw-la cogitacio_fw-la cordis_fw-la humani_fw-la in_o malum_fw-la prona_fw-la sunt_fw-la ab_fw-la adolescencia_fw-la sva_fw-la and_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v proverbiorum_fw-la twenty_o that_o no_o man_n may_v say_v i_o be_o pure_a &_o clean_a without_o sin_n nevertheless_o all_o be_v we_o not_o like_a moche_n incline_v to_o sin_n ne_o to_o sekenesse_n but_o some_o more_o some_o less_o &_o that_o for_o many_o dyverse_a cause_n some_o time_n for_o wicked_a suffraunce_n that_o child_n be_v not_o chastyse_v in_o her_o youth_n for_o solomon_n say_v proverbiorum_fw-la xxix_o the_o child_n that_o be_v suffer_v to_o have_v his_o will_n shall_v shame_v his_o mother_n &_o all_o his_o kin_n sometime_o for_o wicked_a company_n that_o they_o ben_fw-mi in_o &_o wicked_a example_n of_o their_o elder_n &_o ill_n informaconn_v sometime_o for_o miss_v use_n in_o youth_n for_o solomon_n say_v prover_n xxij_o that_o a_o man_n in_o his_o eld_n go_v not_o lyght_o from_o the_o way_n of_o his_o youth_n ¶_o dives_fw-la and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o common_a ê“uerbe_n young_a saint_n old_a devyll_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la it_o be_v a_o sinful_a proverb_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o sin_n from_o virtue_n fro_o god_n to_o the_o fiend_n for_o holy_a write_v say_v bonun_n est_fw-la homini_fw-la cum_fw-la portaverit_fw-la iugum_fw-la dni_fw-la ab_fw-la adolescencia_fw-la sva_fw-la tren_n three_o it_o be_v fulle_a good_a say_v he_o to_o a_o man_n when_o he_o have_v bear_v the_o yok_n of_o our_o lord_n from_o his_o youth_n and_o as_o a_o poet_n say_v quod_fw-la nova_fw-la testa_fw-la capit_fw-la inveterata_fw-la sapit_fw-la which_o as_o the_o pot_n or_o the_o vessel_n take_v when_o it_o be_v new_a such_o it_o savour_v when_o it_o be_v old_a and_o therefore_o in_o holy_a write_v saint_n johan_n baptyst_a thoby_n jeremy_n samson_n samuel_n &_o many_o other_o be_v praise_v for_o their_o holiness_n in_o their_o youth_n for_o common_o they_o that_o be_v good_a &_o love_n god_n in_o godenesse_n in_o her_o youth_n they_o make_v a_o full_a good_a end_n all_o if_o for_o a_o time_n they_o fall_v in_o sin_n &_o be_v full_a vein_n god_n suffer_v theym_a to_o fall_v for_o a_o time_n for_z they_o shall_v elly_n be_v to_o proud_a of_o their_o goodness_n &_o have_v dysdayne_n of_o other_o sinful_a wretch_n also_o sometime_o one_o be_v incline_v more_o to_o one_o sin_n than_o a_o neither_o for_z he_o be_v conceyve_v and_o beget_v in_o more_o sin_n than_o a_o other_o all_o if_o he_o be_v beget_v &_o bear_v in_o wedlock_n for_o the_o man_n &_o the_o wyf_v may_v sin_n togydre_fw-fr full_a grevous_o either_o by_o miss_v will_n of_o their_o body_n or_z by_o intemperaunce_n if_o they_o pass_v manner_n and_o mesute_n or_o if_o they_o come_fw-mi togydre_fw-mi in_o untyme_o as_z in_o the_o time_n of_o sekenesse_n or_z in_o holy_a time_n without_o drede_n or_o reverence_n of_o the_o time_n ne_o will_v not_o spare_v for_o the_o tyme._n nevertheless_o the_o sin_n be_v in_o the_o axer_n and_o not_o in_o the_o yelder_n also_o they_o may_v sin_n by_o wicked_a intencyon_n as_o if_o they_o do_v it_o for_o a_o wicked_a end_n or_o oon_o to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n not_o to_o flee_v fornycacyon_n ne_o to_o yield_v the_o dethe_v of_o their_o body_n ne_o to_o bring_v forth_o child_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o oon_o take_v heed_n of_o her_o own_o lust_n also_o if_o they_o coveyte_v child_n not_o to_o the_o worshypp_n of_o god_n but_z for_o the_o world_n to_o be_v great_a &_o to_o make_v their_o child_n great_a in_o this_o world_n also_o man_n be_v incline_v to_o sin_n one_o more_o than_o a_o other_o by_o excess_n of_o meet_a and_o drink_v by_o myskepe_a of_o his_o fyve_o wytte_n and_o for_o this_o same_o cause_v one_o be_v incline_v to_o bodily_a sekenesse_n more_o than_o a_o other_o for_o sin_n oftyme_o be_v cause_n of_o bodily_a sekenesse_n also_o by_o miss_v dyeting_a of_o the_o mother_n while_o she_o be_v with_o child_n or_z by_o miss_v dysposycyon_n of_o the_o fader_fw-mi or_z of_o the_o mother_n or_z of_o both_o when_o the_o child_n be_v beget_v or_z by_o miss_v keep_a of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o youth_n for_o child_n in_o youth_n will_v assay_v and_o handle_v well_o nyghe_a all_o thing_n and_o so_o oftyme_o they_o eat_v &_o drink_v and_o receyve_v inward_a many_o unthryfty_a thing_n &_o enuenym_v herself_o &_o hurt_v themselves_o in_o many_o wise_n that_o but_o if_o the_o good_a angel_n keep_v they_o not_o they_o shall_v perysshe_v also_o god_n smit_v they_o with_o seknesse_n of_o myschyef_n sometime_o for_o the_o fader_n sin_n &_o the_o moð_n for_z they_o love_v theym_a to_o moche_v &_o will_v go_v to_o hell_n to_o make_v they_o scotfree_a and_o great_a in_o this_o world_n sometime_o he_o smit_v they_o with_o sekenes_n to_o show_v his_o may_v &_o miracle_n as_o we_o find_v in_o yâ—_z gospel_n of_o saint_n johan_n ix.c_fw-la of_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a that_o the_o may_v of_o god_n may_v be_v show_v in_o he_o in_o gyve_n he_o sight_n other_o cause_n there_o be_v full_o many_o which_o passen_a man_n wit_n for_z we_o may_v not_o know_v all_o god_n dome_n ne_o these_o cause_n here_o assign_v be_v not_o always_o general_a for_o sontyme_o a_o full_a good_a man_n have_v a_o full_a
their_o aue_fw-la maria_fw-la and_o other_o prayer_n &_o praysynge_n use_v common_o of_o holy_a chirche_fw-fr or_o any_o such_o other_o if_o they_o do_v it_o to_o the_o image_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o image_n they_o do_v open_a ydolatrye_a and_o they_o be_v not_o excuse_v all_o if_o they_o understande_v not_o what_o they_o say_v for_o their_o sight_n and_o their_o other_o wytte_n and_o their_o inner_a wit_n also_o show_v well_o there_o ought_v not_o such_o prayer_n praysynge_n ne_o worshyppe_n for_o to_o be_v do_v to_o none_o such_o ymage_n for_o they_o may_v not_o hear_v they_o ne_z see_v they_o ne_o help_v they_o at_o a_o need_n caplm_n twelve_o also_o this_o protestaconn_n &_o knowleching_n be_v do_v by_o deed_n as_z by_o offer_v &_o sacrefyce_n make_v which_o long_v oon_o to_o god_n for_o what_o man_n offer_v or_o make_v sacrefyce_n he_o knowlech_v he_o gyver_n of_o grace_n &_o maker_n of_o holiness_n savyour_fw-mi and_o forgyver_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o may_v no_o creature_n do_v also_o it_o be_v show_v by_o token_n of_o the_o body_n as_z by_o knel_v bow_n lyft_v up_o of_o ande_fw-mi by_o bunch_v of_o the_o breast_n the_o which_o token_n may_v be_v do_v both_o to_o god_n and_o to_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o otherwise_o to_o god_n than_o to_o reasonable_a creature_n for_o as_o say_v a_o clerk_n ricardus_n de_fw-fr media_fw-la villa_n suê‘_n tercium_fw-la sentenciarum_fw-la do_v ix_o qone_fw-la ultima_fw-la when_o we_o knee_n to_o god_n in_o yâ—_z we_o knowledge_n that_o we_o may_v not_o stand_v in_o virtue_n in_o goodness_n ne_z in_o we_o will_v but_o oon_o by_o he_o when_o we_o fall_v all_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n to_o god_n we_o knowledge_n that_o but_o he_o hold_v we_o &_o keep_v we_o we_o shall_v fall_v all_o to_o nought_o &_o when_o we_o hold_v up_o our_o hand_n to_o he_o we_o knowleche_v that_o we_o may_v right_v noughte_v do_v without_o he_o &_o that_o we_o be_v alle_fw-mi in_o his_o power_n and_z that_o he_o may_v do_v without_o we_o what_o he_o will_v and_o so_o we_o put_v we_o only_o in_o his_o grace_n also_o by_o that_o we_o knowleche_v that_o all_o that_o we_o have_v of_o any_o goodness_n we_o take_v it_o of_o his_o honde_n &_o of_o his_o gift_n when_o we_o bunch_n our_o breast_n we_o knowleche_v we_o guilty_a against_o he_o in_o herte_n and_o in_o deed_n and_o that_o we_o have_v do_v moche_n sin_n which_o oon_o god_n know_v for_o oon_o he_o know_v man_n herte_n and_o man_n will_n also_o we_o bunch_n our_o self_n on_o the_o breast_n in_o token_n of_o sorrow_n of_o herte_n for_o our_o mysdede_n and_o that_o we_o repent_v we_o sore_o of_o our_o mysdede_n these_o token_n of_o reverence_n be_v do_v also_o to_o reasonable_a creature_n as_z to_o the_o angel_n man_n and_o woman_n but_z not_o in_o this_o manner_n for_o when_o we_o knee_n or_o bow_v we_o or_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n or_o hold_v up_o our_o ande_fw-mi to_o any_o creature_n we_o knowleche_v that_o there_o be_v some_o soveraynte_a &_o some_o virtue_n in_o he_o that_o we_o knee_n to_o whereby_o he_o may_v help_v we_o not_o as_o pryncypall_a helper_n but_o as_o secondarye_v with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o these_o dede_n of_o worship_n and_o reverence_n shall_v not_o be_v do_v to_o ymage_n stock_n or_o stone_n ne_z to_o none_o such_o other_o for_o they_o have_v none_o such_o virtue_n ne_o soveraynte_n above_o man_n ne_o woman_n neither_o right_a nought_o may_v help_v they_o at_o their_o need_n neither_o themselves_o also_o so_o that_o these_o dede_n of_o reverence_n pryncypal_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v to_o god_n secondarye_n to_o angel_n man_n or_o woman_n but_z in_o no_o wise_n to_o none_o other_o unresonable_a creature_n ne_z to_o none_o such_o ymage_n and_o as_o say_v a_o great_a clerk_n doctor_n halis_n in_o summa_fw-la sva_fw-la to_o god_n man_n shall_v knee_n with_o both_o the_o knee_n in_o token_n that_o in_o he_o be_v all_o our_o pryncypale_a help_n but_z to_o man_n oon_o with_o the_o one_o knee_n so_o my_o friend_n you_o shall_v understande_v that_o the_o worshypp_n which_o be_v call_v latria_n shall_v be_v do_v oon_o to_o god_n the_o worshypp_n that_o be_v call_v dulia_n be_v common_a both_o to_o god_n &_o man_n for_o we_o shall_v worship_n man_n woman_n and_o angel_n not_o for_o theym selfe_o but_o pryncypal_o for_o god_n for_o that_o they_o be_v make_v to_o god_n image_n for_z they_o ben_fw-mi god_n servant_n and_o god_n mynystre_v for_o there_o be_v no_o lord_n ne_o tyrant_n ne_o prelate_n man_n nor_o woman_n so_o wicked_a but_o that_o he_o serve_v god_n in_o some_o thing_n and_o also_o though_o he_o be_v now_o wicked_a we_o wot_v not_o how_o soon_o that_o he_o shall_v amend_v he_o &_o be_v onr_a brother_n in_o to_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n as_o saint_n austyn_n say_v upon_o the_o saultre_n but_o to_o the_o fiend_n shall_v we_o do_v no_o worshyppe_n for_z he_o be_v damn_a without_o a_o end_n and_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o his_o saluacyon_n caplm_n xiij_o we_o shall_v worship_n man_n and_o woman_n for_z he_o be_v make_v to_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n for_o he_o offyce_v for_o the_o worshyppe_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v his_o sin_n and_o therefore_o saint_n peter_n say_v omnes_fw-la honorate_v worshyppe_n you_o all_o man_n and_o wyman_n honore_n inuicem_fw-la prevenientes_fw-la be_v you_o besy_n who_o so_o may_v every_o man_n worshyppe_n other_o ¶_o dives_fw-la i_o meruayl_v moche_n why_o man_n be_v so_o besy_n to_o do_v the_o people_n worship_n or_o ymage_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la covetyse_v of_o man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n and_o lewdness_n both_o of_o theym_n and_o of_o the_o people_n ben_fw-mi cause_n of_o such_o ydolatrye_a ¶_o dives_fw-la i_o have_v herd_n say_v that_o many_o great_a clerk_n hold_v therewith_o &_o say_v that_o man_n shall_v worship_n ymage_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la worshypp_n be_v a_o large_a word_n &_o common_a to_o dyvyne_a worshypp_n and_o seruyce_n that_o be_v call_v latria_n and_o to_o worshyppe_n that_o be_v call_v dulia_n which_o long_v propre_o to_o speak_v only_o to_o reasonable_a creature_n for_o as_o say_v the_o phylosophre_n quarto_fw-la ethicorum_fw-la worshyppe_n be_v meed_n of_o virtue_n and_o it_o ought_v not_o for_o to_o be_v do_v to_o any_o creature_n but_o that_o the_o creature_n have_v some_o goodness_n of_o virtue_n moral_a &_o of_o grace_n or_o elly_n some_o offyce_v to_o lede_n and_o to_o bring_v folk_n to_o moral_a virtue_n ¶_o dives_fw-la than_o to_o the_o image_n stock_n or_o stone_n gold_n or_o silver_n long_v none_o such_o worshyppe_n for_o when_o that_o it_o be_v so_o sere_a &_o so_o dry_a and_o worm_n eten_v it_o have_v no_o virtue_n att_o all_o but_z for_o to_o brenne_n soon_o in_o the_o fire_n than_o a_o green_a tree_n but_o when_o that_o it_o wext_v upon_o the_o earth_n it_o have_v bertue_n to_o wax_v and_o spring_v and_o to_o bring_v forth_o green_a leve_n &_o flower_n to_o conforte_v of_o man_n eye_n and_o fruyt_v to_o help_v of_o man_n &_o be_v and_o yet_o will_v no_o man_n worshypp_v such_o green_a tree_n ne_o precyous_a stone_n ne_o herby_n all_o if_o they_o have_v great_a virtue_n and_o wonderful_a for_z they_o have_v no_o virtue_n moral_a moche_n more_o man_n shall_v not_o worshyppe_n seâ—e_o dry_a &_o worm_n eten_v tree_n that_o have_v no_o virtue_n atte_fw-mi all_o saye_z forth_o what_o thou_o will_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la also_o worshypp_n be_v call_v veneraconn_v that_o stand_v in_o honest_a &_o syke_a keep_n honest_a handle_a clean_o dyght_a in_o stand_v in_z sytting_a in_o place_n setting_a and_o this_o manner_n of_o worshypp_n may_v be_v do_v and_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v to_o every_o holy_a thing_n that_o long_v to_o god_n &_o to_o holy_a chirche_fw-fr as_o book_n chalyce_n vestyment_n bell_n and_o ymage_n in_z as_o moche_n as_o the_o be_v ournament_n of_o holy_a chirche_fw-fr and_o the_o lewd_a man_n book_n but_o this_o worshyppe_n and_o veneracyon_n be_v no_o seruyce_n ne_o subgeccyon_n of_o he_o that_o do_v it_o to_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v it_o 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