this_o life_n ¶_o how_o that_o god_n provyde_v to_o gyve_v hope_n in_o his_o creature_n /_o and_o how_o he_o that_o most_o parfyte_o hope_v /_o most_o taste_v the_o provydence_n of_o god_n ¶_o forthermore_o i_o have_v give_v to_o he_o refresshing_n of_o hope_n /_o if_o he_o be_v hold_n with_o light_n of_o very_a feythe_n that_o price_n of_o my_o son_n blood_n /_o which_o be_v pay_v for_o to_o gyve_v he_o stydfast_a hope_n and_o sykernesse_n of_o helthe_n /_o and_o that_o shame_n and_o reprefe_n that_o cryste_n ihesu_n suffer_v in_o his_o passion_n be_v his_o worship_n ¶_o for_o if_o he_o in_o all_o the_o limb_n of_o his_o body_n offend_v i_o /_o as_z anende_v that_o for_o a_o remedy_n /_o my_o blessyd_v sweet_a soon_o in_o all_o his_o body_n suffer_v grevous_a tourment_fw-mi ¶_o and_o also_o with_o his_o obedience_n he_o releve_v your_o inobedyence_n /_o of_o who_o obedience_n you_o have_v all_o take_v grace_v /_o and_z for_o inobedyence_n /_o all_o you_o have_v take_v and_o receyve_v sin_n ¶_o this_o be_v grant_v and_o provyde_v by_o my_o provydence_n /_o &_o be_v fro_o the_o beginning_n of_o that_o world_n unto_o this_o day_n /_o and_o shall_v be_v unto_o that_o last_o day_n /_o ever_o for_o to_o ordain_v a_o remedy_n to_o your_o necessyte_v /_o and_z to_o that_o helthe_n of_o mankind_n /_o by_z dyvers_a and_o sundry_a wyse_n /_o as_z i_o that_o be_o a_o very_a ryghtewyse_o leche_v /_o se_fw-es it_o be_v spedefull_a to_o your_o infyrmyte_v /_o that_o parfyte_n helthe_n may_v that_o soon_o be_v restore_v /_o orelle_n for_o to_o keep_v he_o in_o helthe_n ¶_o therefore_o my_o provydence_n shall_v never_o fail_v they_o /_o to_z such_o as_o will_v receyve_v it_o and_o have_v parfyte_n hope_v in_o i_o /_o for_o all_o that_o have_v parfyte_n hope_v in_o i_o they_o knock_v and_o cry_v in_o sothefastnesse_n not_o only_o by_o word_n but_o by_o affeccyon_n /_o and_o so_o with_o light_n of_o very_a feythe_n they_o shall_v taste_v i_o in_o my_o provydence_n ¶_o but_o not_o 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will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o have_v no_o delyte_n of_o his_o neighbour_n prosperyte_v ¶_o by_o this_o thou_o may_v know_v what_o peyne_n a_o worldly_a covetous_a man_n suffer_v of_o that_o thurste_v of_o his_o avaryce_n /_o the_o which_o will_v never_o fulfil_v his_o own_o need_n /_o nor_o the_o necessyte_n of_o other_o ¶_o thus_o than_o of_o all_o such_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n love_v in_o the_o sensualyte_n of_o his_o flesh_n /_o he_o draw_v to_o he_o by_o many_o unordinate_a drede_n /_o and_o moche_n peyne_v of_o conscyence_n ¶_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o wilful_o for_o to_o bear_v the_o devylles_n peynefull_a cross_a in_o taste_a here_o of_o the_o earnest_a of_o hell_n ¶_o and_o the_o seek_v people_n lyven_v in_o this_o world_n /_o in_o many_o manner_n dyvers_a wyse_n of_o ghostly_a peyne_n at_o the_o last_o but_o if_o they_o amend_v they_o /_o for_z to_o receyve_v dethe_v everla_a ¶_o all_o such_o ben_fw-mi in_o the_o way_n of_o sothefastnes_n /_o that_o in_o this_o 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dysceyven_v themselves_o /_o and_z with_o what_o peyne_v they_o dyscende_v &_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n ¶_o what_o be_v that_o trowe_v thou_o that_o blynd_v they_o ¶_o nothing_o elles_fw-fr /_o but_o a_o cloud_n trewe_o of_o their_o own_o mysrule_v &_o dysordynate_a love_n lay_v over_o the_o clear_a sight_n of_o the_o holy_a feythe_n ¶_o thou_o know_v also_o how_o worldly_a trybulacyon_n /_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o come_v ¶_o they_o hurten_n only_o bodily_a my_o specyall_a servant_n /_o because_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o they_o ben_fw-mi not_o hurt_v spyrytual_o that_o be_v in_o
the_o ground_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v that_o the_o branch_n of_o deed_o sin_n do_v not_o turn_v to_o none_o other_o thing_n /_o but_z to_o the_o earth_n of_o every_o frail_a &_o unordynate_a substance_n of_o the_o world_n /_o and_z they_o do_v not_o look_v after_o none_o other_o thing_n /_o but_z in_o what_o wise_n they_o may_v be_v norysh_v unsacyable_o of_o the_o earth_n /_o for_z they_o ben_fw-mi never_o fulfyl_v ¶_o they_o be_v unsacyable_a /_o and_z untollerable_a to_o then selfe_o /_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v requysyte_n &_o right_n convenyent_n /_o that_o ever_o they_o be_v unquyet_a and_o unrestfull_a /_o sythen_a they_o desire_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o never_o may_v fulfil_v they_o /_o as_z i_o have_v say_v ¶_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n which_o may_v not_o be_v fulfyl_v /_o for_z they_o desire_v ever_o a_o thing_n that_o have_v end_n /_o and_o yet_o they_o themselves_o be_v endeles_a as_o to_o their_o be_v for_o their_o be_v have_v never_o end_n /_o though_o they_o end_v anende_n grace_v /_o by_o the_o cause_n of_o deed_o sin_n ¶_o and_o for_o because_o a_o man_n be_v set_v &_o put_v above_o all_o create_v thing_n /_o and_o not_o untreate_v thing_n be_v above_o he_o /_o therefore_o he_o may_v not_o be_v fulfyl_v nor_o stone_v in_o quyetnesse_n /_o but_z in_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v great_a than_o himself_o /_o and_o that_o be_v no_o other_o /_o but_z i_o god_n everla_a ¶_o and_o therefore_o i_o alone_o may_v fulfil_v they_o /_o &_o for_o because_o he_o be_v depryve_v from_o i_o for_o his_o sign_n that_o he_o have_v do_v he_o stond_v contynual_o in_o peyne_n and_o tourment_v /_o after_o the_o which_o peyne_n follow_v wepynge_n and_o welynge_v ¶_o how_o such_o worldly_a weper_n be_v smyten_v with_o four_o manner_n wind_n and_o when_o that_o the_o wind_n come_v they_o smite_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o proper_a sensualyte_n /_o where_o he_o make_v all_o his_o beginning_n ¶_o of_o these_o four_o wind_n other_o it_o be_v a_o wound_n of_o prosperyte_n /_o or_o a_o wound_n of_o adversyte_n /_o or_z of_o drede_n /_o or_z of_o conscyence_n /_o these_o be_v the_o four_o wind_n ¶_o the_o wound_n of_o prosperyte_n norysh_v pride_n /_o with_z great_a presumpcyon_n /_o with_o magnyfyenge_a of_o hynselfe_n and_o little_a regard_n on_o his_o neighbour_n ¶_o if_o he_o be_v a_o lord_n /_o the_o wound_n of_o prosperyte_n norysh_v this_o pride_n with_o moche_n unryghtwysenesse_n and_o vanyte_n of_o herte_n /_o and_z with_o unclennes_n of_o body_n and_o of_o soul_n /_o with_z his_o proper_a reputacyon_n /_o and_z with_o many_o other_o default_n which_o do_v follow_v after_o they_o which_o thy_o tongue_n may_v not_o tell_v ¶_o whether_o this_o wound_n of_o prosperyte_n be_v not_o corrupt_v in_o himself_o no_o /_o nor_o this_o wound_n nor_o that_o other_o /_o but_z the_o pryncypall_a rote_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v corrupt_v /_o where_o throw_v that_o rote_n make_v all_o thing_n corrupt_v which_o come_v fro_o that_o rote_n ¶_o for_o i_o that_o send_v all_o thing_n by_o my_o gift_n with_o abundance_n be_o all_o soverayne_a god_n /_o what_o ever_o it_o be_v in_o this_o wound_n of_o prosperyte_n /_o wherefore_o wail_v follow_v /_o for_z his_o herte_n be_v not_o fulfyl_v /_o for_z he_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v not_o have_v /_o and_o so_o when_o he_o may_v not_o have_v that_o he_o will_v /_o than_z he_o have_v peyne_v /_o and_o that_o peyne_v he_o wail_v ¶_o now_o i_o have_v say_v to_o the_o that_o the_o eye_n will_v make_v a_o saute_n to_o the_o herte_fw-fr ¶_o after_o this_o there_o come_v a_o wound_n of_o seruage_n drede_v /_o in_o the_o which_o wound_n a_o man_n make_v he_o afraid_a with_o his_o own_o shadow_n or_o derkenes_n dread_a to_o lose_v that_o that_o he_o love_v /_o or_z he_o drede_v to_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n /_o or_z of_o his_o child_n /_o or_o the_o life_n of_o other_o creature_n /_o or_z he_o drede_v to_o lose_v his_o own_o state_n /_o or_z the_o state_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o all_o for_o his_o own_o love_n /_o or_z for_o worshyppe_n /_o or_z for_o riches_n ¶_o here_o this_o drede_n have_v not_o his_o delyte_n in_o pease_n /_o for_z he_o have_v not_o that_o that_o he_o will_v ready_a ordain_v after_o my_o will_v /_o therefore_o that_o drede_n of_o seruage_n follow_v he_o /_o and_o be_v make_v tymorate_a and_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o wretchydful_a sin_n /_o and_o because_o he_o may_v behold_v as_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o serve_v and_o that_o be_v sin_n which_o be_v nought_o /_o therefore_o he_o be_v come_v to_o nought_o /_o after_o the_o wound_n of_o drede_n have_v smyten_v he_o ¶_o and_o after_o this_o anon_o than_o come_v the_o wound_n of_o trybulacyon_n and_o of_o adversyte_n of_o that_o same_o that_o he_o dredde_v /_o &_o take_v from_o he_o &_o pryve_v he_o of_o that_o he_o have_v /_o sometime_o in_o a_o partycule_a thing_n /_o &_o sometime_o in_o a_o general_a thing_n ¶_o generally_n be_v when_o he_o be_v pryve_v of_o the_o life_n for_o by_o the_o strengthe_n of_o the_o dethe_v he_o be_v pryve_v of_o all_o thing_n ¶_o sometime_o also_o the_o wound_n of_o adversyte_n be_v partycule_a /_o which_o sometime_o take_v from_o he_o one_o thing_n /_o and_o sometime_o a_o other_o thing_n /_o sometime_o it_o take_v a_o way_n of_o his_o helthe_n /_o or_z of_o his_o child_n or_o of_o his_o riches_n /_o or_z of_o state_n or_o of_o worshyppe_n /_o after_o that_o i_o se_fw-mi that_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o your_o helthe_n which_o be_o a_o soft_a leche_o /_o &_o therefore_o i_o give_v they_o to_o you_o ¶_o and_o for_o asmoche_n as_o your_o freyite_n it_o utter_o corrupt_v and_o with_o out_o any_o know_v /_o it_o dystroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o pasyence_n /_o and_o therefore_o inpasyence_n do_v bring_v fourthe_a sclaunder_n and_o grutchynge_n /_o hateredes_fw-la /_o and_o dysplesaunce_n /_o against_o i_o and_o my_o curate_n /_o &_o they_o have_v receyve_v in_o to_o dethe_v that_o i_o have_v gyve_v they_o in_o to_o life_n /_o after_o the_o measure_n that_o they_o have_v of_o love_n ¶_o now_o it_o be_v come_v to_o the_o wailing_n of_o inpasyence_n that_o tourment_v /_o and_o the_o which_o dri_v up_o the_o soul_n and_o slee_v it_o /_o and_z take_v away_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n /_o and_o dri_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o body_n /_o and_o make_v he_o blind_a bodily_a and_o ghostly_a /_o and_o pryve_v he_o of_o all_o delight_n /_o and_o take_v away_o all_o hope_n /_o for_z he_o be_v pryve_v of_o that_o thing_n /_o wherein_o he_o have_v delyte_n /_o wherein_o he_o set_v his_o affeccyon_n /_o hope_v /_o &_o feythe_o /_o so_o that_o ever_o he_o sorow_v and_o wail_v ¶_o and_o not_o only_o his_o teres_fw-la make_v to_o he_o so_o many_o inconuenyente_n /_o but_z his_o unordynate_a desire_n and_o the_o sorrow_n of_o his_o herte_n /_o for_o if_o his_o herte_n be_v ordynate_a &_o have_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n /_o than_z be_v his_o teres_fw-la ordynate_a /_o and_o shall_v constrain_v i_o everla_a god_n /_o to_o do_v he_o mercy_n ¶_o but_o why_o say_v i_o that_o this_o be_v and_o be_v the_o tere_o of_o dethe_v for_o to_o the_o messenger_n which_o show_v you_o the_o dethe_v or_o the_o life_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o soul_n ¶_o forthermore_o i_o say_v that_o there_o come_v the_o wound_n of_o conscyence_n /_o and_o that_o make_v the_o goodness_n of_o my_o godheed_o /_o for_o when_o i_o have_v ê“ue_v they_o with_o ê“speryte_n /_o to_o that_o intent_n that_o i_o shall_v withdraw_v the_o from_o their_o proper_a love_n /_o throw_v my_o love_n ¶_o also_o when_o i_o ê“ue_v they_o with_o drede_v /_o that_o throw_v importunyte_n they_o shall_v set_v their_o love_n to_o love_v i_o with_o virtue_n ¶_o also_o after_o time_n i_o have_v preve_v they_o with_o trybulacyon_n that_o they_o shall_v know_v their_o freylte_n /_o and_o the_o little_a stableness_n of_o the_o world_n to_o some_o /_o there_o all_o this_o ê“fyte_v not_o /_o i_o gyve_v a_o prycke_n or_o a_o remor_n of_o conscyencè_fw-la /_o for_z i_o love_v more_o than_o can_v be_v speak_v /_o and_o that_o remor_n i_o gyve_v they_o /_o for_z they_o shall_v arise_v for_o to_o open_v their_o mouth_n /_o and_o cast_v out_o the_o rot_a fylthe_n of_o their_o sin_n by_o holy_a confessyon_n ¶_o but_o they_o as_o obstynate_v ryghtful_o renreve_v of_o i_o throw_v their_o own_o wyckednesse_n which_o will_v in_o no_o wise_n receyve_v my_o grace_n /_o flee_v fro_o that_o prycke_n &_o remor_n of_o conscyence_n and_o lede_n it_o all_o about_o with_o wretchydfull_a delectacyon_n and_o with_o dysplesaunce_n of_o i_o and_o of_o their_o neighbour_n /_o and_o
¶_o pride_n begyn_v and_o sprynge_v and_o be_v norysh_v of_o poor_a sencyble_n love_v /_o of_o the_o which_o love_n i_o tell_v the_o that_o it_o be_v and_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o fundament_n of_o all_o these_o three_o pyller_n /_o and_o also_o of_o all_o manner_n evylles_n that_o creature_n do_v /_o for_z he_o that_o love_v himself_o with_o unordynate_a love_n /_o be_v depryve_v from_o the_o love_n of_o i_o in_o asmoche_n as_o he_o love_v i_o not_o and_o in_o that_o he_o love_v not_o i_o /_o he_z offend_v i_o /_o because_o he_o keep_v not_o the_o commaundymente_n of_o the_o law_n /_o the_o which_o be_v for_o to_o love_v i_o above_o all_o thing_n /_o and_z their_o neighbour_n as_o themselves_o ¶_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o that_o they_o love_v not_o i_o nor_o their_o neighbour_n /_o for_z they_o love_v themselves_o with_o sencyble_a love_n /_o so_o they_o may_v not_o there_o well_o serve_v i_o nor_o love_v i_o /_o but_z rather_o they_o serve_v and_o love_v the_o world_n ¶_o all_o such_o sencyble_a love_n &_o the_o world_n may_v not_o acorde_v with_o my_o love_n nor_o with_o i_o /_o and_z they_o that_o have_v none_o acorde_v with_o i_o they_o be_v fer_fw-fr from_o i_o /_o for_z they_o that_o loven_v the_o world_n with_o sencyble_a love_n and_o serve_v high_a sencyble_o /_o must_v needs_o hate_v i_o /_o and_z he_o that_o in_o sothe_o love_v i_o /_o must_v needs_o hate_v the_o world_n ¶_o and_o therefore_o my_o only_a sothefaste_a soon_o say_a /_o there_o may_v none_o serve_v two_o contrary_a lord_n /_o for_o if_o he_o serve_v the_o one_o /_o he_z shall_v be_v hate_v of_o the_o other_o ¶_o thus_o thou_o may_v see_v that_o propre_fw-fr love_n pryve_v a_o soul_n from_o my_o charyte_n /_o and_o aray_v he_o with_o the_o vice_n of_o pride_n /_o of_o the_o which_o all_o manner_n default_n do_v spring_v of_o every_o reasonable_a creature_n that_o be_v in_o those_o default_n /_o it_o be_v for_o to_o sorrow_n &_o wail_v and_o namely_o of_o my_o mynyster_n which_o shall_v be_v meek_a as_o well_o so_o meek_a that_o they_o may_v noryshe_v charyte_n ymonge_o their_o neighbour_n /_o as_z for_o to_o be_v meek_a in_o mynystracyon_n of_o the_o body_n of_o my_o soon_o that_o undefouled_a lamb_n ¶_o and_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o their_o pride_n /_o for_o to_o see_v i_o come_fw-mi meke_o to_o mankind_n /_o in_z to_o the_o flesh_n of_o my_o only_a soon_o ¶_o yet_o though_o the_o same_o body_n run_v to_o the_o dethe_v of_o the_o cross_a lowly_a &_o meke_o by_o obedience_n /_o he_o bow_v there_o his_o heed_n to_o salute_v the_o &_o great_a ye._n ¶_o he_o sprede_v his_o arm_n abroad_o there_o /_o the_z for_o to_o clyppe_v and_o brace_n to_o he_o /_o &_o he_o stretch_v forth_o his_o foot_n for_o to_o stone_v with_o the_o /_o against_o thy_o ghostly_a enemy_n ¶_o and_o thou_o wretched_a man_n that_o be_v make_v his_o mynyster_n flee_v and_o shove_v he_o /_o and_z thou_o byclyppe_n and_o embrace_n to_o the_o unclean_a creature_n ¶_o thou_o shall_v 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