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heaven_n eye_n know_v see_v 5,071 5 3.4807 3 true
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A03935 Scala perfecc[i]onis; Scale of perfection. English Hilton, Walter, d. 1396. 1494 (1494) STC 14042; ESTC S106485 198,560 268

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manere_n of_o sight_n &_o know_v the_o soul_n ground_v all_o his_o worching_n inward_a in_o all_o the_o affecconn_n for_o thenne_v it_o drede_v god_n in_o man_n as_o sothfastnesse_n wonder_v he_o as_o may_v love_v he_o as_o goodness_n this_o ●●ighte_n and_o this_o goodness_n and_o this_o know_v of_o ihesu_n with_o y_fw-es ●_o bless_a love_v that_o comyth_n out_o of_o it_o may_v be_v call_v refourm_v of_o a_o soul_n in_o feel_v and_o in_o faith_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v in_o faith_n for_o it_o be_v derke_v yet_o as_o in_o reward_n of_o that_o full_a know_v of_o ihesu_n with_o the_o bless_a love_n that_o comyth_n out_o of_o it_o that_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n for_o thenne_n shall_v we_o see_v he_o not_o oon_o that_o he_o be_v but_o as_o he_o be_v as_z saint_n johnn_n say_v iiii_o tunc_fw-la videbimus_fw-la eum_fw-la sicut_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v thenne_n shall_v we_o see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v nevertheless_o it_o be_v in_o feel_v also_o as_o in_o reward_n of_o that_o blind_a know_v that_o a_o soul_n have_v stond_v oon_o in_o faith_n for_o this_o soul_n knowyth_o somewhat_o of_o the_o very_a kind_n of_o ihesu_n god_n through_o his_o gracious_a sight_n but_z that_o other_o knowyth_o not_o but_o oon_o trowith_v it_o be_v soothe_v nevertheless_o that_o thou_o y_fw-mi e_z better_z may_v conceyve_v what_o i_o mean_v i_o shall_v show_v thyse_n three_o manere_v refourm_v of_o a_o soul_n by_o ensample_n of_o three_o man_n stond_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o soon_o of_o the_o which_o three_o one_o be_v blynde·_a he_o neither_o may_v see_v but_o he_o have_v his_o eye_n stop_v the_o three_o lokyth_n forth_o full_a sight_n the_z blind_a man_n have_v no_o manner_n know_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o soon_o but_z he_o trowyth_o it_o if_o a_o true_a man_n tell_v he_o and_o he_o betoken_v a_o soul_n that_o be_v onn_o reform_v in_o faith_n y_fw-fr t_o trowyth_o in_o god_n as_o holy_a chyrche_n tech_v &_o wot_v not_o what_o this_o suffyce_v as_o for_o saluacyon_n 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worship_v they_o in_o thy_o heart_n such_o as_o lede_v in_o y_z e_z world_n actyf_v lyf_v and_z suffren_a many_o trybulaconn_n &_o temptacyon_n which_o thou_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n fely_v noughte_v of_o and_z they_o have_v full_a moche_n traveyle_n &_o disese_v for_o she_o own_o &_o other_o mean_v sustynaunce_n and_o many_o of_o they_o have_v well_o lever_n serve_v god_n if_o they_o may_v as_o thou_o do_v in_o bodily_a rest_n and_o nevertheless_o they_o in_o her_o worldly_a besyne_n flee_v many_o syne_n the_o which_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o her_o state_n thou_o shall_v fall_v in_o and_z they_o do_v many_o good_a dede_n which_o thou_o cowde_v not_o do_v it_o be_v no_o doubt_n that_o many_o do_v thus_o which_o they_o be_v thou_o will_v not_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v worship_v al._n &_o set_v they_o in_o thy_o heart_n all_o above_o the_o as_o thy_o sovereyn_n and_o cast_v the_o down_n und_fw-ge she_o foot_n that_o thou_o be_v vyle_v &_o low_a in_o thin_a own_o sight_n for_o it_o 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by_o long_o traveylle_v bodily_a &_o ghostly_a or_o elles_fw-fr by_o such_o sharp_a smytinge_n of_o love_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v come_fw-mi in_o to_o rest_n of_o spiryte_n so_o that_o her_o affection_n be_v turn_v in_o to_o ghostly_a savour_n that_o they_o mow_v nigh_o contynuel_o pray_v in_o she_o herte_fw-la and_o love_n &_o praise_v god_n without_o great_a let_v of_o temptaconn_n or_o of_o vanytee_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o contemplacyon_n of_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n say_v saint_n paul_n thus_o no_o si_fw-la orem_fw-la lingua_fw-la spiritus_fw-la meus_fw-la orat_fw-la mens_fw-la autem_fw-la mea_fw-la sine_fw-la fructu_fw-la est·_fw-la quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la xiiii_o orabo_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la orabo_fw-la &_o mente·_a psallam_fw-la spiritu_fw-la psallam_fw-la &_o ment_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o i_o pray_v with_o my_o tongue_n onn_o by_o y_z e_z will_n of_o spirit_n &_o by_o traveyle_n y_fw-es e_o prayer_n be_v medeful_a but_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o feed_v for_o it_o felyth_v not_o the_o fruyt_n of_o ghostly_a sweetness_n by_o understond_v what_o shall_v i_o thenne_v do_v say_v saint_n paul_a and_o he_o answerith_v &_o say_v i_o shall_v pray_v by_o traveyle_n &_o desire_v of_o the_o spiryte_n and_o i_o shall_v pray_v also_o more_o inward_o in_o my_o spyrite_n wythoute_n traveyle_n in_o ghostly_a savour_n &_o swetnes_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o love_n &_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o the_o which_o sight_n &_o feeling_n of_o love_n my_o soul_n be_v feed_v thus_o as_o i_o undstonde_v saint_n paul_n cowde_o pray_v of_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n spekith_v our_o lord_n in_o holy_a wrytte_n by_o fygure_n thus_o ignis_fw-la in_o altari_fw-la meo_fw-la senꝑ_n ardebit_fw-la &_o cotidie_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la surgens_fw-la mane_n subiciet_fw-la ligna_fw-la ut_fw-la ignis_fw-la non_fw-la extinguat_fw-la 6._o this_o be_v for_o to_o say_v the_z fire_n of_o love_n shall_v ever_o be_v light_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o 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can_v not_o pray_v thus_o devoutli_fw-la ne_fw-la so_o holy_a in_o heart_n as_o i_o speak_v of_o for_o when_o thou_o will_v have_v the_o mind_n of_o thy_o heart_n upwarde_o to_o god_n in_o thy_o prayer_n thou_o fely_v so_o many_o thought_n in_o vein_n of_o thy_o own_o dede_n before_o do_v or_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v &_o of_o other_o mean_n dede_n and_o such_o many_o other_o let_v &_o taryeng_v the_o so_o that_o thou_o may_v neither_o feel_v savour_n ne_o rest_n ne_o devoconn_n in_o thy_o say_n and_o oftsithe_n the_o more_o thou_o traveile_v to_o keep_v thy_o heart_n the_o ferder_n it_o be_v fro_o the_o &_o the_o hardersomtyme_o from_o the_o begyne_v to_o the_o last_o end_n that_o the_o think_v it_o be_v but_o lose_v all_o that_o thou_o do_v and_o unto_o this_o that_o thou_o say_v that_o i_o speak_v to_o hie_v to_o the_o of_o prayer_n i_o grant_v well_o that_o i_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o i_o can_v or_o may_v do_v nevertheless_o i_o say_v it_o for_o this_o intent_n that_o y_fw-es 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