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refrain_v he_o by_o the_o brenning_a love_n y_o it_o he_o have_v to_o our_o lord_n jesu_n chry_v and_o by_o prayer_n and_o confession_n &_o other_o good_a werke_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v but_o little_a grief_n for_o as_o sa_v we_o austin_n if_o a_o man_n love_n god_n insuch_o manner_n that_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o do_v be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n or_o for_o y_z e_z love_n of_o god_n very_o for_o he_o bren_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n look_n how_o much_o that_o one_o drop_n of_o water_n which_o do_v fall_v into_o a_o great_a furnace_n full_a of_o fire_n anoy_v or_o greve_v the_o brenning_a of_o the_o fire_n in_o like_a manner_n anoy_v or_o greve_v a_o venyall_n sin_v unto_o that_o man_n which_o be_v steadfast_a and_o perfyte_n in_o the_o love_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi jesu_n chryst_n ferthermore_o man_n may_v also_o refrain_v and_o put_v away_o venyall_n sin_v by_o commen_v and_o receyve_v worthy_o the_o body_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi jesu_n chryst_n also_o by_o take_v of_o holy_a water_n by_o almesdede_n by_o general_a confessyon_n of_o confiâ—â—or_n at_o mass_n and_o at_o complyn_n &_o by_o blessing_n of_o bishop_n and_o preste_n and_o other_o good_a werke_n 〈…〉_o ¶_o de_n septem_fw-la peccatis_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la eorum_fw-la dependentus_fw-la circumstantis_fw-la et_fw-la speciebus_fw-la how_o be_v it_o expedient_a to_o tell_v which_o be_v the_o seven_o deed_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o chefetayn_n of_o sin_n all_o they_o run_v in_o o_o lees_n but_o in_o dyvers_a manner_n now_o be_v they_o call_v seven_o cene_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v chief_a &_o spring_v of_o all_o other_o sin_n of_o the_o root_n of_o these_o seven_o sin_n then_o be_v pride_n the_o general_a rote_n of_o all_o harm_n for_o of_o this_o rote_n sprynge_v certain_a branch_n as_o ire_n envy_n accidie_n or_o sloth_n avarice_n or_o covetyse_v to_o come_v understand_v glotony_n and_o lechery_n and_o each_o of_o these_o chief_a sin_n have_v her_o branch_n and_o twig_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v declare_v in_o her_o chapiter_n follow_v and_o though_o so_o be_v y_fw-fr t_o noman_n can_v utter_o tell_v the_o number_n of_o twig_n and_o of_o the_o harm_n that_o come_v of_o pride_n yet_o wool_fw-mi i_o show_v a_o part_n of_o hem_n as_o you_o shall_v understonde_v there_o be_v inobedience_n avaunt_v ypocrisy_n despite_n errogance_n impedence_n swell_v of_o heart_n insolence_n elation_n impatience_n strife_n contumacy_n presumption_n irreverence_n pertinacy_n vein_n glory_n and_o many_o other_o twygge_n that_o i_o can_v not_o declare_v inobedience_n be_v he_o that_o disobey_v for_o dispyte_n the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o his_o soverain_n and_o to_o his_o ghostly_a father_n auaunter_n be_v he_o that_o bo_v of_o the_o harm_n or_o of_o the_o bounte_n that_o he_o have_v do_v hypocrite_n be_v he_o that_o bede_v to_o show_v he_o such_o as_o he_o be_v and_o show_v he_o to_o seem_v such_o as_o he_o be_v not_o dispitou_n be_v he_o that_o have_v 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eschew_v of_o worldly_a shame_n certes_o it_o be_v a_o horryble_a homicide_n homicide_n be_v also_o if_o a_o man_n approach_v to_o a_o woman_n by_o desire_n of_o lechery_n through_o which_o the_o child_n be_v perysh_v or_o else_o smit_v a_o woman_n wetyng_o through_o which_o she_o lese_v her_o child_n all_o these_o be_v homicide_n and_o horrible_a deadly_a sin_n yet_o come_v there_o of_o ire_n mo_z sin_n as_o well_o in_o word_n as_o in_o thought_n and_o deed_n as_o he_o that_o arret_v upon_o god_n or_o blame_v god_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o which_o he_o be_v himself_o guilty_a or_o dyspyse_v god_n and_o all_o his_o hallow_n as_o do_v the_o curse_a hasardour_n in_o dyvers_a country_n this_o curse_a sin_n do_v they_o when_o they_o feel_v in_o she_o herte_fw-la full_o wycked_o of_o god_n &_o of_o his_o hallow_n also_o when_o they_o treat_v unreverentlye_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n that_o sin_n be_v so_o great_a that_o un_v it_o may_v be_v release_v but_o that_o the_o mercy_n 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himself_o wylfullye_o of_o his_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v delyver_v of_o his_o sin_n till_o that_o he_o mekelye_o beknow_v his_o sin_n after_o this_o than_o come_v swear_v that_o be_v express_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o this_o befall_v often_o of_o anger_n and_o of_o ire_n god_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o thy_o lord_n god_n in_o vain_a or_o in_o idle_a also_o our_o lord_n jesu_n christ_n say_v by_o the_o word_n of_o faint_a mathewe_n ne_o will_v you_o not_o swear_v in_o all_o manner_n neither_o by_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v god_n throne_n ne_o by_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v the_o bench_n of_o his_o foot_n ne_o by_o jerusalem_n for_o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o a_o great_a king_n ne_o by_o thy_o heed_n for_o thou_o may_v not_o make_v a_o here_o neither_o white_a ne_o black_a but_o say_v by_o your_o word_n yea_o yea_o nay_o nay_o and_o what_o that_o be_v more_o it_o be_v of_o yvell_n thus_o say_v christ_n for_o christ_n sake_n swear_v not_o so_o 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eke_o how_o precious_a be_v the_o name_n of_o jesu_n christ_n as_o say_v saint_n paul_n ad_fw-la philippense_n secundo_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la jesu_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesu_n every_o knee_n of_o heavenly_a creature_n earthly_a and_o of_o hell_n shall_v bow_v for_o it_o be_v so_o high_a and_o so_o worshipful_a that_o the_o curse_a fiend_n in_o hell_n shall_v tremble_v to_o hear_v it_o name_v then_o seem_v it_o that_o man_n that_o swear_v so_o horriblye_o by_o his_o bless_a name_n that_o they_o despise_v it_o more_o bold_o than_o the_o curse_a jew_n or_o else_o the_o dyvell_n that_o tremble_v when_o he_o hear_v his_o name_n now_o certes_o since_o that_o swear_v but_o if_o it_o be_v lawfullye_o do_v be_v so_o hyelye_o defend_v moche_n more_o be_v forswear_v falslye_o and_o yet_o nedelesse_a what_o say_v we_o also_o of_o they_o that_o delyte_n they_o in_o swear_v and_o hold_v it_o a_o genterye_n or_o a_o manly_a deed_n to_o swear_v great_a oath_n and_o what_o of_o they_o y_z t_z of_o very_a usage_n ne_o cease_v not_o to_o swear_v great_a oath_n all_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o worth_a a_o straw_n certes_o this_o be_v horrible_a sin_n swear_v sodeyn_o be_v also_o a_o great_a sin_n but_o let_v we_o go_v now_o to_o that_o horrible_a sin_n swear_v of_o adjuration_n and_o conjuration_n as_o do_v these_o false_a enchauntour_n or_o nigromancer_n in_o basyn_n full_a of_o water_n or_o in_o a_o bright_a swearde_n in_o a_o cercle_fw-la in_o a_o fire_n or_o in_o the_o sholderbone_n of_o a_o sheep_n i_o can_v not_o say_v but_o that_o they_o do_v curse_o &_o dampnable_o against_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o faith_n of_o holy_a church_n what_o say_v we_o of_o hem_n y_o it_o believe_v on_o devinales_fw-la as_o by_o flyghte_n or_o by_o noise_n of_o bird_n or_o of_o beeste_n or_o by_o sort_n by_o geomancye_n by_o dremes_n by_o chyrk_v of_o door_n or_o crake_n of_o house_n by_o gnaw_v of_o rat_n &_o such_o manner_n wretchedness_n â–ª_o certes_o all_o these_o 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be_v the_o break_n of_o she_o avow_v of_o chastity_n when_o they_o receyve_v the_o order_n and_o more_o over_o sothe_o be_v that_o holy_a order_n be_v chief_a of_o all_o the_o treasorye_fw-mi of_o god_n and_o his_o especial_a sign_n and_o maike_fw-mi of_o chastite_n to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v join_v to_o chastity_n which_o be_v the_o moo_v precious_a life_n that_o be_v &_o these_o order_a folk_n be_v special_o title_v to_o god_n and_o of_o the_o special_a meyne_n of_o god_n for_o which_o when_o they_o do_v deed_o sin_n they_o be_v traytoure_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o people_n for_o they_o live_v of_o the_o people_n preeste_n be_v angel_n as_o by_o dignetie_n of_o her_o mystery_n but_o forsooth_o saint_n paul_n say_v y_o t_o sathanas_n transfourm_v he_o in_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n soth_o the_o priest_n that_o haunt_v deed_o sin_n he_o may_v be_v liken_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o derkenesse_n transfourm_v in_o the_o angel_n of_o light_n he_o seem_v angel_n of_o light_n but_o 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