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alieluya_n â–ª_o our_o keper_n &_o helper_n alleluya_n joye_n &_o pee_z be_v ever_o alleluya_n syngyth_n &_o makyth_v mirth_n also_o to_o our_o god_n king_n and_o savyour_fw-mi alleluya_n alla_fw-fr alleluya_n and_o ferdermore_o all_o togyder_n songen_fw-mi and_o sayden_n dnâ—le_n in_o doâ—â—_n dnâ—le_n now_o we_o go_v mere_o in_o to_o the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n alleluya_n and_o that_o worshipful_a cyte_n of_o god_n that_o shall_v receyve_v we_o all_o togyde_a alleluya_n in_o ympnes_n and_o song_n of_o joye_n &_o mirth_n alleluya_n alleluya_n 'loo_o here_o be_v moche_n mirth_n and_o joy_n all_z they_o songen_fw-mi and_z soverayn_o joyeden_n as_o the_o prophet_n davyd_v say_v god_n sty_v in_o to_o heaven_n in_o moost_n wonderful_o joye_n of_o the_o apostle_n bilaconne_n ascendâ—â—_n dâ—â—in_n in_o bilaconne_n that_o see_v he_o that_o time_n and_o in_o voice_n of_o trump_n that_o be_v in_o voice_n of_o angel_n that_o apere_v thenne_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o apostle_n sothly_o our_o lord_n jhesus_n sty_v up_o thenne_n open_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o the_o apostle_n as_o long_o as_o her_o bodily_a sight_n will_v suffyse_v to_o see_v he_o and_o after_o a_o briyght_a cloud_n take_v he_o from_o her_o eye_n and_o anon_o in_o a_o moment_n that_o be_v in_o a_o unperceyvable_a short_a tyme._n he_o be_v with_o all_o his_o angel_n and_o the_o foresaid_a fader_n in_o the_o hygh_a heaven_n o_o lord_n what_o joye_n be_v thenne_n to_o see_v that_o bless_a lord_n so_o glorious_a up_o styenge_a sothly_o i_o trow_v who_o so_o may_v have_v seen_v that_o as_o the_o apostle_n dyden_n and_o therewith_o hear_v that_o joyful_a song_n of_o angel_n &_o holy_a soul_n with_o he_o up_o styenge_a for_o that_o pass_v joy_n of_o his_o soul_n shall_v have_v be_v depart_v from_o the_o body_n and_o goon_o up_o to_o heaven_n also_o with_o they_o and_o no_o wonder_n wherefore_o our_o lord_n know_v the_o infyrmyte_n of_o mankind_n in_o bodily_a life_n here_o will_v show_v some_o 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in_o that_o self_n form_n bodily_a to_o deem_v all_o quick_o &_o deed_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v tear_v a_o yon_o in_o to_o the_o cyte_n and_o there_o abide_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o he_o have_v say_v hen_n before_o thene_n our_o lady_n pray_v meke_o the_o angel_n to_o recommend_v b_o b_o she_o to_o she_o bless_v soon_o and_o thene_n lovely_a enclyne_v to_o she_o glad_o token_n her_o bid_n and_o also_o the_o apostle_n and_o maudleyne_v recommend_v they_o in_o the_o self_n manner_n and_o after_o the_o angel_n pass_a from_o they_o they_o torn_v again_o in_o to_o the_o cyte_n as_o they_o be_v bydden_a to_o mount_v zion_n there_o abide_v the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o our_o lord_n jhun_v now_o go_fw-mi we_o up_o by_o devoute_a contemplaconn_n to_o b_o n_o b_o our_o lord_n jhun_v behold_v in_o ymagynaconn_n
of_o heavenly_a thing_n by_o likeness_n of_o erthly_a thing_n how_o he_o with_o all_o that_o foresaid_a worthy_a &_o blysful_a multytude_n of_o holy_a soul_n opening_a heaven_n yate_n that_o be_v before_o that_o time_n spere_v against_o mankind_n as_o a_o worthy_a conqueror_n joyeful_o enter_v and_o glad_o before_o the_o foresaid_a fader_fw-mi fader_fw-mi i_o thank_v the_o that_o thou_o have_v yeven_v i_o the_o vycto_fw-it ry_z of_o all_o our_o enemy_n and_o adversaries_n and_o 'loo_o fader_fw-mi here_o i_o present_a to_o the_o our_o friend_n that_o be_v hold_v in_o thraldom_n and_o for_o asmoche_v as_o i_o have_v behight_n to_o my_o brother_n &_o discyple_n the_o which_o i_o have_v leave_v in_o the_o world_n to_o send_v to_o hem_v the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o pray_v the_o fader_fw-mi fulfil_v my_o byhest_n and_o i_o recommend_v they_o also_o to_o the_o thene_n the_o fader_fw-mi take_n he_o up_o make_v he_o sytte_a on_o his_o right_a honde_n and_o say_v my_o bless_v soon_o all_o power_n &_o doom_n i_o have_v yeven_v to_o the._n and_o therefore_o of_o that_o thou_o askede_a dyspose_n and_o do_v as_o the_o like_v after_o that_o all_o the_o holy_a fader_n &_o bless_a spiryte_n the_o which_o have_v in_o worshp_a of_o the_o holy_a trynyte_n fall_v down_o low_o with_o all_o reverence_n rise_v up_o begin_v again_o to_o sing_v her_o song_n of_o mirth_n and_o unspekable_a jore_fw-la before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n for_o sithen_a mose_n &_o the_o chyldern_a of_o israhel_n songen_fw-mi in_o thank_n &_o love_a of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v pass_v the_o reed_n see_v and_o her_o enemy_n therein_o drown_v and_o also_o the_o self_n time_n mary_fw-fr aaron_n sister_n with_o other_o wyman_n she_o follow_v in_o tim_a pane_n and_o other_o melody_n dance_v &_o songen_fw-mi to_o goddis_fw-la love_a also_o davyd_v with_o his_o peple_n lede_a the_o ark_n of_o god_n in_o to_o jherusalem_n â–ª_o harp_v &_o daunse_v for_o joye_n before_o the_o ark_n and_o chanter_n songen_fw-mi and_o in_o 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soverayn_a song_n of_o joye_n &_o after_o the_o prophecy_n of_o thobie_n by_o all_o the_o stretes_n thereof_o be_v songen_fw-mi alleluya_n that_o be_v as_o moche_v festa_fw-la non_fw-fr excel_v lencian_n festi_fw-la ascenci_fw-la oins_fw-fr suâ—_n a_o lia_fw-la festa_fw-la to_o say_v as_o love_a be_v to_o our_o lord_n never_o from_o the_o begyne_a be_v there_o so_o solemn_a &_o so_o joyefull_a a_o feest_n ne_o never_o peraven_v sure_a shall_v be_v but_o at_o the_o last_o after_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n when_o all_o the_o choose_a soul_n shall_v be_v present_v there_o with_o her_o body_n gloryfy_v and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v at_o begyne_v of_o this_o chapyter_n this_o solempnyte_n all_o thing_n consider_v pass_v all_o other_o take_v incarnacio_n incarnacio_n heed_n of_o each_o of_o they_o and_o see_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o that_o i_o say_v first_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o our_o lord_n jhun_n be_v a_o solemn_a fee_v &_o worthy_a for_o that_o be_v the_o begyne_a of_o all_o our_o 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that_o he_o suffer_v for_o our_o redempcyon_n resurreccio_n resurreccio_n and_o byenge_a there_o be_v no_o matere_a of_o joye_n but_o rather_o of_o sorrow_n both_o to_o he_o in_o that_o painful_a suffer_a and_o to_o we_o for_o our_o sinful_a deserve_v ferdermore_o yet_o the_o resurrecconn_n of_o our_o lord_n jhesu_n be_v a_o glorious_a solemn_a and_o a_o joyful_a feest_fw-mi both_o for_o he_o and_o for_o we_o for_o thenne_n be_v his_o body_n gloryfy_v and_o all_o pain_n &_o sorrow_n pass_v and_o we_o iustyfy_v &_o have_v a_o earnest_a and_o ensample_n without_o doubt_n of_o our_o last_o upryse_v in_o body_n &_o soul_n and_o therefore_o of_o this_o worshipful_a &_o joyful_a dnns_fw-la hec_fw-la en_fw-fr dies_fw-la quam_fw-la fecit_fw-la dnns_fw-la day_n specyall_a singe_v holy_a chirche_n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n davyd_v this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n make_v be_v we_o merry_a therein_o &_o glad_a and_o as_o augustyn_a say_v in_o a_o sermon_n this_o day_n be_v 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