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a_o castall_a and_o do_v worship_n to_o heaven_n and_o anon_o it_o be_v under_o earth_n and_o therthe_n be_v ground_v upon_o water_n and_o david_n say_v in_o the_o psalter_n it_o be_v all_o about_o the_o world_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n for_o in_o hard_a stone_n and_o iron_n sometime_o be_v sweet_a water_n for_o this_o water_n be_v so_o full_a of_o may_v that_o be_v to_o understonde_v the_o fader_fw-mi that_o his_o power_n be_v so_o moche_n that_o he_o govern_v all_o the_o world_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n &_o all_o thing_n be_v at_o his_o wylle_n and_o commandment_n by_o the_o soon_o ihesu_n crist_n you_o shall_v understonde_v ice_n that_o be_v water_n congeal_v hard_a and_o bretyll_o that_o be_v ihesu_fw-la cryste_n very_o god_n and_o man_n that_o take_v the_o substance_n and_o freilte_n of_o mankind_n ¶_o when_o he_o be_v conceyve_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o virgyn_v mary_n and_o bear_v of_o her_o body_n god_n that_o suffer_v passion_n undre_a ponce_n pilot_n do_v upon_o 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god_n this_o trynyte_n be_v know_v in_o the_o fulling_a of_o cryste_n as_o the_o gospel_n telleth·_v in_o baptismo_fw-la cristi_fw-la tota_fw-la trnitas_fw-la se_fw-la manifestavit_fw-la scilicet_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o voce_fw-la filius_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la in_o columba_fw-la et_fw-la totum_fw-la celum_fw-la apertum_fw-la erat_fw-la ¶_o thenne_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n be_v baptize_v in_o the_o water_n of_o flom_o jordan_n and_o all_o the_o people_n nigh_o of_o the_o country_n there_o about_o be_v baptyse_v there_o with_o he_o and_o as_o they_o be_v in_o her_o prayer_n et_fw-la aperti_fw-la sunt_fw-la celi_fw-la et_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la descendit_fw-la sicut_fw-la columba_fw-la the_o holy_a goo_v come_v down_o in_o likeness_n of_o a_o white_a dove_n and_o lyght_v on_o crystis_fw-la heed_n et_fw-la vox_fw-la de_fw-fr celo_fw-la dicens_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la dilectus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la michi_fw-la bene_fw-la 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â—_o so_o as_o he_o walk_v on_o a_o day_n stodyeng_v on_o this_o matter_n by_o the_o see_v sonde_v he_o be_v ware_n of_o a_o fair_a child_n sit_v on_o the_o see_v sonde_v &_o have_v a_o lytyl_o shelle_n in_o his_o honde_n &_o therewith_o he_o take_v water_n out_o of_o the_o see_v and_o cast_v it_o in_o to_o alâ—tyl_o pytte_n fast_o by_o thenne_n say_v this_o master_n to_o this_o child_n soon_o â—â—at_a do_v thou_o and_o he_o say_v sire_n i_o be_o abowte_n to_o have_v all_o this_o water_n yâ—_z be_v in_o the_o see_v in_o to_o this_o lytyll_a pytte_n thenne_n say_v the_o master_n that_o shall_v thou_o never_o do_v it_o pass_v any_o manny_n power_n sire_n say_v he_o as_o soon_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o as_o thou_o shall_v do_v that_o thou_o be_v about_o to_o do_v and_o anon_o the_o child_n vanyssh_v away_o thenne_fw-fr this_o master_n think_v it_o be_v not_o goddis_fw-la will_n &_o leave_v his_o stodyenge_a in_o that_o mater_fw-la and_o thank_v god_n hyghe_o by_o this_o ensample_n you_o 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a_o solemn_a feste_fw-la in_o holy_a chirche_n the_o feste_fw-la of_o corpus_fw-la cristi_fw-la it_o be_v the_o feste_fw-la of_o our_o lordis_fw-la own_o body_n the_o which_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o high_a faâ—er_n of_o heaven_n atte_v the_o auter_n in_o remyssion_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o all_o crysten_v people_n that_o live_v here_o in_o parfyte_n lyf_v and_o charyte_v and_o great_a socour_n and_o help_v in_o releve_a hem_n that_o be_v in_o peyne_n of_o purgatory_n there_o abide_a the_o mercy_n of_o god_n ¶_o you_o shall_v understonde_v that_o this_o feste_fw-la be_v find_v by_o a_o pope_n that_o be_v call_v vrban_n the_o five_o the_o which_o have_v great_a grace_n and_o devotion_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n consyder_v the_o great_a meed_n help_v and_o socour_v to_o manny_n soul_n and_o to_o the_o forder_v of_o lyve_n to_o all_o crysten_v people_n here_o in_o
sin_n but_o for_o to_o make_v the_o sacrament_n that_o shoâ—â—â—_n wasshe_v they_o toâ—â—_n crysten_v in_o his_o name_n fro_o all_o sin_n thenne_n be_v johan_n baptist_n ready_a and_o moche_n people_n with_o he_o that_o come_v to_o the_o cristning_a thenne_n say_v johan_n to_o our_o lord_n all_o quake_v and_o tremble_a bless_a lord_n thou_o be_v goddis_fw-la lamb_n wythoute_n sin_n thou_o have_v no_o need_n to_o be_v cristen_v of_o i_o but_o that_o i_o be_o a_o man_n goten_a and_o bourn_n in_o sin_n have_v need_n to_o come_v and_o be_v cristen_v of_o the_o in_o remissyon_n of_o sin_n thenne_n say_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n johan_n suffer_v at_o this_o tyme._n for_o thus_o we_o must_v fulfil_v all_o rightwysnesse_n and_o johan_n cristen_v our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d criste_n and_o as_o it_o be_v credyble_a our_o lady_n be_v cristen_v after_o with_o other_o of_o cristis_fw-la diciple_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v come_v thyder_n thenne_n when_o all_o be_v cristen_v our_o lord_n go_v out_o 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that_o be_v do_v after_o the_o law_n of_o holy_a chirche_n and_o therefore_o keep_v your_o wedloke_n and_o be_v in_o full_a feythe_n and_o byleve_v of_o holy_a chirche_n as_o holy_a chirche_n tech_v and_o so_o you_o shall_v come_v to_o everlasting_a bliss_n amen_o ¶_o de_n convercome_v scin_n pauli_n â—â—tte_v a_o mayâ—e_o 〈…〉_o soon_o 〈…〉_o the_o mayâ—e_a anoon_n by_o kind_n he_o will_v â—all_n down_o and_o lay_v his_o heâ—â—_n in_o her_o lap_n and_o thenne_n all_o his_o might_n and_o strenghte_n be_v go_v and_o thenne_v they_o come_v and_o take_v he_o thus_o he_o say_v sainte_fw-fr poule_n be_v first_o so_o fer_v in_o himself_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o prithee_o there_o as_o he_o be_v ne_fw-la speak_v to_o hin_a for_o drede_v â–ª_o when_o our_o lord_n iesu_fw-la criste_fw-fr shewyd_fw-mi he_o swetenesse_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o this_o fair_a maiden_n that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o holy_a church_n a_o none_o poule_n fall_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v subgett_v to_o all_o 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and_o sin_n no_o more_o thenne_fw-fr all_o the_o company_n of_o hevyn_n make_v mirth_n and_o melody_n of_o his_o conversion_n as_o we_o do_v here_o in_o earth_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o saint_n poule_n but_o there_o be_v moche_n peple_n that_o loâ—e_v more_o sin_n with_o lust_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o world_n than_o they_o do_v god_n for_o there_o be_v many_o that_o will_v nevir_n leave_v sin_v neither_o for_o love_n of_o god_n nor_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o bless_v of_o hevyn_n nor_o for_o fere_n of_o the_o fiend_n nor_o for_o deed_n of_o the_o peyne_n of_o hell_n but_o some_o say_v that_o god_n will_v never_o less_o that_o he_o have_v buy_v so_o dear_a with_o his_o passion_n but_o they_o that_o say_v so_o be_v nat_n wise_a god_n will_v that_o noon_n be_v lose_v but_o be_v ware_n thou_o less_o nat_n thy_o selue_fw-mi for_o all_o the_o while_o thou_o love_v more_o sin_n than_o god_n and_o have_v levys_n to_o serve_v the_o fiend_n than_o god_n thou_o be_v cause_n of_o thy_o 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that_o he_o see_v &_o our_o lady_n be_v with_o elysabeth_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o johan_n be_v bear_v and_o be_v mydwyf_v to_o elysabeth_n &_o take_v saint_n johan_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o when_o neighbour_n hear_v that_o elysabe_v have_v a_o soon_o they_o be_v full_a glad_a and_o come_v thyder_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v that_o tyme._n to_o gyve_v the_o child_n a_o name_n &_o call_v it_o zacary_n after_o the_o fader_fw-mi but_o elysabe_v bad_a call_v he_o john_n but_o for_o there_o be_v none_o of_o the_o kin_n of_o that_o name_n they_o ask_v zacary_n by_o syne_n what_o the_o child_n shall_v hyght_n thenne_n he_o write_v to_o they_o and_o bad_a call_v he_o johan._n and_o therewith_o god_n lose_v zacaryas_n tongue_n &_o speak_v rede_o &_o thank_v god_n hygh_o thus_o be_v johan_o holy_a or_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o for_o he_o will_v gyve_v every_o man_n sight_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o good_a live_n he_o give_v they_o ensample_n for_o assoon_o as_o he_o be_v of_o covenable_a age_n 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