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saphyram_fw-la he_o pray_v not_o for_o her_o death_n but_o only_o undername_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n &_o anon_o they_o feldowne_o deed_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n that_o peter_n speak_v and_o the_o holy_a goost_n by_o peter_n for_o as_o saint_n poule_n say_v the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n full_a often_o depart_v yâ—_z soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n &_o the_o curse_v &_o underneme_v of_o holy_a man_n and_o of_o man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n be_v moche_n for_o to_o drede_v or_o clly_n by_o suffraunce_n of_o god_n anon_o as_o saint_n pater_fw-la undernam_fw-la they_o for_z they_o repent_v they_o not_o yâ—_z fiend_n sathanas_n take_v power_n over_o they_o &_o slough_n they_o bodily_a as_z he_o slough_n they_o first_o gooste_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o false_a covetyse_n caplm_n xxi_o diues_fw-la be_v it_o lawful_a in_o any_o caa_v to_o slay_v any_o man_n or_o woman_n ungylty_a ¶_o pauper_fw-la in_o no_o caa_v as_o the_o law_n say_v open_o xx.q.v_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la i_o suppose_v that_o the_o queste_n dampn_v a_o man_n that_o the_o justyce_n know_v ungylty_a shall_v not_o yâ—_z justyce_n gyve_v the_o sentence_n &_o dampne_v he_o sythen_a the_o queste_n say_v that_o he_o be_v guilty_a ¶_o pauper_fw-la god_n forbede_fw-la for_o than_o fall_v the_o justyce_n in_o manslaughter_n for_o he_o may_v by_o no_o law_n slay_v he_o that_o he_o know_v ungylty_a xxiij.q.u.si_fw-la non_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o shall_v he_o do_v then_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la if_o he_o have_v no_o juge_n above_o he_o he_o shall_v save_v he_o by_o his_o plain_a power_n and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o juge_a above_o he_o he_z shall_v send_v the_o man_n to_o he_o &_o tell_v high_o all_o the_o â—aas_v that_o he_o may_v of_o his_o plain_n power_n delyver_v he_o &_o save_v he_o from_o yâ—_z death_n or_o ellis_fw-la seek_v some_o other_o way_n for_o to_o save_v he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o gyve_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o death_n pilot_n 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so_o moche_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o tell_v what_o they_o sygnefye_v after_o the_o cause_n that_o they_o come_v of_o so_o that_o in_o their_o telling_n &_o cast_v they_o pass_v not_o the_o bound_n of_o kind_n also_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o tell_v thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v by_z dremes_n that_o come_v by_o revelaconn_n of_o god_n if_o man_n &_o woman_n have_v yâ—_z grace_n to_o understande_v they_o as_o joseph_n and_o danyell_n have_v but_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o dremes_fw-mi come_fw-mi in_o so_o dyverse_a manner_n certain_a it_o be_v full_a hard_a to_o know_v in_o what_o manner_n they_o come_v whether_o by_o god_n or_o by_o kind_n or_o by_o yâ—_z fiend_n or_o by_o any_o other_o way_n therefore_o it_o be_v full_a peryllous_a to_o set_v any_o faith_n therein_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v li_n eight_o morx_n suê‘_n illud_fw-la job._n terrebis_fw-la i_o ê‘_n sompnia_fw-la for_o sometime_o by_o dremes_n the_o fiend_n behote_v man_n great_a prosperyte_n &_o moche_n richesses_n to_z bring_v they_o in_o pride_n &_o hope_n of_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o have_v sometime_o by_o dremes_n he_o pretend_v moche_n adversyte_n &_o great_a disease_n for_o to_o bring_v folk_n in_o sorrow_n &_o drede_n &_o great_a hevyne_n &_o if_o he_o may_v to_o bring_v they_o in_o to_o dyspayre_v for_z nice_a fantasye_n that_o he_o bring_v they_o in_o and_o sometime_o for_o man_n set_v faith_n in_o such_o dremes_n god_n suffer_v such_o myschyve_n to_o fall_v to_o theym_a as_o their_o dremes_n pretend_v in_o punysshing_n of_o their_o sin_n for_o that_o they_o set_v in_o dremes_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o prosperyte_n fall_v they_o none_o for_o no_o such_o dream_n ¶_o dives_fw-la where_o fynd_a thou_o that_o god_n forbedth_n man_n to_o set_v faith_n in_o dremes_n caplm_n xliiij_o pauper_fw-la levitici_fw-la xix_o where_o as_o god_n say_v thus_o non_fw-la auguria_fw-la bimini_fw-la nec_fw-la obseruabit_fw-la sompnia_fw-la you_o shall_v not_o dyvyne_v ne_o make_v you_o wise_a of_o prevy_a thing_n by_o no_o wit_n checrafte_n &_o you_o shall_v wait_v after_o no_o dreme_n ne_o take_v heed_n thereto_o ne_o set_a faith_n therein_o also_o deut_n 0_o xviij_o god_n forbede_v all_o manner_n wytchecrafte_n &_o charm_n &_o byd_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v heed_n to_o dremes_n and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n xiij_o god_n say_v thus_o if_o be_v so_o say_v he_o that_o any_o man_n among_o you_o begyn_v to_o be_v a_o soche_n sayer_n &_o a_o prophet_n &_o say_v that_o he_o have_v a_o dream_n &_o a_o vysyon_n &_o tell_v any_o wonder_n which_o wonder_n &_o token_n fall_v as_o he_o say_v if_o he_o stir_v the_o to_o mawmetrye_n or_o to_o any_o wytchecrafte_n hear_v not_o the_o word_n of_o that_o prophet_n and_o of_o that_o dreme_a for_o by_o he_o god_n assay_v you_o that_z it_o may_v be_v open_o know_v whether_o you_o love_v he_o with_o all_o your_o herte_n &_o soul_n or_o nay_o and_o therefore_o god_n byd_v that_o such_o dremer_n &_o prophet_n shall_v be_v slay_v &_o though_o he_o be_v thy_o own_o brother_n by_o fader_fw-mi &_o by_o mother_n thou_o shall_v not_o spare_v he_o in_o that_o caa_n and_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v that_o dremes_n have_v also_o bring_v moche_n people_n in_o error_n &_o in_o folye_a and_z they_o that_o trust_v therein_o fall_v to_o nought_o eccle_n xxxiiij_o for_o all_o if_o dremes_n come_v oftimes_o by_o way_n of_o kind_n as_o i_o say_v yet_o it_o be_v full_a hard_a to_o know_v when_o it_o come_v by_o way_n of_o kind_n or_o by_o illusyon_n of_o the_o fiend_n and_o though_o they_o come_v by_o way_n of_o kind_n &_o though_o a_o man_n know_v the_o cause_n in_o kind_n of_o dremes_n yet_o it_o be_v full_a hard_a to_o tell_v certain_o what_o that_o fall_v thereof_o for_z only_a god_n know_v for_o certain_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v &_o he_o may_v change_v &_o let_v the_o werk_n of_o kind_n and_o also_o though_o man_n know_v the_o cause_n of_o kind_n that_o dremes_n come_v of_o yet_o know_v they_o not_o what_o 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fro_o whence_o it_o come_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la without_o revelaconn_n of_o god_n he_o wot_v not_o fro_o whence_o it_o come_v and_o therefore_o when_o god_n send_v such_o dremes_n he_o shall_v show_v to_o he_o that_o thus_o dreme_v or_z to_o some_o other_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v &_o what_o it_o betoken_v as_o he_o die_v to_o the_o king_n pharaoh_n by_o joseph_n and_z to_o the_o king_n nabugodonosor_n by_o danyell_n caplm_n xlu_o diues_fw-la if_o man_n or_o woman_n have_v a_o dream_n that_o styre_v they_o to_o good_a werke_n and_o to_o virtue_n and_o to_o flee_v sin_n and_o to_o amend_v his_o life_n may_v he_o not_o set_v his_o faith_n therein_o and_o do_v thereafter_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la whether_o it_o come_v of_o god_n or_o of_o the_o fiend_n it_o be_v leful_a to_o he_o for_o to_o set_v his_o faith_n therein_o and_o to_o do_v thereafter_o for_o it_o styre_v he_o to_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o without_o any_o dream_n and_o oftimes_o both_o fiend_n and_o the_o fende_v limb_n 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