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despise_v your_o enemy_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devyll_n saint_n ysoder_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n better_a thanne_n wisdom_n ne_o no_o thing_n thing_n swetter_n ne_o lusty_a thenne_n knowledge_n no_o thing_n werse_n thanne_v lewdness_n therefore_o know_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v flee_v and_o whither_o thou_o shall_v go_v love_n wysdome_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v shewyd_v to_o the_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o the._n be_v besy_n there_o about_o and_o it_o shall_v learn_v the_o ¶_o the_o syxte_v virtue_n be_v strengith_o this_o make_v a_o man_n mighty_a and_o hardy_a to_o withstonde_v many_o great_a myscheve_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n for_o it_o stand_v in_o suffer_v patient_o adversite_a and_o meke_o to_o take_v prosperyte_n &_o to_o suffer_v evyn_o both_o well_o and_o woo_v that_o our_o herte_n be_v not_o to_o high_a for_o no_o welfare_n ne_o to_o moche_v undre_a for_o no_o evyll_n fare_n butt_n to_o be_v strong_a against_o our_o soon_o both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n that_o no_o temptation_n make_v we_o fall_v ne_o fail_v in_o our_o faith_n against_o god_n almyghty_a ¶_o the_o seven_o virtue_n be_v measure_v which_o be_v a_o mean_a bitwene_n to_o moche_n and_o to_o lytell_fw-mi and_o it_o stondyth_v in_o take_v sufficient_o that_o need_v and_o refuse_v utter_o that_o be_v to_o moche_n or_o to_o lytell_fw-mi septem_fw-la peccata_fw-la mortalia_fw-la ¶_o the_o sevynthe_n thing_n and_o the_o last_o that_o thou_o shall_v know_v god_n by_o be_v the_o sevyn_n dede_o sin_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v refuse_v for_o each_o of_o hem_n be_v a_o evyn_a way_n to_o hell_n therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n as_o fro_o the_o face_n of_o the_o adder_n fond_a
shall_v not_o be_v scourgyd_v with_o man_n but_o in_o hell_n with_o devyls_n where_o never_o they_o shall_v have_v rest_n therefore_o be_v besy_n here_o in_o virtue_n and_o always_o thynk_v that_o no_o thing_n makyth_v a_o man_n so_o hevy_a ne_o so_o soon_o to_o inclyne_v to_o sin_n as_o ydelnes_n the_o seven_o sin_n be_v lechery_n and_o that_o be_v a_o flesshe_o sin_n that_o come_v of_o lust_n and_o like_v off_o the_o flesh_n out_o of_o this_o sprynge_v many_o braunchis_n one_o be_v fornycation_n that_o be_v dede_o sin_n do_v flesshe_o between_o syngell_n man_n and_o syngell_n woman_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o teching_n of_o holy_a chirche_n therefore_o holy_a chirche_n forbedyth_v that_o no_o man_n child_n ne_o woman_n child_n that_o pass_v seven_o year_n of_o age_n lie_v to_o guider_n in_o bed_n for_o drede_v of_o fornication_n ne_o sister_n ne_o brother_n for_o drede_v off_o incest_n another_o be_v call_v advoultry_n and_o that_o be_v spouse_n brethe_o whether_o 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oone_o in_o shryfte_n of_o they_o that_o be_v fall_v therein_o for_o the_o great_a and_o the_o more_o horryble_a thy_o sin_n be_v the_o more_o avaylyth_a the_o shryfte_n so_o that_o the_o shame_n off_o the_o tell_n be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o thy_o penaunce·_n this_o sin_n be_v so_o displeyse_v to_o god_n that_o he_o make_v to_o rein_v brimstone_n and_o fire_n that_o dystroy_v fyve_o cyte_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomer_n the_o devyll_n hym selff_n hym selff_n hym selff_n that_o causyth_v this_o sin_n have_v shame_n of_o the_o deed_n thyse_n and_o many_o other_o flesshe_o sin_n which_o be_v dede_o and_o everychewer_n thenne_v other_o comyn_v out_o of_o this_o foul_a sin_n of_o lechery_n the_o which_o be_v well_o know_v to_o they_o that_o lyven_v in_o lustis_n of_o their_o flesh_n therefore_o flee_v the_o occasion_n say_v saint_n poule_n that_o be_v to_o say_v sight_n of_o wymmen_fw-mi kiss_a touch_a and_o such_o other_o thuswyse_o scapyd_v joseph_n the_o sin_n of_o his_o lady_n when_o he_o 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to_o say_v thy_o fyve_o wytte_n bodily_a and_o gooste_o that_o they_o consent_n not_o with_o he_o first_o thy_o eye_n from_o shrewd_a &_o lewd_a thing_n bacbyte_v and_o evyll_n word_n and_o counseylle_n thy_o mouth_n from_o unlawful_a tasâ—â—_n off_o glotenye_n lewd_a kyssynge_n and_o râ—â—aw_v dry_a word_n ¶_o thy_o handy_n fro_o lewd_a touch_v of_o thyself_o and_o of_o other_o and_o from_o 〈◊〉_d and_o unlaufull_a take_v of_o other_o mennys_n good_n agen_v their_o will_n thy_o foot_n also_o from_o the_o pathis_n of_o sin_n and_o all_o other_o wretched_a way_n that_o thou_o may_v draw_v to_o thyse_n be_v thy_o bodily_a wytty_n thenne_n take_v thy_o ghooste_o wytte_n as_o mind_n understond_v wylle_n reason_n and_o immagynation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v have_v mind_n of_o the_o kyndenesse_n of_o god_n and_o of_o thy_o last_o end_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o sin_n understonde_v also_o crystis_n loore_n &_o his_o techynge_n and_o lete_fw-la ever_o thy_o wylle_n be_v ready_a to_o worship_n god_n in_o thought_n word_n &_o deed_n without_o any_o werynes_n lete_fw-la â—â—ason_n also_o rewle_fw-mi all_o thy_o dedys_n ynward_a and_o outward_a by_o crystis_fw-la lore_n &_o his_o teching_n without_o any_o blyndenesse_n and_o alwey_n have_v ymagynation_n of_o virtue_n lyve_n of_o nedeful_a werkis_n &_o of_o dredeful_a dedis_n of_o joy_n and_o bliss_n that_o be_v ordeynyd_v in_o heaven_n to_o theym_v that_o leave_v their_o sin_n and_o shall_v be_v savyd_v and_o of_o the_o horryble_a payny_n and_o sorowy_n that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v endeles_o which_o for_o their_o synny_n shall_v be_v damn_a in_o to_o the_o doungeon_n of_o hell_n in_o which_o be_v specyal_o ix_o manner_n of_o horryble_n and_o hideous_a painey_n that_o ix_o manner_n of_o people_n shul_n be_v tourmentyd_v with_o as_o clerky_n sayen_v the_o first_o be_v fire_n that_o ever_o brennyth_n &_o never_o gyve_v light_n in_o which_o though_o all_o the_o water_n in_o the_o see_v be_v cast_v in_o it_o shall_v not_o quench_v 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v._o shall_v be_v beting_a of_o mighty_a fendy_n as_o it_o be_v with_o hamer_n on_o iron_n wherwyth_o they_o shall_v be_v peyn_v &_o bete_a without_o cease_a that_o will_v not_o here_o be_v chastyse_v by_o the_o teching_n of_o goddis_fw-la wordis_fw-la ¶_o the_o syxte_v pain_n be_v derkene_n the_o which_o be_v so_o thick_a that_o as_o it_o be_v it_o may_v be_v feel_v with_o hon_n in_o thyse_n horryble_a derkenes_n shulle_v they_o be_v bind_v ther._n that_o lyve_v in_o earth_n in_o derkenes_n of_o this_o foresaid_a sin_n and_o will_v not_o â—ome_v to_o crist_n that_o be_v very_a light_n by_o holy_a lyve_n &_o leving_fw-mi of_o sin_n while_o they_o may_v ¶_o the_o seven_o pain_n be_v open_a shendship_n or_o shaâ—e_n for_o sin_n which_o shall_v be_v know_v and_o not_o hide_v in_o peinfull_a repreef_n